The Woolloongabba Rotary Club has supported a local charity by generously donating $2,500 towards the organisation, from money raised at a sausage sizzle.
On Wednesday, 11 November, Woolloongabba Rotary Club President Rod Scott presented the Spinal Injuries Association with the funds at the club’s dinner meeting.
Mr Scott said as the Spinal Injuries Association was a Woolloongabba-based organisation that assisted around 2,000 people throughout Queensland with a spinal cord injury, Rotarians felt it was important to support a local not-for-profit group that empowered so many people throughout the state.
The Association was one of several local charities supported after the group of dedicated Rotarians cooked and sold more than 2,000 sausages at the Boggo Road Busway Alliance Open Day in August.
Spinal Injuries Association CEO Mark Henley said the tremendous fundraising support of the Woolloongabba Rotary Club would go directly into the Association’s injury prevention program, the Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT).
“This year, our 15 SEAT presenters throughout Queensland, who either have quadriplegia or paraplegia, will share their stories and safety messages with more than 80,000 school children from Prep to Year 12,” Mr Henley said.
“The Woolloongabba Rotary Club’s support means more children will be inspired to stay safe on the roads, in the water, on the sporting field and beyond.”
