62 Years of Service

Tuesday 3 March saw the Club celebrate 62 years of service to the Beenleigh community. Past and present members, and representatives from other local community service Clubs attended a celebratory dinner held at Luv a Coffee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·       Volunteered six decades of service to the community (local, domestic and international)

·       Promoted world understanding and peace by enriching the lives of others

·       Sponsored the Rotary Club of Loganholme: charted on the 26^th January 1981    

·       Held re-enactment of the landing of Captain Logan on the banks of the Logan River (1958): raised funds to donate a radio to the local Ambulance Branch

·       Held power boat demonstrations on the Alberton Reach of the Albert River (1960): raised funds to start the Albert Rotary Park

·       Involved with the opening of the band rotunda in Centenary Park, Beenleigh (1964)

·       Participated in the Rotary Youth Exchange Program (12 month exchange)

·       Assisted the homeless affected by the Brisbane and South Coast floods and cyclone Tracey (Darwin) (1974) and Brisbane floods 2011

·       Successfully ran first Beenleigh Rotary Arts Festival which ran for several years (1975)

·       Crown land given to extend Albert Rotary Park – proceeds from last cane harvest on the site were used for park improvements (1975): boat ramp and brick toilet block

·       Was a major force in the establishment of the Beenleigh Police Citizens Youth Club and donating $5,000 towards the project (1978-79)

·       Ran Mayfest, under the stewardship of President Geoff Kempe, a major fundraiser  at the Beenleigh Rum Distillery: one year featured a young lady living in a caravan for a week on a high platform supported by four power poles

·       Ran the Beenleigh Rotary Arts, Crafts, and Quilt Festival successfully held 1997-2003

·       Organised the annual Cane Queen Quest, Street Parade, and Showground Festival: total funds raised and donated back to local charities and like not-for-profit organisations of $500,000+

·       Donated $10,000 to have a rock climbing wall erected at the Beenleigh PCYC

·       Donated funds to: Volunteer Marine Rescue; Senior Citizens; Beenleigh Sports Club; Ambulance (Jaws of Life; Defibrillator); Blue Nursing Service (for change-over vehicles); Canefields Clubhouse; Beenleigh Brass Band; St Judes School, Tanzania, Africa

·       Erected a clock and fountain in the centre of Beenleigh (later dismantled to make way for the railway tunnel construction)

·       Erected playground equipment at Mt Warren Park

·       Erected a footbridge at Trinity College

·       Stripped and painted the Red Cross house in the Show Ground

·       Participated in the Rotary Australia World Community Service projects

·       Brought children from the “outback” to the coast: some had never seen the ocean

·       Donated and distributed Christmas hampers

·       Supported the Health, Hunger, and Humanity programs of Rotary International

·       Participated in Rotary Youth programs

·       Sponsored the Probus Club of Beenleigh (1990)

·       Constructed a covered deck on the old Beenleigh Railway Station at the Beenleigh Historical Village and Museum, sponsored by past Rotarian John Latham and Stratco

·       Donated a 4-Wheel drive vehicle to Hope Vale Mission North QLD

·       Contributed to the eradication of Polio from the globe – through the Polio Plus campaign

·       Contributed funds to Rotarians Against Malaria program

·       Erected combined community service club signs at the entry roads into Beenleigh

·       Organised the Tour de Logan Bike Ride in partnership with the Rotary Club of Loganholme (2011 - 2014)

·       Participated in the Lion’s Ormeau Fair