SURF LIFE SAVING BLOOD CHALLENGE WINNERS ARE….

 

 

  • Alexandra Headland SLSC – Club with the ‘Highest number of donations’
  • Palm Beach SLSC - Club with the ‘Highest number of new donors’  
  • Pacific SLSC Club with the ‘Highest number of Red25 donor’s v’s the total number of donations’  

Surf Life Saving Club Tally from 1st December – 28th February

Organisation                               Total number of donations           Total number of lives saved

Alexandra Headland Surf Life Saving Club        34                                 102

Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club                   22                                66

Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club                        18                                 54

North Burleigh Surf Club                                      10                                 30

Pacific Surf Life Saving Club                                10                                 30

Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club                       9                                  27

Mudjimba Surf Life Saving Club                           8                                 24

Coolum Beach Surf Life Saving Club                   5                                  15

Kawana Waters Surf Life Saving Club                 4                                  12

Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Club                       4                                   12

Northcliffe Surf Life Saving Club                         3                                   9

Evans Head-Casino Surf Life Saving Club           2                                   6

Kurrawa Surf Life Saving Club                              2                                   6

Southport Surf Life Saving Club                           2                                    6

Lennox Head-Alstonville Surf Life Saving Club    1                                    3

Rainbow Bay Surf Life Saving Club                       1                                    3

Grand Total                                                         135                                 405

 

Thank you to everyone that participated and helped support the Surf Life Saving Blood Challenge.

 The Red25 Team

Australian Red Cross Blood Service

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT

South Coast Branch Annual Report - Front Cover competition

An amazing opportunity open to all financial members no matter the age!!

 

The South Coast Branch are calling for all entries for a chance to win your image, drawing, design or graphics to appear as the front cover of the 2017-18 Annual Report. In addition, the winner will also receive a $100 gift card.

 

Entries will be judged by the South Coast Branch Executive Committee on how creative, usable and relevant they are to our Branch.

Contact lcampbell@lifesaving.com.au for more details or an entry form.

Inspiration Night - Listen to Curtis Wain McGrath OAM

It is with Great Pleasure that North Burleigh Surf Sports Office can announce our next guest speaker ;

Curtis Wain McGrath OAM is an Australian para-canoeist who took up canoeing competitively after having both of his legs amputated as a result of a mine blast whilst serving in the Australian Army in Afghanistan.
Curtis won two gold medals at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships. He then went on to win the gold medal in the Men's KL2 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Curtis's will speak on his Inspirational journey from the Battle Field's of Afghanistan to the Rio Olympics and beyond !

This event will be held in "The Ocean View Room Upstairs - Supporters Club on Monday 26th February @ 5:30pm.

RSVP surfsports@northburleighslsc.com.au

Give Blood !

 

SURF LIFE SAVING BLOOD CHALLENGE!

1 DEC 2017 - 28 FEB 2018

Only 10 days left of the Surf Life Saving Blood Challenge – make your donation count today!!!!

Did you know that….

Australia needs around 25,000 donations every week to meet demand

1 in 3 Australians will need blood or blood product in their lifetime

Around  9 million Australians are eligible to donate but only around 500,000 do

That means there are around 8.5 million Australians who could donate, but don’t!

 

You can recline and relax at your local blood donor centre and in just 1 hour, save 3 lives by donating blood.

Your donation helps cancer patients, mums and babies, and people undergoing surgery.

To make your donation count and help your club bring home the title of Surf Life Saving's best blood donors – Make a booking today!

 

3 Trophy’s up for grabs

Ø  Club with highest number of donations

Ø  Club with the highest number of new donors

Ø  Club with the highest % of donations

{ Doesn’t matter how big or how small your club - you still have a chance of bringing home the title }

 

Surf Life Saving Club Tally from 1st December - 19th February

Organisation

Total number of donations

Total number of lives saved

Alexandra Headland Surf Life Saving Club

31

93

Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club

20

60

Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club

16

48

Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club

9

27

Pacific Surf Life Saving Club

9

27

Mudjimba Surf Life Saving Club

8

24

Coolum Beach Surf Life Saving Club

4

12

Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Club

4

12

Kawana Waters Surf Life Saving Club

3

9

Evans Head-Casino Surf Life Saving Club

2

6

Kurrawa Surf Life Saving Club

2

6

Northcliffe Surf Life Saving Club

2

6

Lennox Head-Alstonville Surf Life Saving Club

1

3

Southport Surf Life Saving Club

1

3

NATIONAL TOTAL

112

336

How to get involved

Ø  Make an appointment online or call 13 14 95 to donate between
1 December 2017 and 28 Februrary 2018.

Ø  Donate blood and your donation will automatically be added to your club's tally - easy!

Can't donate?

Encourage your mates to get on board! Here's how they can join:

Ø  Make an appointment by calling 13 14 95 or going online.

Ø  Then mention which club you are part of to be linked to the right Red25 Group here to make sure your donation counts towards your clubs tally!

For more information about the Surf Life Saving Blood Challenge or to make a group booking call 1300 886 524.

We look forward to saving lives together this summer, on and off the beach!

The Red25 Team
Australian Red Cross Blood Service

Casual Employment Opportunities - Greater Brisbane & Gold Coast Regions - Community Awareness Presenter

Surf Life Saving Queensland is seeking energetic and reliable individuals to join the SLSQ Community Awareness team to support community programs such as education talks, beach programs and Little Lifesavers.

We are now taking expressions of interest from those looking for casual employment opportunities in the Greater Brisbane and Gold Coast regions.

Applications close COB 2nd January 2018.

www.lifesaving.com.au or email to hr@lifesaving.com.au