Bribie Dragons

Bribie Dragons have been busy this past fortnight. They attended the fundraising BIGGEST MORNING TEA for Cancer Research at the spectacular Ulurayma Retreat, Wamuran. The venue had a panoramic view of the Glasshouse Mountains, lush gardens with exquisite mosaics and appetizing home-created titbits. Our "Pinkaboutit" girls were encouraged to engage in some handson pottery experience amidst great company. It was a very worthwhile fundraising success. The locale was truly beautiful, so secluded & peaceful with many creative artworks to be found all over the impressive gardens. Later, “seventeen of our Bribie Pink Dragons gathered at 'The Beach House' at Beachmere on Saturday 17th, "Assembly Day". This was to assist the Zonta Birthing Kit project, instigated in 1999, to pack birthing kits for use in third-world countries. These kits, devised by Joy Hazy, an Adelaide doctor, help to provide a clean space & implements for women giving birth. A kit contains a plastic sheet, latex gloves, gauze swabs, a razor blade to cut the cord, strings to tie off, & soap. The premise is that women in developing countries could survive birth in far greater numbers if they had access to a few basic, clean items. With continual conversation and deft fingering, in 4 hours we collectively managed to reach the goal of packaging 1600 kits! However, the break for a home-baked morning tea and lunch was most appreciated." In contemplation, I think we all felt very lucky to be living in Australia and were most happy to work with the Zonta club.!!

Anyone wishing to contribute to this ongoing project can contact Zonta or the Birthing Kit Foundation Australia via their websites.

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