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A special Ruby Raffle ‘thank you’ …
Thank you to the many people who supported our ambitious fund-raising project over the last few months. Firstly, thanks so much to David Cross from Widgee who contacted us with the idea for a mega-raffle of a farm buggy from Team Moto in Gympie. He suggested that a bold approach could raise significant funds for the Rise & Shine community hub purchase. Thank you, David, we made a net $20,000 from a Category 2 raffle! Thanks to Maree Pittman who helped design the tickets and Andrea Ferris who designed the promotional materials.
A heartfelt thanks to our ticket sellers Helen & Ray, Suzanne & Misha, Esther & Tony, Ange, Trish, Robyn, Evonne & Robyn. They sold up a storm so we could pay for Ruby in late July. Thanks to John & Ange who collected her in a trailer provided by Kilkivan Men’s Shed, this enabled us to take Ruby to various selling locations, including a fun karaoke night at the Widgee Bushman’s Bar.
We are very grateful to four businesses that agreed to sell tickets: Kilkivan Post Office (which sold an incredible 105 tickets!), Kilkivan Hotel (an impressive 75 tickets sold), as well as Nedloh Goomeri & Team Moto. Other businesses allowed us to sell at their locations. Danny Sullivan & Sullivan Livestock made space available at both Woolooga and Gympie Saleyards throughout July and August, which enable us to connect with a big chunk of our core target audience. Thanks also to Tom Grady’ s Gympie Rural merchandise store and Nanango Markets for allowing us to also sell in those locations.
Thank you to Kilkivan General Store for signage space, and for the banner at the top of the Kilkivan Community Facebook page!
Thank you to Sergeant Tim Mahoney from Queensland Police for drawing the winning ticket.
BUT most of all we are grateful to every single ticket buyer. Some were locals, others came from as far away as Windorah, Hobart and Dover in Tasmania, Western Australia, Canada, Atherton Tablelands and more. Some were UniSC academics, some have no connection to our area. Much gratitude to you all! We loved hearing that you really support our ageing-in-place cause, no matter where you live.
Lastly, how wonderful to have the glorious Ruby won by someone who was so humble, so delighted and so lovely as a winner-takes-it-all! Congratulations to Peter Weller from Dagun whose ticket number 0825 won!
THIS HAS BEEN A TEAM AND COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT. RISE & SHINE!
Who We Are
We are a volunteer-led, not-for-profit community organisation providing support and services for the aged based in Kilkivan, South-East Queensland.
Our Rise & Shine community care for the aged project is a place-based solution tailored to address the specific needs and concerns of the communities of Kilkivan, Goomeri, Tansey and Woolooga in the western district of the Gympie regional local government area.
The Rise & Shine project is designed to be adaptive and flexible. Working with our government and private partners, our four project pillars are:
The story of our project …
Share the stories of local seniors as they talk about their lives in Kilkivan and their desire to stay … This is the ‘why’ of what we do.
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The Rise & Shine Project by Rosie Fitzgerald
Read the entire original Rise and Shine project proposal prepared by K&DCCA President Rosie Fitzgerald.
About our Rise & Shine Accommodation Project
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KDCCA RISE AND SHINE PROJECT BRIEFRise & Shine Social Return on Investment Report – May 2024
Social return on Investment is a method that incorporates social, non-market benefits. It allows government agencies to make decisions based on social impact generated by community-based projects. Calculating the financial return does not capture the social impact for the value created by KDCCA and the Rise & Shine ageing-in-place project. SROI includes intangible benefits that are difficult to quantify using financial return alone. The Association’s social return on investment of $1:$17.27 for the community in tangible and intangible benefits. KDCCA is a very efficient ‘social entrepreneur’.
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KDCCA SROI PresentationClick on the button below to download the SROI Evaluation K&DCCAI and Financial Project Evaluation for “Rise and Shine Ageing-In-Place”. By Mabel Wood McLeod
About our logo: Its components combine the idea of hope (sun rising), security (home), a helping hand as a safety net, and Mudlo Gap as a backdrop!
About our image: This image taken by photographer Graeme Toft was taken in 2022 and features five local nonagenarians, from left to right: Ian Fitzgerald, Mavis O’Neill, Mal Stegemann, Sally Adams and Gordon McGill.