All the fun of the Circus - Cerebral Palsy League

Sheree challenges Gold Coast Kids to get“on their bikes” for charityNORTHCLIFFE Surf Lifesaver and ironwoman competitor, Sheree Merryfull, lenther support to students at The SouthportSchool in a bike riding challenge to helpraise funds for League.Barely taking time to recover from theepic “Coolangatta Gold”, in which sheplaced in the top ten, Sheree helped outby lap counting the 30 minute bike-athonat The Southport School on Friday19 October.Sheree cheered on some 60 prepstudents - some of them with trainingwheels – as they attempted to beat lastyear’s bike-a-thon record of 27 laps.The bike-a-thon helped raise over$3,500, which The Southport Schoolpledged to the Cerebral Palsy Leagueof Queensland.Sheree, whose sister has cerebralpalsy, was earlier this year named anAmbassador for the Cerebral PalsyLeague.Dugong Backpack wins Memento AwardAN innovative idea, team work and a local obsession with dugongs has won Redcliffe’s Cascade Services theprestigious ‘Retail Memento of Queensland Award’ for its ‘Dugong Backpack Kit’.The ‘Dugong Backpack Kit’ includes a drawstring backpack with a dugong design, comes in a pencil case witha selection of coloured fabric pastels, which are used to colour in the backpack.“It has the vibe of a colouring-book on a backpack - so it’s an activity as well as a useful item”, driving force andBee Spokes Project Coordinator, Samantha Jockel said.“We are big fans of the dugong that is a native of Moreton Bay. It is hoped that through sales we can not onlyraise funds for the League but also create awareness of the plightof the dugong”, Samantha says.The ‘Dugong Backpack Kit’ was a collaborative effort; designed,screen printed and compiled by staff and clients of CascadeServices, who worked on the Bee Spokes project.“Winning is affi rmation of the talents of the clients/workers(at Cascade Services) and an indication that they have asignifi cant and valuable contribution to make. It shows thatthere is potential within all of us to create and innovate ina commercial environment”, Samantha said.The Queensland Memento Awards recogniseorganisations that display innovation and excellence inAustralian art and design.For information on how to purchase a‘Dugong Backpack Kit’ contact CascadeServices on 07 3284 6787.Picture: Bike-a-thon fundraisers Ben Kelly (left), Sharon Joss,Lachlan McInnis, Sheree Merryfull, Rhys Jones, ElizabethPluimers and Will Booth.League News Volume 31 Edition 4, 2007 - Page 11