Kingaroy Men’s Shed announces RACQ LifeFlight fund-raiser

A day of music, quality food and tremendous community spirit is fast approaching as the Kingaroy Men’s Shed prepares to raise money for the Burnett’s most essential service.

A night of music, quality food and tremendous community spirit is fast approaching.

The Kingaroy Men’s Shed will its RACQ LifeFlight fundraiser on March 11 at Geoff Raph Drive.

Dinner Under the Stars raised $6000 for LifeFlight in 2021 and $8500 in 2022.

This year, the Kingaroy Men’s Shed is hoping to raise $10,000.

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Shed representative Ralph Clark said RACQ LifeFlight was close to everyone's hearts.

“It is a big help to everyone in our region, you never know when you might need them and that is how we came up with the idea to do a fund-raiser for them,” Mr Clark said.

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Dinner Under the Stars raised $6000 for Life Flight in 2021 and $8500 in 2022.

“On the evening there will be an awesome round-up of entertainment from Kingaroy guitar vocalist Amos Pellas and his band, the Ground Crew, and the band Dealin’.

“The Baitlayers are catering the event with camp ovens and we encourage guests to bring picnic blankets, chairs and camper tables to enjoy their food.”

The event has support from sponsors including Deb Frecklington, Swickers Kingaroy and The Peanut Company of Australia.

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington said she is really proud to continue her sponsorship of the event.

“It is always a fantastic evening with good food and good company and I would like to congratulate the Kingaroy Men’s Shed for their commitment to supporting RACQ Life Flight,” Mrs Frecklington said.

“Lifeflight is a vital service which our community relies on daily, without Life Flight there is no doubt that lives would be lost.

“That’s why events like this are so important as it gives us an opportunity to show our thanks and support their work,” Deb said.

Mr Clark said the club was still looking for businesses to sponsor the event.

“We are still on the lookout for further sponsors and encourage anyone to get involved in any way that they can,” he said,

“The Men’s Shed formed in 2016 and regularly fund-raises for a variety of different causes by selling the work we do.

Amos and the Ground Crew will take to the stage at the Dinner Under the Stars RACQ LifeFlight fund-raiser.

“We are a safe place for men to come to talk about their feelings and mental health, things they may not talk about with their spouse.

“We have 50-odd members and men can come to have a coffee and chat or help with some of our projects such as the pink pigs we make out of pink plastic bottles to sell at Bacon Fest.”

The afternoon will begin at 3pm and tickets are $35 for adults, $25 for teenagers, $15 for children and children five and under can attend for free.

Tickets are available at the Kingaroy Office Central.

Originally published as Kingaroy Men’s Shed announces RACQ LifeFlight fund-raiser