September 5, 2013
Former Tingoora peanut grower Cobby Nielsen is the latest recipient of the Kingaroy Rotary Club’s “Pride of Workmanship” award.
The August category for the monthly awards was “Transport”.
Cobby, 68, from Kingaroy, has been the volunteer driver of the Salvation Army’s distinctive furniture van for more than three years.
He’s been the friendly man behind the wheel when the truck and volunteers turn up to collect donations for the Salvo’s Family Store in Pound Street.
Cobby grew up on the family’s peanut farm at Tingoora and spent 50 years as a farmer ( he started working for his Dad at age 8 ) before retiring to town and taking up his volunteer work.
Along the way, he also worked on the peanut roaster at Crumptons at Crawford on the night shift for about 11 years.
He’s “having a little break” at the moment but expects to be back helping out with the Salvos soon.
Family Store manager Lenore Dean said Cobby was always a great help at the store.
The volunteers held a morning tea for him on Wednesday morning to congratulate him on his award.
PS. The Salvation Army’s Family Store is keen to emphasise they are now open on Saturday mornings from 9:00am-noon; on week days it is open from 8:30am-3:00pm.
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The Kingaroy Rotary Club’s “Pride of Workmanship” awards are nominated by the general public.
The September category is “Health Care”.
Nominations should be emailed to the club’s vocation director, Val Hooper, before September 30.
