February 24, 2013
Making $2000 for just a few hours work (and having a lot of fun) on a Saturday afternoon isn’t a bad effort.
That’s what the Rotary Club of Kingaroy received by arranging a charity bowls afternoon at the Kingaroy Bowls Club.
The event was a fundraiser for the club’s current project to upgrade the patient bathrooms at the South Burnett Community Hospital.
Last December, the club kicked off the project by presenting a cheque for $15,000 to the South Burnett Regional Council which owns the hospital building.
However the upgrade – which will cover three bathrooms – is expected to cost around $35,000, so the club is continuing its fundraising efforts.
On Saturday they invited fellow Rotarians, bowlers and non-bowlers along to the Kingaroy Bowls Club in Youngman Street to try their hand at the sport.
There were lots of novelty events and prizes up for grabs, as well as a giant raffle with 53 prizes, all donated by Kingaroy businesses.
Although there were many other events running on the weekend, and the weather forecast was uncertain, 60 keen players turned up for a leisurely afternoon in the sunshine.
Club spokesman John Bastable said some people mistakenly believed the bathroom upgrade project would benefit the company that runs the hospital.
“That’s not so,” he said.
“The South Burnett Regional Council owns the building and the company that runs the hospital simply manages it for them.
“So at the end of the day, this upgrade will benefit all South Burnett residents who use the hospital. And it will continue to benefit them regardless of who manages the hospital.”
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