Get Set for an ‘Epic’ Month of March!
Team Whitsundays Dancing CEOs to host two major events
The call is out to members of the Whitsunday community to put two dates in the diary for the month of March.
First is Saturday, March 15, when ‘Team Whitsundays’ Dancing CEOs will host a Masquerade Gala Ball at the Shute Harbour Marine Terminal.
Next is Sunday, March 30, when the entire community is invited to the ‘Epic Walk for DV’, starting from, and returning to the Coral Sea Marina Gardens.
Both events are fundraisers for Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ), an organisation providing life-saving, life-changing support for women and children impacted by domestic violence.
‘Team Whitsundays’ Dancing CEO, Dr Alice Harriott, said the Masquerade Gala Ball was designed to be a night of glitz, glamour, and “wonderful, heartfelt giving”, blending dinner and dancing with auctions and action for an important cause.
“This is going to be a great night out for groups of friends, colleagues, couples and organisations from across the greater Whitsunday region, combining fun and elegant fashion with feel-good benefits from supporting people in need,” she said.
Guests will enjoy sumptuous seafood, a fabulous main meal, cheeseboards and delectable desserts, along with a fully stocked bar and live entertainment from four-piece band ‘The Mojo’.
Tickets cost $250 and are available via www.mygivingtable.com.au/event-details/masquerade-gala-ball.
Meanwhile, Coral Sea Marina CEO, Kate Purdie, said the Epic Walk for DV was designed to be “epic in name and impact rather than in nature”, comprising simple loops around the Bicentennial Boardwalk and back.
“Anyone familiar with the weekly ‘Park Run’ will already know the route, but for those who don’t we’ll have plenty of ground support on the day,” she said.
“This is going to be a fun, family-oriented event, so bring the kids, the dogs, your friends and your workmates, and sign up to start your own fundraising journey – either as individuals or as your own teams that wider circles of friends and extended family can sponsor and support.”
Advance online sign-ups are essential and can be completed at www.epicwalkfordv.com.au.
Cost for adults is $24; kids walk free.
On event day, participants will be asked to register in the Marina Gardens at 6am for a 7.30am start, wearing the purple T-shirt supplied as part of the sign-up kit.
Breakfast, games and live entertainment will be supplied.
For more information and online links follow the ‘Team Whitsundays Dancing CEOs’ Facebook page.
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Media Contact: Sharon Smallwood / 0402 126 461 / teamwhitsundays@gmail.com
MASQUERADE GALA BALL
WHERE: Shute Harbour Marine Terminal
WHEN: Saturday, March 15
TIME: 6pm
COST: $250pp
TO BOOK: www.mygivingtable.com.au/event-details/masquerade-gala-ball
EPIC WALK FOR DV
WHERE: Coral Sea Marina Gardens
WHEN: Sunday, March 30
TIME: 6am for a 7.30am start
COST: $24 adults, Kids Free
TO BOOK: www.epicwalkfordv.com.au
- Dancing CEOs is WLSQ’s flagship fundraising initiative, through which 19 CEO’s and business leaders – including ‘Team Whitsundays’ – will compete in a dance contest on May 31, 2025, at Brisbane City Hall.
- In the 2023 Financial Year, the WLSQ Statewide Helpline answered 16,000 calls from women impacted by domestic violence. In just one year that number has increased by 28%.
- Useful contacts to include in articles are: 1800 WLS WLS (1800 957 957) the state-wide helpline for legal advice, and 1800 457 117 for the Rural, Regional and Remote Legal Advice Line.
- Other support numbers that can be included in media coverage are DV Connect: 1800 811 811, and 1800 RESPECT: 1800 737 732
