Volunteering while in Australia has been a very rewarding and a great learning experience. On Saturday the Nash Bash came to Lennox Head and a small group of us went there to help out. This was a 35 and older rugby tournament that consisted of 7 rounds with two games going on at once. The games were for fun and most of the time they didn't keep score. It was also a charity event that raised money for a family with a recent loss and the men simply were there to have a good time.
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| Rugby is quit intense!! |
When we first arrived at the event we got right to work...selling raffle tickets to win a tray of prawns! The event was small so after a few times around the crowd selling tickets, everyone got to know us pretty well!
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| First time selling raffle tickets to win prawns!!! |
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| Second time selling raffles! |
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| Getting ready to draw the winning ticket!!! |
Our next working experience at the event was to take port out to the players. At each half time two of us would take a tray of port to the players. It was sort of like being the water girls...only it was alcohol instead of water! The Aussies know how to drink and have a good time that's for sure!
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| Filling up cups with port for the players |
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| Handing out the port! |
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| The Guys were so friendly :) |
Throughout the entire day we were given free food and drinks. It was pretty nice to have free champagne, wine, beer, soda, water, and some sausage off the barbie! Couldn't have asked for a better concession stand.
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| Free Drinks! |
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| More free food :) |
We got to know everyone so well and the tournament was pretty laid back. So laid back that I got to do a play on the field with one of the teams!!! After this I talked with one of the players and made a deal that if I went to the pub at 8:30 I would get a jersey...of course a group of us went to the pub and got some free jerseys! I also got to do the kick off in the final game! It was extremely exciting and the team I kicked off for...won! Not that they kept count of who won and who lost...but I still found it exciting! :)
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| Shoey...this is the player who gave me his jersey :) |
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| Playing Rugby with the big guys!!! |
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| My Jersey and the team Ball :) |
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| Heading to the pub |
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| Rugby Guys |
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| The band |
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| The Guy who wanted a BSU shirt...it was a little small but he though it was soooo exciting lol |
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| Shoey after he gave me his jersey! |
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| Bartender took us home |
In the end the day was a success and gave us another view of the true Australians! I cant get enough of the culture here...it is so happy, welcoming, laid back, and fun!
