'High achievers' was the subject that Mr. Douglas White, Chairman of South Tweed Sports Club chose to discuss in his short address at the Opening Night of the 'Tronson du Coudray' fund-raising art exhibition for Well-Being Australia.
Douglas White, a retired education professional, spent much of his working life in private school 'house masterships' or as a 'Master' in university colleges in both Australia and New Zealand.
"When Mark Tronson spoke last year to the Tweed Chamber of Commerce of his ministry to offer respite to high achievers in elite sport, I immediately recognized how important a role this was for a society," Mr. White explained.
He went on to say that young men in particular, who are 'high achievers' have unique needs in that they live and function within a system that is necessarily designed for the broad brush, and thus they may not ever feel they 'fit in'. In order to understand their own self-worth as well as to develop their full potential, they need to have some way of measuring themselves against others who are talented or gifted in the same area of expertise.
"When Baptist minister Dr Mark Tronson and his wife Delma relocated to the Tweed to replicate the Moruya experience, we at the South Tweed Sports Club got right behind them. Any Nation's young high achievers are an immeasurable resource," Mr. White stated. "This respite facility will help Australian Institute of Sport athletes to recognise, within themselves, how valuable they are to society."
The award winning film producer and promoter, Cherilyn Evans, who also won a Queensland film script competition in August, and is a grandmother of two, spoke passionately of orientating the Tweed community toward purchasing art.
"The Tweed has hosts of art admirers. One long term goal I have is to beaver away at translating this mere interest into actual art purchasing. Last year I attended a two-day corporate art show with 400 patrons, yet only one painting was sold," Cherilyn Evans mused.
Cherilyn Evans had two interesting innovations for this Well-Being Australia fund-raising art show. One was a business card draw, with the winning card being drawn from a box; and the other was a 'silent auction' in which viewers placed their written 'bid' into a box with the person nominating the highest bid purchasing the artwork for that price. Two such auctions were actually held.
"In this way we've promoted the art because three original paintings have now been placed into homes. This is in addition to the six actual sales of paintings (nine all up) in our fund-raising for Well-Being Australia ," Cherilyn Evans explained.
Tronson du Coudray had 16 originals on display along with prints. These works can be viewed on Well-Being Australia 's web site under the art section and selecting 'Tronson du Coudray', and enquiries are very welcome.
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