February 19, 2020
The cash raised at the recent “Monster Garage Sale / Eat In The Street” bushfire fundraiser in Nanango is now on its way to Cobargo.
A cheque for $8105.10 – a little less than originally predicted – was withdrawn from the Heritage Community Branch in Nanango on Wednesday afternoon and transferred to a Bendigo Bank branch near the bushfire-devastated southern NSW town.
NaTDA secretary Jane Erkens said from there, the funds would be distributed by four local groups on the ground.
The fundraiser was the result of a coming together of two separate initiatives aimed at helping NSW bushfire victims.
The Nanango Tourism and Development Association (NaTDA) was planning the street event to raise funds, while at the same time mayoral candidate Brett Otto was organising a drive to collect items to send down south.
The two projects were brought together via social media, and when it became clear that what was needed down south was cash not goods, it became a perfect fit.
Brett collected donated items from across the South Burnett and delivered them to Nanango to be added to the street sale.
Nanango community members and local businesses also jumped on board.
A group of neighbours – the Cairns Street Connection – collected items, while organisations such as the Nanango RSL Club also held fundraising activities.
The items that didn’t sell at the street sale were donated to a local op shop, which raised another $707 for the fundraiser.
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