Depression Support Network grateful for Albany Golf Club donation

A donation of more than $5000 to the Depression Support Network Albany has been described “as the best accounting error I’ve ever seen” by the organisation. DSNA co-ordinator Jo Brown made the comments after receiving a cheque for $5267 from the proceeds of the Albany Golf Club’s annual Ladies Charity Day. Ms Brown thanked the club for its support and said that on the day she had been told to expect about $4000. “I thought, ‘wow, that’s amazing’ and then to come here today to receive a cheque for this amount is the best accounting error I’ve ever seen,” she said. “It’s huge because we’ve got some money to run the organisation, but this is about helping the community.” The annual charity day raises funds for a different community-based group each year. Raffle prizes were donated to the club for the event, and donations auctioned off. A portion of the competition entry fees were also donated. AGC women’s co-ordinator Judy Loveridge said it was important that they were able to support local groups which would most benefit from the support. “We hope we were going to be able to donate a good amount, because they (the DSNA) only have a little op shop on Cockburn Road,” she said. “We’ve supported plenty of other groups in the past, but some of them already get good funding from State and Federal levels.” The cheque was presented to Ms Brown on Thursday by Ms Loveridge and women’s captain Janine Barrett.