Quiz Night 2009

The Calgary Kookaburras, in partnership with the local Down Under Club, are hosting our annual Quiz Night on Saturday, March 21 @ the Alexandra Centre Society building in Inglewood (922 - 9 Ave SE).

It's going to be a terrific night of laughs, knowledge and prizes. Cash prizes will be offered at the conclusion of each round and at the end of the night and our club will be running a cash bar and canteen to raise money for our 2009 season. The fun kicks off at 6pm and will finish by 11pm.

Registration is $10 per person, and groups of any size can be accommodated. For more information, or to register, drop Beck "VB" Jones an email on calgary.kookaburras@hotmail.com

2009 Australia Day Celebrations



Come along and celebrate Australia Day early with the Calgary Kookaburras and Calgary Kangaroos/Bears Australian Rules Football clubs.


Time and Place
Start Time: Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 7:00pm
Location: Dicken's Pub
Street: 1000 9th Avenue SW



Feel free to bring any friends along and if you need more information, contact the club calgary.kookaburras@hotmail.com

2008 Anson Cup


Everyone is invited to attend one of our final games of the season! The Calgary Kingfishers and Calgary Night Hawkes will be displaying this great game of ours at 10am and 12pm (two games) Saturday 13 September. Games will be held at the Irish Rugby Grounds (4334-18th St NE MAP) and burgers/pop will be available for purchase. Contact calgary.kookaburras@hotmail.com for more information and we hope to see you all there!

Tequila Night Club Fundraiser

To keep knocking down our fundraising target of $10k this year, the Kookaburras are holding a Tequila Night Club fundraiser Saturday 6th September. Tickets are $10 and for this you get entry to the club, a beer, and a burger (BARGIN)!

Doors will open at 8pm and there will be no line until 10.30pm. The BBQ will start at 9.30pm.

Tequila Night Club: 219 17 Ave S.W., Calgary AB (South West)

Facebook Event: Kookas Tequila Night

Elise (Robot) Botero is the event co-ordinator so foward any questions on to her via calgary.kookaburras@hotmail.com.

Hope to see you all there!

KOOKA Trivia Night & Silent Auction

The Calgary Kookaburras are holding a Trivia Night and Silent Auction at Bottlescrew Bill's from 6-9pm on Friday 22 August. The money raised from the event will go towards us acheiving our fundraising target of $10,000 this year.

Tickets must be pre-booked by emailing calgary.kookaburras@hotmail.com or contacting Beck Jones. Please do this as soon as possible!

************************************************************************************
Roger Kingkade from the 92.9 Morning Show will be the Quiz Master for the night!************************************************************************************

KOOKA Pub Night & Slave Auction Fundraiser



The KOOKAS are holding a Pub Night, Friday 15 August from 6pm-9pm. The event is at one of our sponsor's pubs, Loco Lous (1324 16 Avenue NW), and tickets are $10. For each ticket you will receive a Big Rock beer - either Grasshopper or Traditional and have access to the food buffet. Thoughout the night we will also be holding a 50/50 and a KOOKA SLAVE AUCTION!

SLAVE AUCTION STARTS 7.30PM

Currently, the people being auctioned off and the service they are providing are as follows:

Beck Jones - A Home Cooked Meal. Included in this package is the provision of food up to the value of $200 (depending on the bid), a cook (me) to prepare it at your house (or mine depending your preference), serve it to you and your family, and to wash up afterwards.
Elise Botero - 1hr professional photography session.
Lori Bossert and Kathryn Zakus - provide a fully guided "rafting" tour of the Elbow river. Included in this fabulous package is pick up/drop off from an agreed location, supply of nibbles and beverages (i.e six pack of beer/strongbow), as well as paddle you down the river!
Holly Greatwich - Introductory Wine Course 101. Holly will provide the wines and knowledge for a 2 hour course at their house.
Jake Anson - His Red Short Shorts (so the girls don't have to see them at training any more).
Jake Anson - Chauffeured shopping trip to West Edmonton wall. Jake will drive the lucky winner up to West Edmonton mall, hold their shopping bags, provide invaluable advice and buy lunch.
Jake Anson - A picnic lunch for up to four people. Jake will pick you up, drive you to a picnic location and provide lunch for you and three of your friends.
Becky Swan - 2hr Massage Session by a registered MT with dessert and wine course to follow.
Tonya Strickland - Christmas shopping and baking! Too busy to go shopping at Christas or cook? Then this is the package for you! Tonya will provide 2hrs of Chrismas shopping for you and bake some glorious cookies to help you out.
Ciara Lanigan - Hurling Lesson and Irish Lunch (which consists of more guiness than food) to follow.
Caroline Fairman - 2hr Personal Car Washing Service.
Erin LeBlanc - 2hr scalp massage, blow dry and style.
Meaghan Goodfellow and Elise Botero - dinner services including drinks and dessert.
Amanda O'Rae - Dog Walking/Sitting for a day.
Sam Woodward - Newman's Gift Certificates (vouchers can be redeemed for a batch of chocolate chip cookies, loads of washing, or delivery of a six pack of beer).
Diana Leon - A 2hr salsa dance lesson, or spanish lesson, or combination of the two.
Lesley Gurba - Chauffer Service for three people to Lake Louise to either see the lake in summer or go skiing/snowboarding in winter and will provide lunch.
Vicki Hewitt - 2x Skyline Tickets at COP
Caity Kidd - Scrapbook session (for example putting all your photos into an album for the year).
Jess Green - 2 tickets to a flames pre-season match.
Roxy Kelly and Kim Stewart - Ultimate camping expedition! They will set up camp for you at an agreed location, cook your meals, and supply a case of beer or beverage of your choice.
Laura Bily - One ticket to the flames match in the nosebleed section. This also includes the first three beers of the night on her, then your own personal waitress filling your orders for the rest of the night.
Kath Mumford - 4hrs worth of house cleaning duties!
Lesley Zmurchuk - Dinner at the firehall then a ride along in one of the fire trucks! Hello firefighters.
Edie Shepard - 1hr Personal Training session at NSD South or North location
Deb Leung - A ride in the Viper and gelato of your choice.
Deb Leung - $150 voucher for personal training session and over $200 in food supliments
Tracy Sullivan -
Rebecca Davis -

Unable to make it but still want to bid? We are accepting absentee votes if they are received prior to 5pm on Friday 15 August. Email: calgary.kookaburras@hotmail.com with your vote and we will let you know if you're a winner.

Unable to make it but still want to auction off your services? No worries, once again email calgary.kookaburras@hotmail.com with the service you are willing to provide.

Runge Metro Cup Round 9

The next round of the Runge Metro League is on next Sunday, August 17th in Calgary. The match will be held at 9:30am at Queen Elizabeth II School on 6th Avenue NW, just down the road from Riley Park. Any girls who may be keen to play but haven't notified us, please contact calgary.kookaburras@hotmail.com.

We will be playing one match of 12-minute quarters. Jerseys and shorts will be provided by the club on the day, but each girl needs to bring a pair of long, navy blue socks (soccer socks are fine) and a mouthguard is strongly recommended.

Friends and family are encouraged to come along to watch the Kingfishers and Night Hawks battle it out! Invite your friends out to watch a great game of footy and to support the club!

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)