Annangrove Association Australia Day Celebrations - supporting the Head Over Heels Appeal

I spoke with a lovely local man called Joe who is a member of the Annangrove Association committee and he is happy for us to bring our ute and trailer on Australia Day for families to come and drop off any donations for the people of Graceville, whom we are supporting with our appeal. Please refer to our earlier post on logistics of our Head Over Heels Appeal with regards to what we are collecting and how to help us by ensuring second hand clothing items are washed and folded neatly and also to advise of things we cannot accept for health regulations for example second hand undergarments or mattresses. We are now collecting everything for babies right up to old age pensioners - it was reported in the newspaper that most of Graceville's residents ended up with water flooding up to under their eaves so these people will likely need everything we can possibly give to them. I urge you to have another look if you have anything else you may be able to donate that you no longer or hardly use or wear - my kids are every day finding a new toy to put in our pile of donations.

The Annangrove Association presents the Annangrove Fair Australia Day festivities, held at Annangrove Park on the corner of Annangrove Road and Currie Avenue in Annangrove. Fun things to do with the whole family  include mini jeep rides, a giant slippery slide, pony rides (a big hit with our girls last year!), mechanical bull ride, giant jumping castle, chocolate wheel, dunking machine and much, much more! If you haven't made plans yet for Australia Day, come along and support our local community and at the same time drop off your donations for our brothers and sisters in the town of Graceville who are doing it tough. The day commences at 10.30am and concludes around 2.30pm (so you can still get to the city for the fireworks, if that was your plan), with the Australian flag raising ceremony and formalities at 11am. We will have a sign up and Joe said we may be able to park near the Rural Fire Service guys so look out for us in the white "BN Communications" ute with trailer. If you have any particularly big items ie furniture, please email me - headoverheelsappeal@gmail.com - as we might make alternate arrangements for collection of those items. I am still finalising a deal with a storage space, which it is clear we will definitely need given the overwhelming response for donations of items big and small. If you have emailed me and I haven't got back to you as yet, please be patient, I promise to personally respond to all emails and I have had so many, it has really blown me away. I am a stay at home mum with 3 kids, including a 6 month old baby and it has been a fantastic lesson for my children in displaying compassion for those in need. I can't thank you all enough for you interest from the bottom of my heart, it has been an amazing couple of days x x x Martina