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Wednesdays at 6:30 PM
Club Beenleigh
28A Alamein Street
(Upstairs Function Room)
Beenleigh, Qld. 4207
Australia
(Upstairs Function Room)
Beenleigh, Qld. 4207
Australia
Phone:
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!
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Heather Kucks
We have not stopped serving our community in the last few months but were thankful for the Christmas break to reenergise. Our members have been keeping busy, organising, supporting and participating in a range of community projects throughout our communities.
Our support of the #EndPolioNow, Global Polio Eradication campaign by the Rotary Foundation continued with members participating in a World Polio Day walk through Brisbane City. We were also involved in a combined club Polio Movie Night fundraiser with a screening of The Duke, as well as joining with the Rotary Club of Loganholme in organising the “Create | Consume” fundraiser with a sip & paint style event with local artist Donald Waters OAM, or a rum crafting experience held at the Beenleigh Artisan Distillery.
We have continued to have plenty of Bunnings BBQ’S, which have assisted us in continuing to raise money for not only our youth projects, but also other special causes including the recent Tonga Tsunami relief. We also still have regular raffle nights at Club Beenleigh which are thoroughly enjoyed by all members involved, and all monies raised go directly back into our community, including our support of local sporting groups.
The Family & Kids Care Foundation in Kingston were very grateful recipients of a donation of 19 sheet and towel sets, and we are very thankful to Big W Beenleigh for their ongoing support in these projects. Member also supported the application of a District 9620 Foundation Grant, which we were successful in gaining to purchase and deliver clothing to the Brisbane Watch House.
The Family & Kids Care Foundation in Kingston were very grateful recipients of a donation of 19 sheet and towel sets, and we are very thankful to Big W Beenleigh for their ongoing support in these projects. Member also supported the application of a District 9620 Foundation Grant, which we were successful in gaining to purchase and deliver clothing to the Brisbane Watch House.
Working together with Logan City Council, we erected a Rotary Peace Pole in the Peace Park at Windaroo, which was also part celebrating the 100 years of Rotary in Australia & New Zealand.
With the floods through our community in the last few months, members really pulled together to help in feeding the Mud Army Volunteers during the initial clean up. We also applied for a special Rotary International Disaster Relief Grant, which allowed us to purchase a number of BBQ packs to donate to those hardest hit, who either still have no power, or their kitchens have been destroyed meaning they have no where to cook their meals while still at home. These BBQ packs included a gas-burner BBQ, gas bottle, BBQ cover and a few useful utensils.
Members attended the District Conference in Caloundra in Mid-March, and what an exceptional experience this was to come together with members from all around our district, and learn more about Rotary, other programs and get the opportunity to listen to some great speakers.
We have also initiative our Active in Aged Care project, putting together packages with a variety of activities and goods to go into our local aged care facilities, including things like books, magazines, colouring-in items, stationery packs, board game and more. These have been so well received in the local area and we look forward to continuing to work with these aged care homes.
Members have been kept busy with our sustainability project ‘Don’t Throw in the Towel’ and our recent towel rolling day resulting in many deliveries being made to local facilities including homeless support, community outreach and veterinary businesses.
At the end of the month, I had the pleasure of putting together a progressive dinner for club members, it had been a long-term goal of mine, and I was so pleased to see it come together, with a delightful bus trip to 4 unique locations for various courses of our dinner. Everyone in attendance thoroughly enjoyed themselves, even if there were a few reports of mistaken identity of some handmade soap for fudge!
Our latest projects have been keeping everyone busier than ever. We held an opening night screening of Top Gun Maverick, in support of the TS Walrus Navy Cadet Unit in Eagleby. The long awaited release of the movie proved popular with the event being a sell out.
In the last few weeks, we’ve been working tireless on finally bringing some combined projects with the other Rotary clubs in Logan together. We finalised our R100 celebrations with a tree planting in Shailer Pioneer Park, and the unveiling of a commemorative plaque set in sandstone recognising the work of the Rotary Clubs of Beenleigh, Browns Plains, Logan & Loganholme. On the same day, members of Beenleigh, Logan & Loganholme also worked through the restoration of the ‘Garden of Peace’ a courtyard garden at the Palliative Care Unit in the Logan Hospital. A cause close to many members hearts, it has been fabulous to see this all come together as place for patients, families and staff to relax and reflect.
I am thrilled to share that as part of the Logan City Council Logan Loves Volunteers Awards Brunch on the 28th May, the Rotary Club of Beenleigh was award the 2022 Davida Steele Memorial Trophy for Outstanding Community Organisation. This was an absolute honour to receive, and I want to take the opportunity to thank each and every one of our members for their contribution to making our club what it is.
The Rotary year is quickly drawing to a close, and we will have our Club Changeover on 18th June, where we will welcome President-Elect Janee into the reigns, to continue with our ever-busy list of projects.
Yours in Rotary Service,
