By Alistair Gray
How would you like to enjoy a leisurely cruise down to the Melbourne for the Melbourne Cup, with reserved seating in the lawn stand and back home again on a luxury P&O cruise boat?
Imagine the fun, the fabulous cruise cuisine, dancing all night, romance and new friendships. All this could be yours if you are the winner of the inaugural Rotary Community Chest Melbourne Cup Raffle, plus many other consolation prizes on offer thanks to the many local sponsors. These include Bribie Hotel, Priceline Pharmacy Bellara, Southern Fish Wild Caught, Sunshine Mitre 10 Bribie Island and Pacific Harbour Golf Club. Don’t miss the chance to pick up a ticket from local sellers or the Community Plant Nursery at 208 First Avenue, Bongaree who are open Tuesday to Saturday, 8am-12pm.
Community fund-raising is always a challenge at the best of times for Bribie. Yet, recently, new Rotarian Coll Callander from the Gold Coast suggested putting together a Melbourne Cup Raffle. Many said he couldn’t do it with the costs and risks involved, yet Coll persevered and pulled together the raffle. Already $30,000 has been raised and is well on track to raise $40,000. Thanks to the generosity of a few significant sponsors, Bribie Island Community Plant Nursery, SPS Quality Concrete and LJ Hooker Bribie Island, the cost of the major prize was covered, meaning all the funds raised from the ticket sales will end up going straight back into our community. Many Bribie groups, clubs and societies like BIEPA, the Pickle Ball Club, Surf Club and the Community Kindergarten and others were invited to participate, with 50% of their ticket sales going directly back to them, with the balance going back to Bribie Rotary to disperse to local charities, as a Community Chest.
“We are very grateful for the fabulous support of our sponsors and the total community support in making the Rotary Community Chest a reality and encourage local community groups who have a small specific need for funding up to $500 to apply to Rotary to enable us to disperse the funds raised quickly. We would particularly be interested in hearing from groups supporting families and victims of domestic violence in line with Rotary’s new focus,” said Coll Callander Rotary Community Chest Raffle Coordinator.
The raffle will be drawn at noon at the Rotary Market, Brennan Park, Bongaree, on October 13.
Should any community group wish to apply for funding, please email The Secretary of the Rotary Club of Bribie Island at bribie@iinet.net.au or for membership enquiries, email 1309coll@gmail.com.
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