A local supermarket is living up to its motto of being “proud to serve our local community” with separate donations totalling $2,700 for a series of Proserpine community groups on December 1.
Peries SUPA IGA Proserpine distributed funds from its ‘Community Chest’ to three non-for-profits: Proserpine Whitsunday Junior Rugby League, Proserpine Meals on Wheels, and Proserpine Scouts.
The Community Chest program has run in IGAs across the country since 2010, collecting portions of the total price of any specially ticketed items during “promotion weeks” before redistributing them to worthy causes.
The community outreach program regularly supports over 1,200 local causes annually, and Proserpine Peries SUPA IGA Proserpine Manager Keiryn Stacpoole said it simply reflected the mentality that “IGA was all about community”.
“[All the funds] are going towards good causes that have supported us as a business and this town,” Mr Stacpoole said.
“I’ve missed the past few years where we’ve given the funds out, so this year is very special for me personally to be able to give back to the town that means so much to us.”
Whitsunday Junior Brahmans President Justin Follet said the $1,000 dollars that his sports club received would go towards “so much more than just tackle bags.”
“We really appreciate this - it’s fantastic,” Mr Follet said.
“Last year, we spent $2,500 on just footballs alone and this $1,000 will go towards more balls, cones, poles, stuff like that. We’ll be able to get a few big tackling tubes that are nothing like the old ones where you hold the bag. This equipment means the world to us at the grass roots level.
“The development is key. It’s awesome and not a small amount of money by any means.”
Of the Community Chest funds, $1,000 was donated to both Proserpine Meals on Wheels and Proserpine Whitsunday Junior Rugby League club each, and the remaining $700 to Proserpine Scouts.
“Speaking with Proserpine Scouts, that $700 will go a long way,” the store manager said.
“It will pay for people to go to courses, more first aid training, and anything they need.”
Mr Stacpoole said he was hoping to be “able to get [the groups] more money” for next year’s Proserpine iteration of Community Chest. He also hoped that more non-for-profit groups would come forward to receive donations.
“I think it’s great because it’s not about publicity, it’s about community,” he said.
“A lot of people shop in this shop from town and we’re supporting those who support us. As long as it puts smiles on their faces, it’s really good.”
Proserpine Whitsunday Junior Rugy League club administration members Russel Mau, Kim Bates, President Justin Follet, Peries IGA Proserpine Manager Keiryn Stacpoole, and Melanie Porter
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