June 7, 2017
The Mayor’s Gala Charity Ball held at Kingaroy Town Hall on May 20 has broken a fundraising record.
The Ball raised an astonishing $56,000 for the South Burnett Community Hospital – $7000 more than originally forecast.
On Tuesday, Mayor Keith Campbell said initial estimates for the Charity Ball had been “conservative” but now that all invoices had been processed and takings tallied up, the final figure was higher.
The Mayor said the event was a testament to the strong level of support the community hospital had in the wider South Burnett.
“We had 350 guests attend on the night, and the support we received from our major sponsors King and Company Solicitors, Stanwell, Downer, UGL and Hitachi was wonderful,” Mayor Campbell said.
“Kingaroy’s SupaIGA also played a big role and we had support from many other people, too.
“I’m grateful to everyone who had a hand in making the night the biggest Mayor’s Charity Ball fundraiser yet.”
Mayor Campbell said he will be attending a meeting of the Community Hospital Foundation’s board next Tuesday night (June 13) to hand over a cheque for the ball’s proceeds.
“The money will be used by the Foundation to purchase more specialised medical equipment, which will help attract more specialists to the hospital,” he said.
“This in turn helps our region’s residents avoid long trips to Toowoomba or Brisbane when they need specialist medical attention, and that’s good for everyone.”
The Mayor said an extra benefit of having the Community Hospital operating in the region was that it helped make the area more attractive to potential new residents.
“We know that many people look at the availability of good health and medical services when they weigh up where to move to,” the Mayor said.
“Having a wide range of specialist services available is a feather in our cap.”
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Congratulations Mayor Keith Campbell and the organising team on such an outstanding result for a very worthy cause.