CareFlight have much to offer

IT HAS been half a year since Kirsty Brown got the shock of her life when her three-year-old son nearly drowned in a tank on a Woodlands Road property.

Now she feels indebted to the people that saved her boy - RACQ CareFlight – and she believes her and her family owe them a lot.

“They were there when we needed them the most,” Mrs Brown said.

“I would love to do something for the local ambulance service too but seeing as CareFlight are run purely on fund-raising and donations, we went to them first.

“It costs about $10,000 each time CareFlight does a pickup.”

On September 4, Mrs Brown is holding a charity event in support of RACQ CareFlight and a guest speaker from CareFlight will be present.

A few handmade things such as scrapbooking and card-making and other forms of crafts will be on offer.

Mrs Brown said there are quite a few gifts on offer and there will be auctions and raffles held on the day.

“There are various gift vouchers to giveaway from supermarkets, butchers, hairdressers, and other giftware, stamps and other handmade items,” she said.

“We need 50 people to register and do the five projects as well as a few extra volunteers on the day.”

The fund-raiser is an all-day craft festival to be held at the Gatton Senior Citizens Centre in North St.

The event starts at 9.30am and it costs $40 to register and participate in the events.