July 21, 2017
Sports fans are getting ready for another big night of fun, food and fundraising in Kingaroy on Saturday … the annual Relay For Life “Dinner With The Captains”.
Last year’s dinner at the Kingaroy Town Hall raised an incredible $51,871.24, so organisers are eager to do as well, or even better.
South Burnett Relay For Life patron Carl Rackemann said there were some great items listed in the auctions, including two tickets to next year’s already sold out Ed Sheeran concert at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
There is also rugby league, cricket and softball memorabilia, including Joyce Lester’s Olympic tracksuit top.
In the silent auction, there is more very collectable sporting memorabilia as well as two tickets to Paul McCartney’s December concert in Brisbane.
A full list of all the auction items is below …
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The three guest speakers for this year’s dinner are:
- Joyce Lester, OAM – Joyce was selected for the Australian Softball team in 1977 and became captain in 1985, a role she held until after the team’s medal-winning effort at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. She has played professionally in Japan and also coached in both Australia and Japan. She has been inducted into the World Softball Hall Of Fame.
- Greg Ritchie – “Fat Cat”, as he is known, played in 30 Tests and 44 ODIs from 1982 to 1987, as well as playing for Queensland between 1980 and 1992. He scored 10,170 runs in his first class career, including 24 centuries and 54 fifties. Ritchie was a fixture in Australia’s middle order between 1985 and 1987 which included the 1985 Ashes tour to England where he scored his highest score (146) at Nottingham.
- Andrew Slack – The third captain is a rugby union great who also has a special connection to cancer, after losing his young son to the disease. Andrew retired last year after a career as a TV sports commentator, but before that he played 87 games for Australia, including 39 as captain. Between 1975 and 1987 he represented Queensland on 133 occasions, setting a record that stood for almost 20 years.
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Main Auction
- Two tickets to Day 3 of the first Ashes Test, Australia v England, in the Queensland Cricketers Club, including lunch with drinks in the company of two mystery guests and accommodation provided (donated by Queensland Cricketers Club and Sudima Suites)
- Framed photograph of the Brisbane Broncos 2006 Premiership-winning side signed by Darren Lockyer and Shane Webcke (donated by Rod Dionysius)
- $2500 advertising package on CROW-FM (donated by CROW-FM)
- Last man standing auction – Eight Relay for Life purple cricket balls signed by the three Captains
- 12-seat air-conditioned suite at the Gabba for the Day/Night ODI, Australia v England, on Friday, January 19 (catering not included)(donated by Cricket Australia)
- “Your Big Party” at the Kingaroy Hotel Motel with entertainment by MisFitz and a $150 platter donated by Taste South Burnett and finger food (donated by Kingaroy Hotel Motel, MisFitz and Taste South Burnett)
- Framed and signed 2016 Queensland Firebirds shirt – Trans-Tasman netball champions (donated by Trevor and Carleigh Hansen)
- Framed and signed 2017 Sunshine Coast Lighting training shirt – inaugural Suncorp Super Netball Champions 2016 (donated by Sunshine Coast Lightning)
- Two Category A Reserved tickets to the Ed Sheeran concert on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 – both of his shows are now sold out (donated by Suncorp Stadium)
- Joyce Lester’s Olympic tracksuit top
- Framed and signed limited edition print of David Campese, also signed by artist Michael Bain (donated by Neil Smith Picture Framer – Murgon)
- 2014 Queensland State of Origin jersey, signed and framed (donated by Ray Mason’s Best Memorabilia)
Silent Auction
- Framed cricket/rugby league shirt signed by Andy Bichel and Mal Meninga (donated by OzValueAG)
- Framed Wallabies jersey (donated by Michael Young)
- Framed and signed photo of yourself and guests with the three Captains (donated by Kathy Steinhardt’s Treasure Pics)
- Framed print of 2011-12 Queensland Bulls – Sheffield Shield Champions, signed by captain James Hopes and coach Darren Lehmann (donated by Gary Reardon)
- Signed mini replica helmet of Australian racing driver James Courtney with Certificate of Authenticity (donated by OzValueAG)
- Two Platinum Grandstand tickets to the Paul McCartney concert on Saturday, December 9, 2017 (donated by Suncorp Stadium)
- 750ml bottle of award-winning Papua New Guinea Ramu Rum – bottle number 6313 – signed by the three captains (donated by Dennis Cotter)
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