Community
31 August, 2022
Rotary Club Cairns donation for improvements at Sea Breeze Café
SUPPORTING local market stalls helps support the local community.
Rotary Club of Cairns Sunrise monthly Palm Cove Markets not only provides a beautiful community event but also provides equipment and services that benefit local charities.
Profits from the markets are contributed 100% to local charities in the Cairns area.
A local charity that recently benefited from a $5,000 donation was the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation to help replace tables and chairs at Sea Breeze Café at Cairns Hospital.
The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation runs the hospital carpark, both cafes and vending machines, as businesses to help raise money to pay their administration expenses.
This means all donations to the Foundation are used 100% to provide equipment and services at the nine hospitals, two multi-purpose health services and 53 primary health centres from Tully to the Torres Strait.
Rotary Club of Cairns Sunrise President Liz Derricks said a conversation with Foundation CEO Gina Hogan resulted in the club deciding to help purchase new tables and chairs for Sea Breeze Café.
“The new tables and chairs look terrific and give the café a freshen up, which enables us to continue to provide a quality service to the community,” Ms Hogan said.
“We even see hospital staff getting together at some of the larger table groupings, and it’s great to be able to provide that breakout space for them,” she said.
