A Day at the Markets
Greater Springfield Rotary's new presence at the Orion Centre monthly markets was a great success on Sunday 21 July, with many people dropping by to find out a little more about Rotary and its work in the community.
As part of a project to increase community awareness of Rotary, and in particular, the activities of Greater Springfield’s local Rotary presence, the club will have a stall at the Orion Main Street monthly markets on the 3rd Sunday of each month. The Rotary theme for this year is ‘Rotary Connects the World’ and this aligns nicely with the ICC aim to connect the Ipswich community.
The professional Marquee and tablecloth were obtained from Canopy Outdoor, and partially funded using a grant from the Ipswich City Council Community Grant Program. Pictured here is the Rotary stall all set up and ready for business early on Sunday morning. Rotary volunteers were present throughout the day to speak with passers by and they were kept busy with many inquiries about Rotary's varied community projects and how to get involved. The July stall focused on Rotary’s many youth related projects, scholarships and sponsorships. At the August Markets we will be focusing on local community projects.
As a bit of fun last Sunday, the Rotarians had a large container full of Jellybeans which patrons could win by correctly guessing the number of Jellybeans for a $1 donation. At the end of the market day, the beans were counted and totalled 1212 jellybeans. The closest guess was 1200, and a happy family received their prize on Monday 22 July. A big thank you to all the families that joined in the fun.