Saturday morning BBQ at Alex Beach Artisan Markets
...with extra entertainment
The club has been invied to run the community BBQ on Saturday morning at the Artisans market at Buhk Park. Tony, Carmel, Charmaine, Joy and John will be hosting and working, so please come along and say hello.
It promises to be a VERY interesting market with stalls from both Sunshine Coast Council promoting Mass Transit options and the Mass Transit association also with a stall. I understand that there will be a strong security presence. 
So hopefully a lot of bystanders buying bacon and egg burgers!!
So hopefully a lot of bystanders buying bacon and egg burgers!!
New month - new roster
Sunshine Coast Country Masquerade Ball - volunteers needed
Volunteers are needed to help with Bar service at the upcoing Sunshine Coast Country Masquerade Ball on Saturday 26th June.
If you can spare a few hours and / or have a tow hitch to help out the volunteers raising funds for water supplies to Africa, please contact Charmaine on 0478095759
Salty Souls - are we up for the challenge?
The folks at Salty Souls Legacy have met with the team at Thrive and se us a challenge to help them establish themselves at the hub on Aerodrome Road.
Whats needed is 2 X 20' shipping containers to turn into a workshop for refurbishing surfboards and wetsuits, and store for Salty Souls. This will help Tamara and Kerry get their garage back and give them a central spot to collect and repair and distribute reconditioned surfboards and refurbished wetsuits ec to the kids in teh ama=zing mentoring program.
We've had fantastic interst from sponsors and we'll be looking to attract a few hundred swimmers to we can have a fun time, and also celebrate the great work that SalTy Souls do on the coast while having some healthy fun.
Barre & Bike will be doing the warm up, Alex SLSC will be manageing the swim, and we thank Mooloolaba Yacht club for their help with the oversize cuorse markers and of course our Rotary mates from Mooloolaba for the all important start and finish arches.
Friday's meeting on a cold and wet morning
Qute a few apologies for Fridays meeting - helped by the cold and wet morning. Our illustrious Chairman and media tart DW demonstrating how to open an umbrella for those who have forgotten?
Wendy regailed us with stories of Rotary District conferences, the memorable highlights being the interesting speakers. It was noted that many were women, and often making a big difference to their communities, starting with an idea and not much in resources. Wendy recalled one Rotary venture in Nepal that started out with a passionate visitor to that country and $200 and has now grown to several hundred disabled women now running their own business and creating meaningful lives for those who were previously kept out of sight in their communities.
Andrew & Ben update on Summit for Sarcoma
Many of you will remember a talk last year from Andrew O'Connor and how he, and his son Ben, were raising funds to help kids with bone cancer. This was particulary poignant because Ben's cousin Tom had the disease and was not expected to live very long.
Unfortunately Tom, aged 20 died of Osteosarcoma cancer in April 2020
You'll recall that Ben (Tom’s cousin ) then 13 years and Andrew planned to climb Mera Peak , the second highest mountain at 6476m in the Himalayas . They trained exceptionally hard for many months and both climbs were postponed , the first time due to Tom’s impending death , the second time due to Covid. However they intend to do it as soon as the borders open and the situation is safe.
Yesterday Tom’s parents , Leanne and Paul Hardyman, and Andrew and Ben O’Connor and family attended a presentation of a plaque expressing thanks from the researchers at QIMR for receipt of in excess of $128,000 . This was to express appreciation of the generosity of many donors from all over Australia .
Yesterday Tom’s parents , Leanne and Paul Hardyman, and Andrew and Ben O’Connor and family attended a presentation of a plaque expressing thanks from the researchers at QIMR for receipt of in excess of $128,000 . This was to express appreciation of the generosity of many donors from all over Australia .
Andrew and Ben with the plaque at Clive Berghofer Institute in Brisbane.
Best wishes to John
We were very sad and concerned to hear that John White had been taken into Brisbane hospital during the week, but are pleased to hear that he seems to be on the mend. Many Rotarians from Alex and Mooloolaba and Sunshine Coast Central will know John and Lol from their sunny personality and their "can do" attitude to community work. Our thoughts and prayers are with John and Lol and family.