Raising the Bar: Trivia, Charity, And Christmas Plans

How good are you at trivia?

Great or just average? Can’t get anything right if you’ve been before? Feel like you’re letting the team down, just because you’re in the group?

Tonight is your night then!

My mates at the Mackay Dragonboat Club are having another one of their remarkably successful trivia nights at the harbour and by all reports, it is set to be another cracking fun night.

A couple of years ago Dale called me up to ask if I’d volunteer some time on the mic asking the questions with their first event at Blacks Beach. That night raised a lot of money for this club, and since then, there has been more fun at the harbour answering questions, doing skills sets, and eating comps. All in the name of community.

I’d like to say come along tonight, but at last count the room is full, so it’s a sellout.

Just goes to show there are a lot of community-minded people in our backyards.

There is also a Mum who is reaching out to help her son Samuel, and she and the wider community are hoping to raise over $20,000 before Monday. Amber’s little beautiful son has varying issues that affect everyday life that you or I would not understand, but Amber and her family deal with it all like champions.

Right now, the money will be used to buy a car equipped to get Samuel around town and off to various specialists’ appointments for his AGR. If you have a few spare dollars and you’d like to find a great place to help, this would be it for sure.

You can find a donation link on their Facebook page at Samuels Rare Life. While you’re there you can get a glimpse of how life is for Amber, Samuel and big brother Zachariah. Any donation is welcomed with big wide arms and a big smile.

As we get ever closer to Christmas time, it will be time to get the 4MK Jingle Jail out of the back room and set it up somewhere to help a very worthwhile charity this year. If you know someone or a group that needs our help, please let me know.

I wonder if we can set it up at the annual Rotary Xmas Fair and get Col Meng to sit in jail for a couple of hours to raise bail money to get out. I wonder how much we can raise to keep him behind bars. Now I’m thinking… Leave that with me.

Have a fun weekend.

You can join Rob Kidd from 5am weekday mornings on 4MK 1026 AM in Mackay and Proserpine, 91.5FM in Airlie Beach or just ask your smart speaker to play 4MK on iHeartRadio!

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