Fundraiser in the Spotlight
Riders saddle up for school chaplains
After several years of sporadic school chaplaincy services, the Clermont and Capella communities banded together and saddled up their horses last month to raise almost $7000 to support this vital service that has returned with strength. About 50 riders with 10 support crew, including students, teachers, parents and chaplains, took part in the 57km Scripture […]
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Five cents turns into $1400 for Chappy Dave
A simple idea has paid off for Buderim Mountain State School chaplain, Dave Larkin. The long-serving chappy’s wife, Adrienne, suggested challenging students to bring their spare 5-cent pieces into the classroom each week and compete for a pizza party. Collect 5 Cents for Chappy was born. In just five weeks, the idea has paid off […]
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Mansfield SS smashes fundraising target
Mansfield State School’s LCC raised double their fundraising target simply by setting up a page in the Champion Your Chappy portal and sharing it in their network. With an original “ambitious” target of $4500 to build towards their yearly fundraising target for Chappy Verrity Smith at the rapidly growing school, the campaign, held throughout February, […]
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Fundraiser in the Spotlight – Herculean effort secures new chaplain
Raising funds for an existing chaplain can be a monumental task, but raising support for a role with no face or name is another ask entirely… Laura Van Zyl, an intervention teacher at Hercules Road State School, saw a genuine need in the school for a chaplain to provide additional support for students struggling with […]
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Fundraiser in the Spotlight – Wacky ideas raise funds for Wynnum Manly
Tom Andrews has seen his fair share of wacky things in his 27 years as a member of Wynnum Manly LCC – most of them were his idea. And that, Tom says, is the key to successful fundraising. “You just have to get a bit beyond your square,” Tom says. And that is exactly what […]
Read MoreFundraiser in the Spotlight – Beenleigh Fundraising Dinner
The Beenleigh Fundraising Dinner is the definition of a team effort. It comes together through the joined forces of nine school chaplains in the Beenleigh/Yatala area. Chappy Nick Carroll of Eagleby State School, Park Lake State School and Eagleby Giants rugby league club says the annual event has already been running for ten years and […]
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Fundraiser in the Spotlight – Boonah LCC are up to the Chappy Challenge
‘Schedule it and they will come’ is just one of many lessons Tony, and Boonah LCC’s Chappy Challenge organisational team, has learnt in the 7 years of growth that they have experienced with the Chappy Challenge event. Boonah LCC’s Chappy Challenge is a fun run and cycle fundraiser developed by the committee many years ago, […]
Read MoreSU QLD Events team share their industry knowledge
This year’s Frontline Appeal Dinners were a great success, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for school chaplaincy across Queensland. The two event gurus behind this year’s Frontline Dinner series – Lynette Maxwell and Essie Blasé – have a wealth of experience they are willing to offer, if you are thinking of running a fundraising […]
Read MoreFundraiser in the Spotlight – Caboolture Business Relationship Reaps Great Reward
The Caboolture & Morayfield Chaplaincy Fundraising Dinner had an incredible year – raising more than $90,000. Anyone observing from a distance may be tempted to think that this result is purely an accident – a bumper year after a few years of average outcomes. But it’s a shift in approach, from the entire district, that’s […]
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Fundraiser in the Spotlight – Weber Automotive drives amazing chaplaincy fundraiser
Small business owners and school chaplaincy advocates, Barry and Sharon Weber, are the sort of contacts that any local chaplaincy committee would welcome with open arms. Generous, creative, enthusiastic and passionate about the positive impact chaplaincy can have on Queensland children. At the Moreton Bay Regional Council Chaplaincy Dinner in August 2015, Barry and Sharon […]
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