The Millicent and District International Basketball Association committee recently awarded Life membership to Wendy Mariager, Leah Puiatti and Jamie Cooper due to their outstanding service and loyalty over the past 2 to 3 decades.

All three are currently playing and are active in Basketball activities and are great ambassadors both on and off the court for Millicent Basketball.

Leah has served Basketball in an extraordinary way especially in the junior area where she has been coordinator for the past 11 plus years.  

Wendy has showed tremendous service to Basketball over a very long in many roles but it has been her dedication in administration at our Junior Tournament since its inception some 13 years ago that has been tremendous.  

Jamie is following in a family tradition with both his Father and Aunt having received life memberships which is an incredible service record from a family. Jamie has carried out many tasks for Basketball but it his service to the maintenance of the courts that has been outstanding.

Some of their activities and roles over the decades have been

Played in both junior and senior competitions

Senior team organizer many years  

Referee both Junior and Senior Basketball and at tournaments

Committee person both Junior and Senior Committee level

Junior domestic coaching

Junior Town Team coaching and/or managing

Stadium Maintenance / working bees

Catering for fundraisers and events

Making uniforms

Administration at Tournaments and junior competition

Along with all of the above they have been involved in all aspects of our Basketball Association from decision making at committee level to following through on procedure and policy making to fund raising events and stadium maintenance. They have made outstanding contributions by supplying many hundreds of volunteer hours. This in effect has saved many, many thousands of dollars for the Association and through their efforts has made our stadium one of the best in Country SA.  

The Millicent Association and the Basketball members are very fortunate to have people like Leah, Wendy and Jamie around the place and the committee on behalf of the members, thank them for their outstanding service to Millicent Basketball. We sincerely hope that we need to award many more life memberships for outstanding service and support as it is people like these that have made and are making our Association and stadium a great one.

Leah, Wendy and Jamie are very worthy members and recipients of life membership of our Association.