HOUSE OF DREAMS UP FOR GRABS

Donated and built for Legacy

Bert Dennis, OAM, the founding Chairman of the Dennis Family Corporation, has donated a 4 bedroom home in Junortoun near Bendigo that will auctioned on 19 April at 12noon.   All profit and proceeds as a result of the sale will be donated to Bendigo Legacy to continue its welfare work of caring for the families of deceased veterans. Mr Dennis completed a similar venture in Melbourne’s western suburbs late 2006 where Legacy Melbourne received $47,000. Mr Dennis, one of Australia’s most successful property development and project homebuilders, is a former Junior Legatee whose veteran father died when he was a child.

Mr Dennis genuinely values his association with Legacy, dating back to 1947 when his mother Ivy and her family moved from Sale to Ivanhoe.

“Soon after the move a connection with Legacy began and life become more secure,” Mr Dennis said.

“The Legacy Club was a wonderful enriching experience in the lives of the younger members of my family, with some life long friendships being sustained throughout the years,” he said.

Bendigo Legacy President Caroline Hope (pictured with the house) said, “We are highly delighted about this exciting news, and the wonderful story of a former Junior Legatee demonstrating his appreciation for past Legacy support. The most generous initiative of the Dennis Family Homes Corporation will provide much needed funds to support Legacy’s caring work into the future.”

Bendigo Legacy wish to acknowledge the following local suppliers and organisations who have generously donated product or services to further boost the profits Legacy will receive from the sale of the Charity Auction.  A special thank you goes to:

O’Shannessy/Killian Developers, Hillier Quinn Law Conveyances, Bendigo Club, Master Builders Assoc of Bendigo. A&L Windows, Epsom Sand & Soils, Big Boy Bin Hire, Harcourt Heritige, Tony Rooke Painters, Clipstar Plasterboard Contractors, Avro Roofing of Bendigo, Bunnings’ Buildings Supplies & James Hardie, Timberite Building Supplies, Gainsborough Hardware Ind Ltd, National Tiles, Fiona Touhey Cleaning Services, Tuddenham’s Carpet Court, Ian Poole Concreting, Bart N Print Bendigo, Chris Brown & Assoc Engineers, McInnes Signs & Designs, GR Caldwell Plumbers, Houlahan Earthmoving, Steve & Joe Dromey Concreting, Col Gregor Electricle, Smorgan Steel Re-inforcing Foundations, Smart Built, Bendigo Crane Hire, Terry Fitzgibbon Bobcat Services, Structural Steel, Boral Concrete, Boral Bricks and Boral Roof Tiles, Stuart Reid Carpenter, Tradelink of Bendigo, Gas N Cool & Climate Technologies, CSR Bradford Insulations of Bendigo, Pardbury Laminates, Bourkes Kitchens, Regency Shower Screens, Rheem Australia, B & D Garage Doors, ISC Trading Pty Ltd and Bendigo Hire Service  

Legacy’s Open Pairs Bowl Tournament for the Sir Dallas Brooks Trophy

The 2008 Melbourne Legacy Open Pairs Tournament for the Sir Dallas Brooks Trophy concluded on Thursday 14 February at East Malvern RSL Bowling Club.  The trophy was won by Rudolf Reitmaier and Wayne representing Yarraville/Footscray Bowling Club.  The runner up was Ringwood Bowling Club.  This prestigious award is highly regarded among the bowling fraternity and this year 92 metropolitan bowling clubs participated. The Bowls Tournament is an annual event and helps to raise important funds for Melbourne Legacy.

Caption:  Left to right:

Rudolf Reitmaier and Wayne Roberts proudly accept the Sir Dallas Brooks Trophy which was presented by :Melbourne Legacy President, Graeme Standish

Legacy at Huntingdale Charity Golf Day

The 2008 Legacy at Huntingdale Charity Golf day which was held on Friday 22 February was very successful.   We had a full field of 224 enthusiastic golfers taking the opportunity to play at this prestigious golf course.  

A large percentage of the golfers enter the Legacy competition each year and several came from interstate and regional areas.  The Perpetual Club Trophy which was introduced in 2006 was won by Spring Valley   Golf Club.  Congratulations go Colin Edwards, Chris Kourdolous, Steve Brudenall and Blake Sorenson from Spring Valley Golf Club. (below Chris Kourdolous accepting the Club Trophy)

The proceeds on the day exceeded $27,000 which is a wonderful result.  We wish to acknowledge our sponsors including Wanless Wastecorp, John Allison Monkhouse, Elegant Interiors, Ian Glenister Legal Firm, Drummond Golf (raffle prize) and Pussyfoot Socks (product for runner-up prizes) for their generous contributions. 

Legacy is delighted and honoured to have been selected as Huntingdale Golf Club’s preferred charity since 1932 and it is estimated that over the past 76 years, Huntingdale Golf has enabled Legacy to raise in today’s terms well over $1million which is a tremendous contribution.  We wish to extend our appreciation to the Captain, Thel Adam and President, Clive Nicholson from Huntingdale Golf Club for allowing Legacy to use the golf course to raise vital funds for Legacy to continue our welfare work of caring for the families of deceased veterans.  The event would not have run so smoothly without the help of our stalwart Legatees and the volunteers from the National Servicemen’s Association.