Marcoola SLSC Board Relay Team
League:
Surf Life Saving Australia National Championships 2017
State / Area:
QLD / Regional
Funding Requested
$1450
Voting has now finished.
Recipients will be announced on 6th June 2016.
About Marcoola SLSC Board Relay Team
Marcoola Surf Life Saving Club is located on the Sunshine Coast approximately an hour & half north of Brisbane, we are situated just north of the Maroochydore River. Our dedicated lifesavers provide volunteer patrols from September to May each year. Our club has always had a strong lifesaving focus - only a handful of our members have dabbled in Surf Life Saving competition as a means of staying fit and active. However in 2017, our club will be present with a unique opportunity to participate in. For the first time in many years both the Qld State & National Surf Life Saving Championships will be held on the Sunshine Coast. We have a Under 50's Male Board Relay Team, which consists of 3 long term members - in training & wanting to have a crack at a State & National Title. All we need is a board to paddle!
Value to the Community
We are hoping by sending a Under 50's Male Board Relay Team to the State & National Surf Life Saving Championships, we will inspire our members - particularly our youth members to get involved in Life Saving Competition. We have some fit, committed members that just require some encouragement to give it a go. The 3 men involved in competing at these two events will be proud to represent the Club. Training and competing together will instil values such as teamwork, comradery & mateship. As well as ensuring fitter and more skilled lifesavers patrolling our beach.
Why the funds are needed
As mentioned above, Marcoola SLSC primary focus is patrolling the beach & saving lives. As a charitable organisation all our funds go towards upgrading & maintaining essential lifesaving equipment. There is never enough money left in our operating budget to purchase competition equipment for our members to train on & compete with. In fact, competing members in the past have been required to fund their own equipment. A new competition board will cost $2250.00, we are requesting $1450.00 from the Thermoskin Community Fund Sports Fund that would partly fund the new board. Our 3 competing members will be required to raise the additional $800 through weekly raffles at the club. We would love to see this team compete & do Marcoola SLSC proud at State & National Championships.
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