The Australia Hotel veterans' touch football team has once again made a generous donation to the Cessnock Men's Shed and Garden.
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For the second year running, the team handed over $500 to the men's shed from money raised at its Friday night raffles at the hotel.
The raffles usually raise money to help fund the team's trip to the annual Coolah Veterans Touch Footy Carnival, which was cancelled again this year due to COVID-19.
Raffle organiser Daryl Thornberry said the team decided to make the donation the men's shed last year for its work with mental health, and that the support would be ongoing.
The team also made a donation this year to the family of a Branxton boy who is battling cancer.
Men's shed secretary Col Chapman said the donation would go towards maintenance costs at the shed, which has more than 100 members.
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Krystal Sellars
Krystal Sellars is the Senior Journalist at the Cessnock Advertiser. Born and raised in Cessnock, she started her journalism career at the Advertiser in 2006 after completing a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle. Contact her on krystal.sellars@cessnockadvertiser.com.au.
Krystal Sellars is the Senior Journalist at the Cessnock Advertiser. Born and raised in Cessnock, she started her journalism career at the Advertiser in 2006 after completing a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle. Contact her on krystal.sellars@cessnockadvertiser.com.au.
