Charity day raises $18,000

The Central Coast Branch of the Men of League Foundation raised more than $18,000 for charity through a combined golf and bowls day at Everglades Country Club on November 17.

A total of $18,863 will be divided equally between the Donnica Clarke Foundation to support young emerging athletes on the Central Coast and to the Men of League Foundation to assist rugby league players, coaches, referees and officials from all levels of the game who have fallen on hard times.

More than 200 people participated in the fundraising event including past and present rugby league stars Noel Kelly, Peter Sterling, Ray Price, Don Parish, Mark Geyer, Greg Florimo, Jamie Goddard, Denis Tutty, Laurie Fagan, Kevin Considine, Jim Hall and a host of Central Coast rugby league identities.

Following games of golf and lawn bowls, guests retired to the auditorium to be entertained by Empire Bay bush poet Peter Mace and Men of League comedian and former footballer John Peard.

Men of League Central Coast branch president Mr Jim Robinson said the auction produced "outstanding results" for both sports charities.

Press release, 4 Dec 2008 Jim Robinson, Men of League Foundation