New pictures for DABI
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Dragon Smiles At Bribie Island
DABI enjoyed a beautiful sunny day for the get together at Banksia Beach on Sept. 28.
We had 4 visiting teams and they transported their boats up for us to enjoy a hitout on Pumicestone Passage.
We received support from the local Councillor Gary Parsons who ironed out some unforseen problems for us, and the Bribie Lions Club helped us with extra BBQ's and tents .
Zonta ladies from Caboolture attended and made the announcement that they will donate $8000 to DABI to purchase our boat and some of them paddled for the first time , thoroughly enjoying the experience.
The visitors all agreed that Bribie is a beautiful spot to have a dragonboat breast cancer survivor team and wished us well, and also thanked us for the day.
We were also very grateful to them , both for their company and for all the trouble of bringing up the boats.
On the Saturday night we went to the Bribie Hotel for dinner and had over 60 celebrating.
We have lots of functions planned for the next few weeks as Bribie Rotary Club has organised a premier showing of "Australia" the movie and has included us in this special event. They have also indicated they would like to help us with our endeavours to get started and have asked us to provide prices to of the equipment we will need.
Pacific Harbour Golf and Country Club is organising a golf day on Oct. 26 with proceeds to DABI.
Bribie Hotel is holding Melbourne Cup day luncheon with $5 from every ticket to come to us.
Some of the new DABI members who have not paddled before have been going to Sunshine Coast and Redcliffe where they have been welcomed by those tems to start learning while we are waiting for our boat.
There is also a "Blessing the Surf" ceremony combined with a Fijiian Lovo and a Field of Women planned for Oct. 25 at Woorim Beach on Bribie Island.
We had 4 visiting teams and they transported their boats up for us to enjoy a hitout on Pumicestone Passage.
We received support from the local Councillor Gary Parsons who ironed out some unforseen problems for us, and the Bribie Lions Club helped us with extra BBQ's and tents .
Zonta ladies from Caboolture attended and made the announcement that they will donate $8000 to DABI to purchase our boat and some of them paddled for the first time , thoroughly enjoying the experience.
The visitors all agreed that Bribie is a beautiful spot to have a dragonboat breast cancer survivor team and wished us well, and also thanked us for the day.
We were also very grateful to them , both for their company and for all the trouble of bringing up the boats.
On the Saturday night we went to the Bribie Hotel for dinner and had over 60 celebrating.
We have lots of functions planned for the next few weeks as Bribie Rotary Club has organised a premier showing of "Australia" the movie and has included us in this special event. They have also indicated they would like to help us with our endeavours to get started and have asked us to provide prices to of the equipment we will need.
Pacific Harbour Golf and Country Club is organising a golf day on Oct. 26 with proceeds to DABI.
Bribie Hotel is holding Melbourne Cup day luncheon with $5 from every ticket to come to us.
Some of the new DABI members who have not paddled before have been going to Sunshine Coast and Redcliffe where they have been welcomed by those tems to start learning while we are waiting for our boat.
There is also a "Blessing the Surf" ceremony combined with a Fijiian Lovo and a Field of Women planned for Oct. 25 at Woorim Beach on Bribie Island.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Progress for DABI
We are working to make our new DABI a success and have had some support from the local clubs and the media.
Lexie Warren and I have been the guest at both Zonta Caboolture and Rotary Bribie Island.
We were warmly received at both clubs and especially as at Rotary, two of the Rotary wives are currently undergoing their breast cancer treatment.
We have been lead to believe that we will soon have some support from them with regards to us "Getting on the water" in Pumicestone Passage.
Sunday Sep.28 we have organised an interclub "get together" with Currumbin, Redcliffe, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast as well as our new DABI.
We are hoping for 3 of the clubs to bring boast and we will launch them at Banksia Beach boatramp, and, after some "fun" paddles we will BBQ in Col. Fisher Park. The council have given us a permit to use this area from 9A.M., when the tide will be high, and 4P.M. and I expect everyone will be very tired by then.
Prior to this, on Sat 27 Sep. we are dining at the Bribie Island Hotel with tables decorated in pink with "Pink Lady" decorations. We will have about 60 pink paddlers and their partners for this.
Dawn Worley
Lexie Warren and I have been the guest at both Zonta Caboolture and Rotary Bribie Island.
