Service &
Fundraising Projects
P.S. Industry
The Renmark Apex Club regularly helps the volunteers from
the P.S. Industry group by loading firewood onto the old
vessel to provide fuel for the boiler. The P.S. Industry
cruses the River on the first Sunday of each month. A
weekend during the winter is volunteered by members for a
wood cutting weekend to gather wood to supply to the P.S.
Industry. This includes a camping trip where plenty of yarns
are told during the night over a few frothies.
Shanure
The Renmark Apex Club collects sheep manure (Shanure) from
local shearing sheds with members volunteering time. One
member (James Chappell) donates the use of his Semi Trailer
to transport the manure back to Renmark where it is bagged
and sold to local residents.
New Years Eve Ball
Held at the Historic Chowilla Shearing Shed, 40 km north of
Renmark, the Renmark Apex club has held an event in 2004,
2006 and 2008. The Renmark Apex Club uses this event as its
major fundraiser for the year, with proceeds being donated
to a nominated charity and spent on community projects in
the Renmark / Paringa district. The event generally attracts
between 200 – 300 people of mixed ages who enjoy a relaxing
new years eve party. The 2008 event raised over $12,000 and
attracted more than 300 people. The next New Years Eve Ball
will be hosted on Dec 31st 2010. More information will
be available in mid 2010.
Olivewood
The Renmark Apex Club volunteer many hours to the Historic
Olivewood museum with the latest project involving the
installation and re-engineering of a packing line.
Catering Events
The Renmark Apex Club has cooked thousands of donuts,
sausages, hamburgers and steak sandwiches in the trusty old
catering van that attends many community events.
Grape Picking / Pruning
Members of the Renmark Apex Club volunteer weekends during
the grape picking and pruning to pick and prune grapevines
for growers willing to provide the club a donation. These
days are generally followed by a few coldies.
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