Hundreds of Whitsunday locals attended Quota Whitsundays’ Dementia Morning Tea fundraiser and raised between five and six thousand dollars in support of Proserpine Nursing Home residents who are living with the devastating condition.
“It was amazing; we had over 160 people attend and it was a huge success,” Quota Whitsundays Inc. Event Coordinator Jacqui Barrett said.
“For a morning tea, that’s huge. The community businesses support and to have the community turn out like they did, even when there were other events on, that is extraordinary.
“Just a cup of tea together and look at what we can raise.”
Proserpine Nursing Home General Manager Susan Blyth spoke at the event, detailing how integral the funds raised would be for the Nursing Home’s Dementia Unit and Dementia Australia.
“Proserpine Nursing Home belongs to this community,” Ms Blyth said.
Nursing Home residents provided some of the day’s entertainment, performing some “Golden Oldie” songs, as well as routines from Edge Dance School, Chez’s House of Dance, and an Irish performance by Proserpine band ‘Momma’s and Pappa’s’.
The well-attended event was supported by almost every business in the Whitsundays, from Archers Soft drinks and Harry Brown to the Proserpine Museum, Red Cat Adventures, Plants Whitsunday, Nunkeri Place, and more, and the venue was provided by St Catherine’s Catholic College Proserpine.
Ms Barrett said that sixty-one prizes were donated from local businesses, totalling roughly $3000.
“It was very well supported from Proserpine and Airlie Beach,” she said.
“People just wanted to give and people approached us even on the day saying that they wanted to support us in future events.”
The over $5000 raised will be donated to the Proserpine Nursing Home and Dementia Australia.
Over $5000 was raised by Quota Whitsundays Inc. at their well-supported community event, a Dementia Morning Tea fundraiser
Dancers from local studios provided a portion of the morning event’s entertainment
61 prizes were donated by local businesses from both Airlie Beach and Proserpine
160 people attended from the community and helped to raise the funds which will go to Dementia Australia and Proserpine Nursing Home
The tables of community members enjoyed the fruits of Quota’s labours: biscuits, high tea, cookies, brownies, and more
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