Marykirk Raft Race Agm

MARYKIRK RAFT RACE ‘09
Annual General Meeting
28th August 2009

Wednesday, 21 October 2009

AGENDA
• The Day

• The Rafts

• Charities

• Thank-yous

• Accounts

• Recommended Constitutional Changes

• Voting


WELCOME TO THE AGM

• First Annual General Meeting

• First time the Raft Race has presented accounts


5 POINTS
• We ran a successful raft race this year and we invite all
present to acknowledge this!

• After a lapse of ﬁve years, and virtually no documentation
- from scratch

• Nothing is set in stone and can always change.

• We’ve not full time - we don’t have the resource to solicit
applications for funding. Tell us about yourselves!

• Everything is a learning curve. Its easy to criticise with
hindsight.

GOING FORWARD
• We can see ways in which things will improve - of
course.

• This requires continuity!

• Legislation has changed dramatically.

• Its far harder now.

• We encourage debate, of course.

• Lets do it in a constructive manner!


THE DAY


GUEST OF HONOUR
Tommy Gemmell


ANDREW CLARK
Did an excellent job piping the start and the ﬁnish


THERE WERE TROPHIES FOR

• 1st, 2nd and 3rd

• The Wooden Paddle

• Best Dressed Raft

• Best Dressed Crew

• Most Sponsored


WE HAD
TEAMS FROM
EVERYWHERE
Even the Police!

Note: Not an actual Marykirk Policeman


WE HAD A
WEB SITE THIS
YEAR

Note: Not connected in any way to the raft race


THE RAFTS


LETS TALK ABOUT RAFTS

• Rafts are:

• Powered only by human
effort

• Float

• Crewed
Note: Not connected in any way to the raft race


RAFTS
SHOULD
FLOAT
This year, they all did.
Mostly.

Note: Not connected in any way to the raft race. But it is watertight.


16 RAFTS ENTERED

• All Rafts made it home

• Most crew members were
on the rafts at the end

• Most rafts came back in one
piece


1: THE PIRATES OF ST CYRUS
24 minutes and 50 seconds


2: POLICE TEAM


3: HILLSIDE HOUSEBREAKERS


4: MPCC RAFT


5: THE TWISTED FOUR


6: THE NEPTUNE SEA GODS


7: HOWE O’THE MEARNS YFC


8: HOT ROD


9: THE DRAGON SLAYERS


10: YABBA DABBA DO


11: HILLSIDE HELLO’S


12: SLEASYJET


13: WATERSKIERS


14: THE SINKIN’ PINK-UN


15: PIKEY PIRATES


16: SMURFY MCSMURF SMURF
1 hour, 12 minutes.
A new record!

ITS A LOT OF WORK!

• Building a raft

• Taking it to the bank

• Hauling it out of the water

• Paddling it

• Carrying it over rocks


SO A VERY BIG THANK YOU!

• To all the raft race teams, for
all their hard work!

Note: Not a picture of a raft race member


RAFT RACE PRIZES!

• 1st Place: The Pirates of St Cyrus

• 2nd Place: Police Squad

• 3rd Place: Hillside Housebreakers

• Wooden Paddle: Smurfy McSmurf Smurf

• All trophies sponsored by Frank Walker Joiners Ltd, Marykirk.


RAFT RACE PRIZES!

• Best Dressed Raft: Water Ski-ers

• Best Dressed Crew: Sinkin’ Pink-un

• Most Sponsored Raft: Sinkin’ Pink-un


THE CHARITIES


CHARITY DISBURSEMENT

• We raise money

• And then we give half each to:

• CHAS - Childrens Hospice Association Scotland

• Local Charities and Groups


CHAS
• Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) is a Scottish charity established to provide
hospice services in Scotland for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.

• A children’s hospice offers professional care, practical help and emotional support to the whole
family usually from the day of acceptance, to the death of their child, and beyond.

• Rachel House in Kinross, Scotland’s ﬁrst children’s hospice, opened in March 1996. Robin House
in Balloch opened in August 2005. Both hospices are purpose-built and each can provide
ongoing support for up to 200 families across Scotland each year.

