Rotaract Club of South Brisbane 2008 Christmas Party.

So we didn’t end up going away for the weekend (due to most people being busy during the silly season) – but it can be postponed to a later date.  Instead we spent the day hanging out at the beach and enjoying a BBQ. Elizabeth, Alex, Kylie, Bella, Sian, Bec, Chris, Renee, Brianna, Levi, Brooke, Brett, Alisha, Dave and Merril all came to eat, drink, swim, bake and be Merry!!!

As part of our Christmas party we all brought a small children’s gift, which Alex then took to put under the Kmart Wishing Tree. They were very grateful for the huge bag of gifts we gave them – and it felt heaps better than secret santa.

Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year!!!!

Project Uplift has been a major success with hundreds (possibly thousands) of bras collected

Our latest International project to come to an end, was collecting Bras of all sizes for Project Uplift. Disadvantaged women in the third world often live without a bra. Second hand bras are sometimes available cheaply, but are rare in larger sizes. A new bra, if available, can cost about 10 hours wages, beyond reach for most.

Rashes, fungal infections and abscesses (intertrigo) occur between the breast and the chest wall. Bras will help. Since 2005, Uplift, through Rotary Austalia World Community Service, has sent bras through secure channels, making sure they get to the women who need them without compromising their dignity.

Sports bras (for farm work,) and Nursing bras were desperately needed but all second-hand bras were welcome, and worn out bras can be used for spare parts and strap extenders. New bras may also be taken into some countries. The biggest sizes were the most needed and the hardest to get. Every bra donated will become the only bra a particular woman owns.

Even though we have officially finished collecting bras, we have put a couple of boxes into the local councillors offices and will continue to unofficially collect bras for the next 6 months or so, and then hopefully we will push another drive at a later date (since this has been such a popular project with all).

For More Information look up: www.upliftbras.org or send us an email at rotaractsouthbrisbane@yahoo.com.au and we will give you further information

For other information see our flyer:  http://www.rotaractsouthbrisbane.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/project-uplift-flier-colour.pdf

The 5th Annual Big Issue Christmas Party was held on the 5th December 2008. What a fantastic day it turned out to be.

Luke, Mel, Emilie, Kylie, Bella, Hayley, Renee, Caroline, Tanya B and a lot of others attended the event and made it into the fabulous day it ended up as. All the vendors feasted on a BBQ, with Salads and Dessert, and they loved their toothbrushes and toothpaste we gave them as Christmas presents. As there was a lot of food left over, we took it all to the homeless shelter.

A huge thank you to all those people who helped out on the day, and to everyone else in the club that helped make the day a great success by selling all those cakes, puddings, and shortbread.