We were warmly received at both clubs and especially as at Rotary, two of the Rotary wives are currently undergoing their breast cancer treatment.
We have been lead to believe that we will soon have some support from them with regards to us "Getting on the water" in Pumicestone Passage.
Sunday Sep.28 we have organised an interclub "get together" with Currumbin, Redcliffe, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast as well as our new DABI.
We are hoping for 3 of the clubs to bring boast and we will launch them at Banksia Beach boatramp, and, after some "fun" paddles we will BBQ in Col. Fisher Park. The council have given us a permit to use this area from 9A.M., when the tide will be high, and 4P.M. and I expect everyone will be very tired by then.
Prior to this, on Sat 27 Sep. we are dining at the Bribie Island Hotel with tables decorated in pink with "Pink Lady" decorations. We will have about 60 pink paddlers and their partners for this.
Dawn Worley
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Dragon Approaches Bribie Island
DABI has 21 members at present and our registration has been accepted by QDBF.
Some of the group who had never paddled before visited the "come and try" day held at Lake Samsonvale a week ago hosted by Redcliffe Red Dragons. They enjoyed the day and we can't wait to get our boat to get "Pink" on the water here.
However we won't have to wait too long as we are hosting a "fun"day on Sept.28 at Banksia Beach when Currumbin "Beyond Survival", Sunshine Coast "Tittytittybangbang", Redcliffe "Pink Snapdragons" and Brisbane "Pinks" will join our new " Dragons Abreast Bribie Island"
We won't have a "Bribie Boat" but some of the clubs are bringing their boats up to paddle.
We are gaining recognition as it becomes know of our ambitions and we are starting to receive donations plus money we raise from markets and raffles etc.
Our president and I have joined Lexie Warren and presented our stories at a Zonta Caboolture dinner and we have been given an indication that they would like to help us.
We also have to speak at a Lions club dinner this week .
Our original President Cathie Gouldsbrough has had to step down after such a short time, as she and her family are going to Dubai to live,as husband, Nigel will work there.
So vice-president Lorraine Martin has taken over that role.
We will taking part in a "Field of Women" here on Oct. 25 which is being organized by Kay Ellis for BCNA at Woorim Beach.
Regards, Dawn Worley sec/co-ordinator DABI
Some of the group who had never paddled before visited the "come and try" day held at Lake Samsonvale a week ago hosted by Redcliffe Red Dragons. They enjoyed the day and we can't wait to get our boat to get "Pink" on the water here.
However we won't have to wait too long as we are hosting a "fun"day on Sept.28 at Banksia Beach when Currumbin "Beyond Survival", Sunshine Coast "Tittytittybangbang", Redcliffe "Pink Snapdragons" and Brisbane "Pinks" will join our new " Dragons Abreast Bribie Island"
We won't have a "Bribie Boat" but some of the clubs are bringing their boats up to paddle.
We are gaining recognition as it becomes know of our ambitions and we are starting to receive donations plus money we raise from markets and raffles etc.
Our president and I have joined Lexie Warren and presented our stories at a Zonta Caboolture dinner and we have been given an indication that they would like to help us.
We also have to speak at a Lions club dinner this week .
Our original President Cathie Gouldsbrough has had to step down after such a short time, as she and her family are going to Dubai to live,as husband, Nigel will work there.
So vice-president Lorraine Martin has taken over that role.
We will taking part in a "Field of Women" here on Oct. 25 which is being organized by Kay Ellis for BCNA at Woorim Beach.
Regards, Dawn Worley sec/co-ordinator DABI
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Progress
We are gradually making progress with getting together B.C. survivors on and around Bribie Island to get "Pink" out there on Pumicestone Passage.
Last Wed. 18th. I hosted a morning tea and with the help of Cathie Gouldsbrough , Ann cousins,Lyn Van Buerle and some nice new supporters we had some fun with a raffle, lucky door prize and some nice food and raised our first donations for our new group.
Cathie and I have also had a photo and story in the local newspaper and we have received a few new contacts from this.
Last Wed. 18th. I hosted a morning tea and with the help of Cathie Gouldsbrough , Ann cousins,Lyn Van Buerle and some nice new supporters we had some fun with a raffle, lucky door prize and some nice food and raised our first donations for our new group.
Cathie and I have also had a photo and story in the local newspaper and we have received a few new contacts from this.
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