• The CHAS at Home Team offers support to families across Scotland by providing a home care
service to families in their own homes when they need it.

• More at: http://www.chas.org.uk


CRAIGHALBERT

• The Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments, based at the Craighalbert
Centre, is one of Scotland's Grant Aided Special Schools. It provides day school
education for nursery, pre-school and school age children with motor impairments (for
example, cerebral palsy). The Centre also provides outreach services, family support
and periodic placements to children from across Scotland, as well as those who have
attended the Centre and are making the transition to mainstream schooling.

• They directly support one family in the village

• More information at: http://www.craighalbert.org.uk


THE RED CROSS

• The Red Cross are a volunteer-led humanitarian
organisation that helps people in crisis, whoever and
wherever they are.

• They have always attended Marykirk Raft Race

• They have always been a beneficiary of the Marykirk Raft
Race

• More information at: http://www.redcross.org.uk


ALZHEIMER STONEHAVEN

• Alzheimer Scotland helps people with dementia, their
carers and families. Our members include carers,
relatives, people with dementia, professionals, groups and
organisations.

• Directly helping families in the village

• More information at: http://www.alzscot.org


MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

• In honour of a local MS Sufferer

• Scotland has more MS than anywhere else in the world

•A regular beneﬁciary of the Raft Race


ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
MONTROSE

• Many local Legion members

• Support many local causes


CANCER LINK ABERDEEN
AND NORTH
• CLAN is an independent charity for anyone affected by
any type of cancer at any time from diagnosis
onwards. Whether affected personally, as a carer,
family member or close friend, our services are
available to you.

• Based at CLAN House in Aberdeen, we cover the whole of Grampian, Orkney and Shetland.
Some of our services are available to people living outside these areas, speciﬁcally CLAN Haven
and the CLAN Holiday Home.

• Directly helping a family in the village

• More information: http://www.clanhouse.org


MACMILLANS
• Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected
by cancer.

• One in three of us will get cancer.

• We are all affected by cancer. We can all help. We are Macmillan.

• Macmillan Nurses operate in Marykirk

• We speciﬁcally donate to the MacMillan Strathcathro Hospital.

• More at: http://www.macmillan.org.uk


MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE

• Marie Curie Cancer care helps with:

• Nursing

• Hospices

• The Marie Curie Research Institute

• Pallitive Care Research.

• More information at: http://www.mariecurie.org.uk


SCOTTISH WOMENS RURAL
INSTUTE

• Local branch assisted on Raft Race day

• More information at: http://www.swri.org.uk/


MARYKIRK

• Marykirk Pensioners Club

• Marykirk Lunch Club

• Marykirk Football Club

• Bumps, Babes and Toddlers

• Marykirk Bowling Club


TOTAL FUNDS RAISED

• 2009: £4,180

• 2002: £8,000

• 2001: £4,200

• 2000: £9,400


THANK YOU!


THANK YOU!

• Neil & Helen McDonald • Andy Nelson
Helping out in the Park Billy Dodds
Hugo Greaves
• Frank and Iain Walker The strimming team
Building the stage
• Colin
Frew
• Alison Thomson Water Support
Jack and Findlay Eeles
Saturday Setup • All
the bands for sharing
equipment


THANK YOU!

• John Mears - Insurance • MarykirkFootball Club
Marshalls and timekeeping
• Clair Gillespie - CHAS
Tommy Gemmell • Doug Mitchell
Judges Band Trailer

• Joe Wishart • Warren and Kitty Elsmore
An amazing MC Walkie Talkies, Stage PA

• Helena from Johnshaven • JohnStewart & Jim Rae
Running the bands Safety Boats

THANK YOU!

