Dear Fran, Love Dulcie by Victoria Twead

Author:Victoria Twead [Twead, Collated by Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ant Press

Tuesday 23rd April 1968

Dear Fran,

Many thanks for the lovely birthday card. It arrived on Monday and until then no one, not even myself, thought of it being my birthday the day before. We had a good excuse - tiredness.

On Saturday the school had its second Marathon Walk to raise funds for a swimming pool, the cost of which is $32,000. The government refused to build a pool but promised to give $1 for every $1 raised by Yeppoon and Districts with a population of 3,000 people. At the beginning this looked an impossible task and I think the government thought we would never be able to raise $16,000.

We thought up this idea of human race-horses, the idea being everyone who wanted to walk should get as many people as possible to sponsor him at so much per mile. Generally most people sponsored from 1 cent to 10 cents per mile. We went as far as Rockhampton for sponsors.

Terry walked 36 miles [58 km] this year and raised $30.36. Last year’s walk he did only 30 miles [48 km] and raised $36.00. We set out at six o’clock in the morning and only had till six in the evening to walk. The police were very good and kept the traffic at a slow pace all the way. At each mile peg an adult manned a checkpoint where you could pull out of the walk if you chose and a pick-up car would collect all the “dropouts” and return them to the starting point.

When Terry dropped out at 36 miles, I continued on and reached “home” at 5 minutes to six so completing the 40 mile [64 km] course with just 5 minutes to spare. I was backed for 48 cents per mile, so only raised $19.20 after all that walking!

However, some of the children walked the whole distance with only 10 cents per mile given. Oh well, we are only $5000 short of our target now, so another walk is planned later this year. One thing, Yeppoon people can be really proud of the pool they earned the money for.

Mark and Ricky are sure growing up fast, Fran. Terry loved the style of their hair-cuts. Here they have to stick to school regulation cuts, short back and sides sort of thing, like the Army.

I’ve just finished hanging out the washing and trying to bake bread and cakes while writing and listening to the radio. Len and Terry have gone to bed. The song “Memories of Honey” by Bobby Goldsboro is my favourite at the moment. In fact I’m crazy about it. I think it’s quite beautiful although a little sad.

I went in to see Mum yesterday evening - she won’t be home for maybe six weeks so the doctor says.

Well, Fran, maybe if I stop writing I’ll finish the work quicker and get to bed.

Lots of love and thanks again for the card,

Dulcie

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