Not The Test Match Dinner

AN ICONIC EVENT
 
Dear Rotarians and Friends,
 
ROTARY ADELAIDE AND THE PROSPECT DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB PRESENT THE 6TH “NOT THE TEST MATCH DINNER”, TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 2021 AT THE NATIONAL WINE CENTRE.
 
It is with pleasure and pride that we can report that the NTTMD is on again. This year will be particularly special as the English Test side will be here for the Ashes series.
 
The key details:
 
Mike Atherton (former England Captain) has agreed to be our special guest speaker, while former Prospect Cricket Club team mates Joe Root (current England captain) & Nathan Lyon (now Australian spinner) will start with a pre-dinner banter session (which will be pre-recorded because with the Test starting the following day, Joe and Nathan will be involved in team meetings at the time of our dinner). The wonderful National Wine Centre is the confirmed venue.
 
So all we need now is a crowd of at least 300, and we would like you and your friends to be part of those 300 and consider attending because it:
 
  1. will be a very enjoyable evening - with great food and wine plus exceptional international entertainment - particularly for someone with an interest in cricket;
  2. is an important fundraiser for Rotary Adelaide (and for the Prospect District Cricket Club) and there is real scope to continue increasing the funds raised. More dollars raised means the more we can support needy community projects.
 
We are therefore asking all Club members to get involved and consider:
  1. agreeing to organise and host a table of 10 ($130 per head) of your friends from either inside and/or outside the Club; or  
  2. book yourself and your partner (and a few friends?) in, and we'll organise your table.
    Please let Rob Falconer, Barry Noble or D'Arcy Walsh know which of the above alternatives you would like to utilize. Their emails are rgfalconer@bigpond.com, barry.a.noble@gmail.com, and ian.walsh4@bigpond.com
 
As this is a major fundraiser for Rotary Adelaide, we also need your help in gathering items for our silent auction. Ideally, we would like to offer "experiences" such as group wine tastings, weekend packages to the Barossa Valley, Kangaroo Island, the Adelaide Hills, or somewhere similar; and opportunities like driving on the Tailem Bend track or doing a Skye Walk at Adelaide Oval etc or indeed anything else that might appeal to our audience. In addition to the silent auction we are also planning a “Wine Wall” so we are also asking if you could assist by sourcing a bottle or more of medium to good quality wine for the wall. So if you or any of your contacts can help with any of these fundraising initiatives, please contact Rob, Barry or D'Arcy.
 
The Not The Test Match Dinner is now an iconic event. If you have not been before here is your opportunity to get on board and be involved in what is a truly wonderful night.
 
Thank you in advance for your help with this significant fundraising function, which will at the same time help us to lift the public profile of Rotary Adelaide.
Yours in Rotary
Paul
Paul Denver 
President
Rotary Club of Adelaide
M: 0407 188 744