Save the Green
A true Crackerjack Story
THE STORY
After a tough few years, the Cooroy Bowls Club has been fighting hard to rebuild membership, morale and pride, all while battling a tired green that can no longer host competitions.
At the same time, the hospitality venue supporting the Club is navigating incredibly tough market conditions, council restrictions and the loss of its iconic playground.
Now, a shining light has arrived, with the Club securing a $35,000 grant to give the green and surrounding area the facelift it desperately needs.
The project will help:
Bring the ditch board boundary up to competition standard
Repair the area where the venue seating meets the green
Improve the green’s ability to host competitions again
Create room, relocate and reopen the kids playground
Strengthen the long-term future, pride and morale of the Bowls Club
After the Club and Crackerjack call in every favour possible, the total project is still expected to cost approximately $45,000. That leaves one final challenge: We need the community’s help to raise the final $10,000.
THE EVENT
Rather than simply asking for donations, we want to bring Cooroy together for a huge Sunday afternoon celebrating the town, the Bowls Club and the community around it.
The event will be about bringing the green to life with social, family-friendly activities.
Activities include:
Learn to Bowl sessions with Club members
Closest to the Jack competitions throughout the afternoon
Kids bowls and mini games
Family activities on and around the green
Social bowls activations (mini competitions)
Live music / DJ
MC and community personalities (Potential Todd Widdicombe)
Huge community raffle
Charity auction
Food and drink specials
Local business activations
The goal is to create a fun, relaxed Sunday where families, businesses, bowlers and the wider Cooroy community all come together.
WHY THIS MATTERS
This is a genuinely positive Cooroy story. A local bowls green needs help. The Club has already secured $35,000. The bowlers and venue are calling in every favour they can. Now we need the town to help find the final $10,000. With a venue called Crackerjack, a bowls green that needs saving, and a whole community being asked to rally behind it… It’s a true Crackerjack story. We believe there is a strong opportunity to showcase the incredible businesses, volunteers and people who make Cooroy special.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Are you a local business or community member that can donate:
Major raffle prizes
Charity auction items and experiences
Sponsor activities and activations
Supplier-supported products and/or offers
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