An enthusiastic group of Collinsville residents have been acknowledged for their incredible fundraising efforts by being named a Mater Foundation Community Hero.
This privilege is given to not only the community groups who raise the most, but also those who embody the community spirit, enthusiasm and support the mission of the broader project.
In February this year, the first Collinsville Sea of Pink event took place – 62 people participated in a five-kilometre walk or run for charity, with all proceeds going towards breast cancer research.
Organiser Alice Randell said that she was inspired to create an event that brought the community together and celebrated women on International Women’s Day.
“From very small things, big things grow!” said Alice.
The event was a huge success and was followed by a community breakfast with raffles and a guessing game.
“By the end everyone was asking what date it would be next year!” said Alice.
In addition to the run, several other community events raised further funds.
The ‘Pay per Rep’ challenge at Alice’s workplace was one of the most popular.
A group of visiting athletes were conducting a training session at the Collinsville Open Cut Mine that day and Alice said that over $1,000 was donated within 10 minutes of the event because everyone was eager to see how much they could do.
Incredibly, 14 volunteers managed to do 470 squats, 515 star jumps and 662 push ups!
The fundraising effort continued with Collinsville Youth Coalition selling pink lemonade slushies and one community member even handcrafted quilted products to auction off.
In total, across all fundraising avenues a total of $9,216 was raised and the event was ranked 16th in the top 20 of its kind in Australia.
The Collinsville Sea of Pink participants. Photo supplied
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