community events
Cancer Council
Working towards a cancer-free future:
One in two Queenslanders will be affected by cancer by the age of 85. Cancer can affect any one of us at any time. You may not have the expertise to find cures for the many different forms of cancer, but you do have the capacity to do your bit by raising vital funds.
RELAY FOR LIFE: Who will you Relay for? That's the question being asked in Redlands and Wynnum Bayside area as the Relay for Life is planned for 8th and 9th May, being held at the Norm Price Park Cleveland Showgrounds. Relay for Life is an overnight, community event where teams of 10-15 participate in a relay-style walk or run to raise funds for Cancer Council.
The event brings the whole community together for a night of fun, entertainment, celebration and remembrance. Register or join a Relay for Life team online at www.relayforlife.org.au where you can create a team page and display your fundraising goals and aspirations. From the website you can email friends and family asking them to lead the fight against cancer by joining your team, and you can invite others to donate to your team to help reach your fundraising target. Registration is simple and costs only $15 per person. Then you're ready to plan pull out the camping gear for the overnight event and be part of this amazing event. You won't be sorry, so Who Will You Relay For? www.relayforlife.org.au or phone 1300 65 65 85.
CANCER FREE CHALLENGE: If you are passionate about building a cancer-free future then the Cancer FREE Challenge is for you. In 2010, entrants will collectively raise more than 2.3 million to cure cancer and support those affected by the disease.
Throughout the Cancer FREE Challenge there's a rainbow theme and every month has a new colour which relates to a different fundraising activity to help you reach your fundraising goal. For example October is Pink for Pink Ribbon Day and Girls Night In and August is Yellow for Daffodil Day. The individual who raises the highest amount in Queensland in 2010 will be awarded the naming rights to a Cancer Council Queensland resarch grant.
Check out the campaign timeline and follow the rainbow to a cancer free future. Check the website www.cancerqld.org.au or phone 1300 65 65 85.
The Cancer Council Helpline is available 8am - 8pm Mon-Fri, call 13 11 20.
Unifem Breakfast
International Women's Day - Thursday 4th March, 2010:
Australia's Brisbane International Women's Day Breakfast is on Thursday 4th March 2010, in the Great Hall at the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre at 6.45am and concluding at 8.45am.
The Guest Speaker will be Dr Rose Aderolili who is the Chief of the Human and Social Development Section at the United Nations Economic Commission on Africa (UNECA).
To attend the breakfast visit the website www.unifem.org.au... It’s a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the contribution made by women across the globe and to make a contribution to realising and protecting the rights of all women.
Soroptimist International Bayside is providing a bus to transport high school students from the Bayside area to the Unifem International Women's Day breakfast and with places still remaining on the bus, any people living in the Bayside area attending the breakfast can use this service. The bus will stop at
Meals on Wheels
Help Your Community:
Meals on Wheels is a community service organization conducted mainly by volunteers… delivering well-balanced hot and nutritious meals, Monday – Friday… to anyone, young or old, who is incapacitated or unable to prepare a meal .
Did you know that:
- Families are able to recommend other family members to receive Meals on Wheels
- There is no means test
- Clients can nominate the number of meal deliveries they require each week
- The menu is planned in association with a Dietician
- A 3-course meal costs just $7
- Alternatively salads, sandwiches and fresh fruit are available
- Special dietary needs can be catered for.
Volunteers are always required and work from as little as 4 hours a month, or as often as they have time available. Opportunities exist in the kitchen and for delivering meals, either driving your car or assisting.
For more information contact Cleveland Meals on Wheels office from 8am – 1pm daily on 3286 2626.
Community Care
Time to Give Back
Giving back to the community doesn't have to take all day. A lot of Australians would like to give back to the community in some way, but sometimes do not have the time or money needed to donate to the community. Queensland Community Care Network provides a solution to this. QCCN is looking for community-minded people who can only spare one hour a fortnight to volunteer. Often older Australians living in aged care facilities can become disconnected from the community and QCCN seeks volunteers who can visit them as a friend for one hour a fortnight to reconnect them. If you'd like more information on how you can make a difference to your community, contact Jill on 3804 3829 or check the website http://www.qccn.org.au/
Sounds Original
IndigiScapes, Capalaba 4th Sunday each month 3pm
Sounds Original is an exciting new music organisation supporting original song-writers to perform their own music. Following the first highly-successful event, another opportunity for performers will be at IndigiScapes, Capalaba on Sunday 26th April at 3pm. Future Sounds Original sessions will be held at IndigiScapes every 4th Sunday of the month at 3pm. All ages, all genres of music are very welcome to showcase their talents, with performers asked to register before the event by phoning Aislinn on 0428 19 19 86 or visit www.myspace.com/soundsoriginal. Be in the audience to hear original music performed by our very own local artists. Admission is Free, families are most welcome.
