Oatley Lions Club Pink Quilt Competition

Hansard ID: HANSARD-1323879322-104544

Hansard session: Fifty-Sixth Parliament, First Session (56-1)

Oatley Lions Club Pink Quilt Competition

Mr MARK COURE (Oatley) (13:30:55):

Last month Oatley Cottage and Oatley Lions Club held a Pink Quilt Competition and exhibition at Oatley Uniting Church. The aim of the competition was to raise much‑needed money for the McGrath Foundation to place specialist McGrath Breast Care Nurses wherever they are needed and to make understanding breast health a priority. On the day a total of $7,700 was raised, with additional funding going to the foundation after all quilts had been sold. The gracious winner of the competition, who was rewarded with a sewing machine package valued at $1,000, decided to donate it back to Oatley Cottage to sell, contributing an additional $1,000 to the total amount. I congratulate all participants in the Pink Quilt Competition who committed their time, money and resources to contribute to a great exhibition. I also recognise all of the volunteers who were actively involved in making the event such a success. The partnership between Oatley Cottage and Oatley Lions Club is commendable and I am thrilled that so much awareness and money was raised for such a worthy cause.