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store news •Spotlight onFind out what’s happening at a store near youSpringRacingHatsSpotlight Dubbo team member KerrinMann’s passion for creativity becomesevident each year during Spring RacingCarnival as her fabulous millinerycreations start appearing in storedisplays.Kerrin designs hats in all shapesand sizes, inspiring customers andteam members alike to make theirown Spring Racing Carnival hats withproducts available at Spotlight or topurchase the readymade ones.A true advocate of crafting of alltypes, Kerrin is the team member whorushes to the dock to have a look atany new product arriving each weekand her passion creates excitementin the store every time new productsarrive. This passion is infectious too -as she assists customers by helpingthem to make their crafting vision areality!Meet Kerrin and the team at 235 CobraSt, Dubbo, NSW. Tel: (02) 6884-4666Beaniesfor BabiesAs a region, Spotlight stores in SouthAustralia recently decided to involvethemselves in a community projectcalled Beanies for Babies.Following the birth of his daughter,Kaylee, last year, Regional ManagerDarryl Cotter received a present fromthe hospital in the form of a hand knittedbeanie and baby blanket, knitted bymembers of the local community.Inspired by this story, the SouthAustralian team began their campaign,knitting gifts for two local hospitals, theLyell McEwin Hospital and the Women’sand Children’s Hospital for childrenundergoing treatment for cancer. Thedecision to knit for the littlies undergoingchemotherapy came from the desire tobrighten the children’s day – and warmtheir heads - with cute and practicalbeanies.The campaign was launched viacolourful posters that were sent toall stores in the State to be put up intearooms alongside simple to advancedpatterns. Team members were invitedto copy these and each store has beendonating suitable yarns to get everyoneup and running.Eventually a ‘friendly’ competitionhas been set up between the stores tosee not only the most creative Beanieproduced but also to determine whichstore can knit the most beanies andtoys for the cause.Team members in some stores haveenlisted the help of their Mums andcustomers are getting involved too.This should certainly boost the numberof finished items that Spotlight is ableto donate to both of the hospitals.For your nearest SA Spotlight store visitwww.spotlight.com.au or call 1300 305405 (local call cost within Australia).Bathurst Crazy DayCrazy Day is an annual event within the localBathurst community to bring a little bit of funand merriment to the town. To enter, participantsneed to dress up in a madcap way – an effortthat Cheryl and her ‘Crazy Bathurst Team’ say isnot so hard to achieve in their Spotlight store.Spotlight Bathurst has participated inCrazy Day for three years and has won bestdressedstore for the day two years in a row. Theprize money goes towards Spotlight Bathurst’ssocial club.Visit this store at 143 Bentinck St, Bathurst,NSW. Tel: (02) 6331-7055Get Creative Quarterly Autumn 2011 153