Forum Communicators
Speak out with Confidence
Grab the opportunity to find that self-assurance you want by becoming a confident public speaker.
Forum Communicators is an Australian public speaking organization with clubs in many parts of Queensland especially designed to provide opportunities to build public speaking skills.
With meetings twice a month, you'll progress and build your proficiency one step at a time. Before you know it, you'll find that inner confidence to take you where you want to be. There's a daytime club at Cleveland and night time Forum clubs at Manly and Springwood. Regular speaking activities and public speaking course to help you become a confident speaker.
Other club details on the website http://www.forumcommunicators.asn.au/ or phone 3206 0757 or 0408 550 435.
Cota Speaker
Are looking for a speaker for your community group?
Free interactive and engaging sessions are delivered by trained volunteers to groups of seniors aged 50 and over.
Peer Education sessions include the topic of "beyond maturity blues" which helps foster good mental wellbeing and increases knowledge about depression and how to prevent it.
Quality use of medicines covers the safe and wise choice of medicines, and demystifies the differences between generic and brand name medicines. And the Living Well information, gives tips on how to become more active and make appropriate lifestyle changes when managing chronic conditions.
To book a free speaker for your community group, contact Council on the Ageing Queensland on 3316 2999.
HEART FOUNDATION
Want to Know More about Living Longer and Healthier?
Have you ever wondered how to do something about it, and in the process change your lifestyle for the better? Heart, stroke and blood vessel disease is THE major public health problem in Australia, causing more than 35% of all deaths annually. The Heart Foundation has a network of volunteer speakers available to visit your club, community group or organisation to speak about general heart health focusing on the benefits of lifestyle change and practical information on how to go about it. If you'd like to volunteer as a speaker, or to invite a speaker, contact the Heart Foundation on 3872 2507.
QUEENSLAND CAKE DECORATORS' ASSOCIATION INC
Want to know about cake decorating?
Whether you are a cake decorator or just wishing to learn the art of cake decorating everyone is welcome at the regular monthly meetings held on the first Monday of the month at 7.30pm at Shire Clerk's Cottage (the room under the old house), 241 Tingal Rd, Wynnum.
Each meeting is followed by a demonstration, eg flower making, novelty or Christmas decorations for your Christmas cake.
A cake display will be held at the Wynnum Plaza Shopping Centre on 3rd, 4th and 5th December with wedding cakes, novelty cakes and Christmas cakes on display with member's demonstrating the art of making sugar flowers. A raffle of a Christmas cake will be drawn on Saturday 5th December.
Upcoming meeting dates are: 7th September, 5th October, 2nd November and 7th December. Enquiries 3286 2093.
For My Sister Sandra
Cancer touched my life last year, my sister disgnosed, my heart in fear.
The initial shock was no not you, feeling helpless, what do I do?
Anger and sadness with me each day, praying her cancer would go away.
Surgeons, oncologists and all the rest, emotions soaring put to the test.
The bravery and courage she always showed, in hospital, doctors and the chemo road.
The loss of hair, then the wigs and hats, pneumonia, fevers, not good stats.
To see all this just broke my heart, the scans, blood counts a major part.
At night in silence I would weep, anxiety and worry crept into my sleep.
Chemo her friends, not her foe, was it working, we did not know.
My thoughts and emotions all were scattered, beating the beast was all that mattered.
The weeks dragged on, a year had passed, then good news came at last.
Mastectomy cancelled, cancer at bay, my heart cried out that special day.
Support and love my family gave kept us strong and somewhat brave.
For my sister now life is brighter, overwhelmed with her courage, she is a fighter.
I spare a thought now every day, for families affected in this way.
Debbie NSW.
This poem was taken from "The Beacon", Breast Cancer Network Australia's Magazine, Issue 47, Winter 2009. Their mission is to inform, empower, represent and link together Australians affected by breast cancer by providing free resources and services. If you have any questions or concerns about breast cancer, check out the website http://www.bcna.org.au/ or about any type of cancer call the Cancer Council Queensland Helpline 13 11 20.