Students of Chelona State School swapped their uniforms for crazy hair and bright colours last Tuesday to raise funds for RACQ CQ Rescue.
Almost all of the 127 students enrolled at the school got involved, coming to school in their craziest getups and raising almost $1,450.
“The whole school comes in crazy dress, so pretty much anything goes,” said teacher aide Michelle Bath.
“The mums organised a meal deal for lunch, so money was raised through that as well.”
The school holds a ‘Crazy Dress Day’ annually to raise funds for the organisation which is close to the community’s hearts.
“We had quite a few families within our community affected by Cyclone Debbie and had to get rescued.
“Some people have had family members that have been involved in accidents so have had to have CQ Rescue come out to help them.
“It’s very important and close to a lot of families’ hearts within our community so that’s why we chose to get involved every year.
“I’d hate to not have it within reach.”
A member of the RACQ CQ Rescue team will be delivering a presentation at school parade today where they will explain to the students what the organisation does, what’s involved with the helicopter and how the funds will help.
Posting to Facebook, RACQ CQ Rescue said, “Small schools have huge hearts and from the very bottom of ours, we thank everyone at Chelona State School for this very impressive effort and for helping ensure we can continue to fly to the rescue of hundreds of people each year across CQ.”
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