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Club Beenleigh
28A Alamein Street
(Upstairs Function Room)
Beenleigh, Qld. 4207
Australia
(Upstairs Function Room)
Beenleigh, Qld. 4207
Australia
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414 469 889
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THE ROTARY CLUB OF BEENLEIGH IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THE SUCCESSFUL RETURN OF THE BEENLEIGH CANE GALA BALL & PARADE EVENTS FOR 2021, AND WOW WASN'T IT JUST SWEETER THAN EVER!
FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE.
Heather Kucks
Welcome to the new Rotary year, and also welcome back to the Rotator e-News after a 12-month hiatus.
Firstly, I would like to congratulate PP Martyn, his board and members on their amazing year in which we saw our club grow and some fantastic new projects created.
My Rotary year started with a fantastic Changeover held in the old Heck Homestead in the Beenleigh Historical Village. The order of the night was Roaring 20’s which played homage to the era when the homestead was originally built.
I return as President of the club for the third time in four years however you will be please to know our succession plan now goes out for the next 5 years with some new and enthusiastic members willing to take on roles in the executive moving into the future.
Our main project for the first half of my Presidency will be bringing back the Beenleigh Cane Gala Ball & Parade. As long-standing community events, and a tradition in the Beenleigh area in the past and they are back by popular demand. We encourage you all to come and join us for a dose of community spirit and the sweeter things in life! Booking information for the Gala Ball and Parade float entries can be made via Trybooking (details available here). Please get your tickets to these events as soon as possible as numbers are limited and filling fast. We have been truly humbled by the support so far by the Beenleigh community and businesses who have come on board to support this event. As you can imagine organising events like this during the current climate can be very challenging however we are confident it will become once again an amazing drawcard to Beenleigh for years to come. So come and join with the Rotary Club of Beenleigh as we show off our town, our community, our spirit and our hearts on Saturday the 16th of October.
Recently, I had the pleasure and privilege in presenting Don Waters OAM, Artist extraordinaire with a Paul Harris Fellow for his contribution to our community within the Arts. We were so please to finally present this to Don as my intention was to do this last time I was President however, COVID lockdowns prevented it from happening.
If you have been following along on our Facebook page you would have seen a few of our exciting club projects happening at the moment;
- LJ’s Mama’s Helping Mama’s – The Rotary Club of Beenleigh have been working with LJ’s over the last few months to provide and present a multitude of baby items for the support of babies and children heading into the foster care system (along with kinship care, guardianship care, medical care or respite, victims of family violence and youth services). They provide items to care for the basic daily needs of these little ones, and this is a 24/7 service providing items needed when the families take in these children. We have donated over $2,000 worth of goods which were organised and handmade by club members and friends of Rotary, along with 12 brand new baby car seats which were purchased through funds we received as part of a Rotary District 9620 Rotary Foundation Grant.
- Don’t Throw in the Towel - You may have seen members at the Beenleigh Marketplace recently rolling and labelling up towels. This project is a sustainability project we have started partnering with Alsco in Eagle Farm taking on their end of life hospitality towels and repurposing them for various homeless, community, charity and animal services in the local area.
- Eagleby Giants Sports Bags – We were very excited to present the Eagleby Giants JRLFC Junior players with a branded sports bag they will be able to make good use out of next season for their playing and training gear, as a school bag or an overnight bag. With thanks to the support from Federal member for Forde Bert van Manen MP’s Stronger Communities Grant for making this project a possibility. The kids and families at the Giants were all thrilled with their new bags.
So much more to come! Until next time…
Yours in Rotary Service,
