Open Day a soaring success!
The Flying Doctor celebrated it’s 80 th anniversary on Sunday 18 May at Open Day in Bankstown. .JPG)
Open Day is a very special day for our supporters and their guests to see first hand where their generous donations are being spent.
Guests had the opportunity to inspect our newest King Air B200 Aircraft, the MVW which costs around $8 million to purchase and fit out with life saving medical equipment.
Also on display was the RFDS King Air aircraft that is used to transport medical specialists to rural towns, a 1948 de Havilland Drover used by the RFDS in the 1960s, vintage cars and historical communications and medical equipment.
Guests listened to fascinating talks by Dr Mike Hill and Flight Nurse Tracey King, Engineering Manager Matt Eddy, pilot Cameron Gibbs, Volunteer Speaker Doug Roser who talked about our 80 year history, flying dentist Lyn Mayne, RFDS Women’s GP Service Program Manager, Jacqui Mackenzie and Women’s GP Dr Jane Marr. There were also cheque presentations from our wonderful and generous supporters FedEx, Australian Walk of Fame, Jackaroo 4WD Club and World Flight Australia.
Three very special guests, 80 year old Peggy Shields and Antony Thomson, and Nancy Bird-Walton also helped blow out the candles on our 80th anniversary birthday cake.
The Flying Doctor would like to thank the many supporters and guests that attended who helped make Open Day an incredible success.
Pictured above right - Antony Thomson, SE Section President John Gall OAM and Peggy Sheilds
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Pictured: Cameron and Kate Gibbs, Lyn Mayne and SE Section President John Gall OAM
Volunteers help out at Open Day
A very special thank you to all our volunteers who helped out at Bankstown Open Day on Sunday 18 May. The team of 35 dedicated volunteers helped out with a range of jobs including merchandise sales, greeting guests, manning the BBQ and drinks stand, selling raffle ticket, providing information, looking after the AV room, housekeeping, kids corner, traffic marshalling and much much more!
Volunteers included our regular office volunteers who come into the office to help with administration, RFDS volunteer speakers, RFDS members and supporters, and volunteers from Rabobank, IAG and AGL.
Our wonderful volunteers helped make the 80th anniversary celebration an incredible success. We are very grateful for your tireless effort, enthusiasm and dedication on the the day. Thank you!
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Pictured: The Rabobank team serve up a sizzling sausage sizzle
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Pictured: Ben Triefus IAG
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Pictured: Jack Burke
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Pictured: Jim Blyde