ALEXANDRA HEADLAND SLSC NEWSLETTER

Grill’d Healthy Burgers SupportShow Grill’d your BoardiesBoardies Day is back! On Friday 22February, dig out your favouriteboardies and wear them to school, theoffice or anywhere you like. And at thesame time, raise vital funds for yourSurf Life Saving Club.This year, Boardies Day has launched aslick new website, which makesfundraising easy. We’re reallyimpressed and want everyone to getbehind it either by registering tofundraise or by donating to someoneelse who has registered.To show you how serious we are aboutthis, the Mooloolaba, Maroochydoreand Alexandra Headland Surf LifeSaving Clubs have joined forces with thenewly opened Grill’d Healthy Burgersrestaurant (in the Sunshine Plaza) tocreate a marketing campaign that willget the whole community behind us.This will include radio, press and onlineadvertising of Boardies Day in the twoweeks leading up to it, plus two specialevents to be held at the RiverwalkStage next to Grill’d at the SunshinePlaza:On Saturday 16 February, a BoardiesFashion Show will highlight the latesttrends and designer brands of boardshorts with our own Surf Life Saverstaking to the catwalk. We hope thislunchtime event will attract significantmedia interest and boost fundraising inthe lead up to Boardies Day.Then on Friday 22 February, BoardiesDay activities for families and kids will take place(again at the Riverwalk Stage), including live music,appearances by Sandy the Surf Dog, Surf Life Savingpresentations, face painting and more from 11am to3pm. During this event, volunteers can collectdonations from the public around the stage area.Donations will be shared between the three SLSC’s.Plus anyone who dines at the Grill’drestaurant in boardies that day willreceive a free burger voucher for areturn visit.During February, our local Grill’d will befundraising for the Alex, Maroochydore andMooloolaba Clubs through their Local Mattersprogram: it’s a high tech system involvingbottle tops and glass jars. When you order aburger at the Sunshine Plaza restaurant you canpop a bottle top into the jar labelled Alex SurfLife Saving Club. At the end of the month,Grill’d will count up the bottle tops and awarda donation to each Club.Every Grill’d restaurant across Australia isfundraising for Boardies Day during Februaryand supporting at least one Surf Life SavingClub. Grill’d Sunshine Plaza opted to supportall three clubs on its doorstep. Restaurantowner Cheryl Giles is working with our Club’sSurf Girls and Marketing Representatives onthis collaborative marketing campaign tomake the most of Boardies Day.What you can do:Go to www.boardiesday.com.au and registerto fundraise as an individual, team, school orcorporate organisation. It’s ridiculously easy;select the SLSC you wish to support (Alex ofcourse!), key in your details, set yourfundraising target online, then blast out yoursponsorship details to friends, family andcolleagues via email, facebook and twitter.Or, donate to someone else who is fundraisingvia online donation.Volunteer to help out at either of the eventson 16 and 22 February: we need models forthe catwalk, volunteers to collect donations andgeneral helping hands at the events. Pleasecontact Natalie Parker onadmin@natalieparker.com.au if you can help.Come to the events at Sunshine Plaza onSaturday 16 February and Friday 22 February.And don’t forget onBoardies Day toSHOW US YOURBOARDIES.Newsletter of the Alexandra Headland Surf Lifesaving Club www.alexsurfclub.com.au Page 7