Can you match Alex Rotary? (Aug 16, 2021)

Can you match Alex Rotary ?

Salty Souls Legacy - Can you match Alex Rotary?

Alex Rotary is putting out a challenge to the Sunshine Coast Community and looking for sponsors to match their dollars to create a home for SalTy Souls Legacy kids programs.

The members have raised $15,000 for a new clubhouse for SalTy Souls Legacy and need another $15,000 worth of materials to complete the task. Rotarians and like reminded volunteers and tradies have already offered their labour to transform 2 shipping containers into a fantastic clubhouse that will be the home for the brilliant Sunshine Coast Kids program run by Tamara and Kerry Smith and family in remembrance of Ty Kennedy.

Kerry & Tamara have been running the Salty Souls Legacy programs for kids out of their garage and it has well and truly grown out of the family home. Now its time to find them a permanent home. Check them out at www.SalTySouls Legacy.org

You may have seen SalTy Souls on Channel 7 where the amazing Siena College kids got behind Salty Souls at their recent Benefit Ball?

So can you help? Can you match the dollars that Alex Rotary are putting in? Do you want to get behind this great cause?

If you can help create a home for SalTy Souls Legacy, no matter how small or large a donation, please donate to the Salty Souls Program on this link,

DONATE.

Thank You

Alex Rotary

www.Alexandra Rotary.com

What a location !!

The really great news is that the site that SalTy Souls Legacy are looking to establish themselves on is already a big part of community youth through the THRIVE programs. Rotary are really excited by the possibility of collaboration and adding to the great work that Noel and the team are doing at THRIVE and helping build on the programs that are doing so much to re-engage with kids of the Sunny Coast.

...and here is an artists impression of what it all might look like with your support.

Whats going on at Thrive?

Ever wondered whats going on at THRIVE?

Well, here's a recent newsletter from our mate Noel on what the great team have been up to....

"Hi All, just a update on what has been happening at Thrive,

A lot of work has been going on behind the scenes with the Music Department. Liam, with the support of his Mum Serena, have been going to open mic nights and talking about Thrive and handing out flyers, as well as running an advertising campaign on social media. They are generating quite a bit of interest and their biweekly sessions on Sunday arvo's are starting to grow. Check out their Facebook page to see what happens https://www.facebook.com/Thrive-Sunshine-Coast-Recording-Studio-349920832842718

If any of us know anyone, under 25, who would be interested in doing a bit of teaching, I’m sure Alex and Liam would appreciate the help. Sounds like you've been putting in a lot of time there Liam, Good on you Mate.

Obi has the Paddling programme happening again. We have only had one paddling day since term has gone back because of lockdowns. The new group for this school term has been very successful with all the kids participating even though it was just a little bit cold out on the river. This programme has been running for a long time now and it is amazing to see the volunteers still turning up, Todd Grace, Nicky Chapman, Rod Jenman and Peter Aiken, Thank you.

Tony Kimmens who runs the coffee shop at Maroochydore surf club agreed to give all our volunteers a free coffee at the end of the sessions, Thanks heaps Tony, much appreciated.

The kids from the group last term were good enough to give us a Thankyou card. It was quite good (and amusing) to see some of their thoughts, so I have attached a pic of the card to share with you all.

Presently there are a few groups expressing interest in setting up things at Thrive, we are looking at these to determine whether they are a benefit to the community. More information will be provided if any of them go ahead.

Thank you for your time and hang in there,

Cheers Noel. "

and here's a nice card of thanks from some amazing people..

Click on image to go to the links