NAGAMBIE'S Kelvin Grove Village hosted a successful Morning Melodies on Friday, 9 May in the village's hall, and the small band of folk who organised the event and set up the hall appreciated the support of village management and locals. The small band of music lovers who attended were treated to a great morning of songs by local singer Noel Pearson, who was joined by his audience in singing along to his popular numbers. The organisers were very appreciative of all the generous donations by some Kelvin Grove Village folk, Mother's Union (MU) members, locals from Seymour and Nagambie who attended, and those who could not be there but who supported the morning financially with their donations towards the two worthy causes. Over $500 of proceeds raised on the morning were shared equally between the Seymour Salvation Army for their upcoming Red Shield Appeal and the branch of the local MU for their Overseas and Outreach Literacy project for women in the Solomon Islands. Good fellowship was enjoyed by all who came along as was the delicious morning tea that was donated by patrons, and prepared and served by volunteer friends from Seymour - thanks go to them and all who helped with cleaning up afterwards. The raffle and lucky door segment kept everyone on their toes to see if they could win a prize and thanks goes to Rebecca Baker Pharmacy, Tahbilk Wines, Champions IGA supermarket, and Mitchelton Wines for their generous prizes. Enid Simpson from Seymour Salvation Army Corps accepted the donation on behalf of the Seymour Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal and presented Kelvin Grove with a Certificate of Appreciation for the donation. Marlene Brew accepted a donation on behalf of the MU project and said that 'every little amount' helped the church's cause. Enid Simpson said that the Seymour Salvation Army Corps would like to be able to buy a van to support the welfare work of the Salvation Army locally, and that the 2025 Red Shield Appeal will soon be underway in earnest to assist the organisation once again.