• Security at housing estate • Marykirk Lunch Club
Pallets and Steps Marykirk Primary School
Marykirk Bowling Club
• Pensioners and WRI Bumps, Babes and Toddlers
Rafﬂe Assistance Contributions and
Participation on the day
• Young Farmers
Last out of the Marquee • Olive
Hendry
and helped move furniture Marykirk Hall Committee
Loan of Tables and Chairs


THANK YOU!
• Marykirk Primary School • BarbaraOfﬁcer
Spongeboard Helping out in the Park
Organising the Childrens
Petshow • Clarkand Rose Aberdeen
Transporting Tables and
• Jacksons Tool Hire, Chairs
Laurencekirk
Generator for Band, • Derek Milne
Truck for moving Tattie Boxies
Bandstand, Operator for
Generator, Driving • Anne Buchan
Safety Diver


THANK YOU!
• The Twisted Four • All Band performers
Organising and fundraising
the Twisted Ceilidh in • David Skinner
January Skinner Photography
Video of the event
• PC Stuart Akers
All the assistance during the • Barry Christie
day Projector and Screen

• The Camera Club • And you all
All these amazing pictures For contributing and
supporting!

THE ACCOUNTS


ACCOUNTS PRESENTATION

• Accounts are prepared to a standard comparable to OSCR
standard

• OSCR - The Ofﬁce of the Scottish Charity Register

• If we were a charity, this is the level we would have to work
to

• Independently audited and signed off


INCOME
Income Outgoings

Race Night £573

Raft and Stalls Entry Fees £595
Twisted Celidh £423
John Mears - Sponsorship - Insurance £265
Raft Race Day - rafﬂe, donations £670
Sponsorship £2,630
Bar Proﬁts £1,000
Committee Donation £4

Total £6,162


INCOME

0% 11%
18%
8%

5%

Raft and Stalls Entry Fees
Twisted Celidh 12%
John Mears - Sponsorship - Insurance
Raft Race Day - rafﬂe donations 47%
Sponsorship
Bar Proﬁts
Committee Donation

RAFT SPONSORSHIP
Sponsorship Income Outgoings
Sinkin Pinkun £691
Pirates of St Cyrus £125
Yabba Dabba Dos £100
Marykirk Primary School £486
Waterskiers £180
Mearns Young Farmers £34
Twisted Four £120
Police Team £193
Smurfy McSmurf £166
Pikey Pirates £145
Scouts £109
Gary £80
Ross Deeptech £200

EXPENSES
Income Outgoings

Stamps and Ink £24
Marquee £755
Toilets £258
Printing £240
Wood for Dance Floor £69
Lunches for work party £89
Judges Gifts £24
Bands £150
PA System £50
Insurance £255
Total £1,917


DISBURSEMENT 2009
Childrens Hospice Association Scotland £2,090.00
Craighalbert £261.25
Red Cross £261.25
Alzheimers Stonehaven Branch £261.25
Multiple Sclerosis £261.25
Royal British Legion Montrose £261.25
Cancer Link Aberdeen North £261.25
Macmillian Strathcathro £130.62
Marie Curie Cancer Care £130.62
WRI £43.54
Pensioners Club £43.54
Lunch Club £43.54
Marykirk Football Club £43.54
Bumps, Babes and Toddlers £43.54
Marykirk Bowling Club £43.54

RECOMMENDED
CONSITUTIONAL CHANGES


DATES

• We need to change the dates for:

• Accounts Presentation

• AGM

• 8 Weeks from Raft Race is Holiday Season

• Extend this to 14 weeks


RESIGN MEANS RESIGN

• When someone resigns from a committee

• They resign for the rest of the year.

• You cannot use resignation as a threat


CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

• This is not intended to accuse any other committee

• One member:

• Threats being made

• Inappropriate promises being made

• No members of the Raft Race committee should be a
member of another fund raising committee within 5
miles of Marykirk


VOTING


VOTING

• The Vote is to join the committee

• Positions are decided once the committee is elected

• The existing committee wish to continue

• Anyone else is more than welcome to join

• Within reason


VOTING

• To be voted in,

• Someone has to Propose you

• Someone has to Second you

• Listen to objections


AND FINALLY...

• Thank you very much for coming

• Lets make next year even better!


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