Special guest was Clive Robertson, the programs manager for The Smith Family in the Shoalhaven and South Coast region.

A former schools inspector, Clive provided updates, good and bad, of support for students in the Shoalhaven - all 600 of them.

Mentoring, numeracy, literacy, teacher training etc are some of the areas he works in to support students.

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Around 46 visitors took part in the celebration, from VIEW clubs at Culburra Sussex Inlet and Shoalhaven Heads.

View Clubs are an arm of The Smith Family and raise funds to support disadvantaged Aussie kids.

Special awards on the day included 10 year service awards to Deb Hanlon and Marie Stephens, while Wendy McGuiggan was also inducted as a member.

All monies raised via raffle, trading table and 100 Club go to support the Learning for Life students (sponsorship, birthday and Christmas gifts) and donations to The Smith Family to help with broader programs such as literacy, numeracy, homework clubs etc.

The club extended a special mention to St Georges Basin Country Club functions staff for their support of all of our meetings and functions.

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