DID you know that Leeton Shire has more than 100 not-for-profit groups?
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Do you know what those groups do?
Over 60 of these important community groups will be in the one location on Sunday for the Centenary of Leeton Sport, Service and Leisure Expo to be held at the Platform Lounge.
Organiser Dave Boyd has spent months pulling the expo together and this week was readying himself for the big day.
"The only thing that has got to be done now is to mark out the area," Mr Boyd said.
"Inside (the venue), I've been pulling my hair out. Outside is not so hard, it is pretty big area.
"Most of them are marquees, but then you have all the rides."
Putting together an expo of community groups is a great idea to celebrate Leeton's anniversary, but it is not the first time Mr Boyd has done something similar.
It has also proven to be a popular way to highlight those groups that do so much for so little reward.
"I've done it before for the Bega centenary, so it's not particularly difficult, but we've got more not-for-profit groups in the shire," he said.
"I had to knock back some people (because of space). It is a good way to be, but I don't like knocking anybody back.
"It's a golden opportunity for groups to get some exposure or get new members."
Exhibitors
Al Anon
■ Bidgee Classic
■ Can Assist Leeton
■ Cerebral Palsy Alliance
■ Country Hope
■ CWA (Yanco, Leeton and Murrami branches)
■ Disability Advocacy Network Leeton
■ Friends of Leeton Library
■ Friends of Luro
■ Friends of Pastoral Care
■Griffith and Leeton Carers Support Group
■ Inner Wheel Leeton
■ Ladies Probus
■ Leeton Apex Club
■ Leeton Breast Cancer Support Group
■ Leeton Breastfeeding Association
■ Leeton Community Church
■ Leeton Day VIEW Club
■ Leeton Diabetes Support Group
■ Leeton EisteddfodLeeton Family and Local History Society
■ Leeton Hospital Auxiliary
■ Leeton JumpStart Fund
■ Leeton Lions Club
■ Leeton Men’s Shed
■ Leeton Motorcycle Club
■ Leeton Multiple Birth Association
■ Leeton Senior Citizens
■ Leeton Soldiers Bridge Club
■ Leeton Tidy Towns Committee
■ Leeton Town Band
■ Leeton United Soccer Club
■ Leeton VRA Rescue Club
■ Leeton’s Lacemakers
■ MIA branch of MS Australia
■ Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists
■ Murrumbidgee Medicare Local
■ Narrandera Camera Club
■ Out of School and Vacation Care
■ Pieces ‘n’ Patches
■ Presbyterian Ladies Craft Group
■ RADAR (Riverina and District Animal Rescue)
■ Red Cross Leeton
■ Riverina Vintage Machinery Club
■ Rotary Club of Leeton
■ Rotary Club of Leeton Central
■ Salvation Army Leeton
■ St Vincent De Paul Society Leeton
■ SunRice Festival Committee
■ WIRES
■ Yanco Lions Club
■ Yanco Powerhouse Museum
■ Yanco-Wamoon Rural Fire Service