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Community Partnership : Saltwater Boardriders Club

Community / Jack & Co Marketing / August 17, 2022

The Midcoast Saltwater Boardriders Club is a grassroots sporting club based at Old Bar NSW who bring together over 100 members for monthly short board surfing competitions and community fundraising events.

The club operates monthly competitions from March to September each year and caters to kids from 4 years (Super Groms) up to adults of any age. They pride themselves on being a very inclusive club who welcome and support all members.

The club relies on community partnerships such as the one formed between Jack & Co to enable them to offer monthly prizes to division competition winners, maintain the upkeep for equipment required for the competitions as well as supporting junior members who may need to travel for competitions. In addition to the monetary support Jack & Co provides, we also provide BBQ supplies for their egg and bacon rolls at their monthly competition days.

Not only does this group bring together community members with a similar interest, but they also hold an annual fundraising day called the Kev Lee Memorial cup which raises funds for the Manning Based Hospitals Oncology unit. At their most recent event they raised over $3000 for the cause which is run in memory of their long term member and former president Kev Lee.

For local clubs, like the Saltwater Boardriders club, they rely on local sponsorship to encourage more members and so that participation is affordable and accessible for all. Jack & Co take pride in being a local store that supports local grassroots clubs.

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Variety Bash : Aaron Somers raises money for kids in need

Community / Jack & Co Marketing / August 16, 2022

Ever since Aaron Somers was a boy, he wanted to be part of the Children’s Charity Variety Bash. After facing a few health issues of his own in 2016, Aaron and his father decided they wanted to give back to a great cause and it seemed like a perfect way to do this whilst having a bit of fun. Variety is a Children’s Charity that has been helping to give children who are sick, experiencing disadvantage or living with a disability a fair go in life for nearly 50 years.

Aaron went in search of the perfect vehicle and found one located in Western Australia. Sight unseen, he took the plunge and bought the car to turn his dream into reality. Due to COVID restraints, it took over 4 months to get the vehicle relocated from WA to Taree, leaving only a few weeks to get the vehicle ready for the 6 day Variety bash event.

Aaron and his father worked many late nights to get the car in its best condition and collected every spare part they could find to take on the trip. They set off in May 2022 on the journey that started in Newcastle and headed to the Central West stopping at towns such as Dubbo, Cobar, Forbes, Wagga Wagga and back to the Hunter Valley.

They had one minor mishap when the car broke down due to a distributor problem… which happened to be one of the few parts they didn’t have. They were lucky enough to get a local mechanic to help them out and get back on their way to the next stop.

One of the highlights was doing the trip with his 72 year old dad who is already talking about doing the bash again next year.

Being part of the Variety Bash comes with many expenses including the purchase of the car, car parts, fundraising, fuel and accomodation along the way. Jack & Co was pleased to support Aaron with subsidising some of the fuel costs. We love to give back to locals who are making a difference and proud to support Aaron in the 2022 Variety Bash.

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Lane Cove Junior Rugby Union

Community / Jack & Co Marketing / August 9, 2022

Jack & Co are proud to sponsor the Lane Cove Junior Rugby Union Club in 2022. The sponsorship helps to fund the clubs equipment such as shirts, shorts, socks, footies, backpacks and training resources.

The Lane Cove Junior Rugby Union Club (LCJRUC) is one of the 8 Village Clubs that comprise the Gordon District and offers boys and girls the opportunity to play rugby from Under 5s through to Under 16s.

The club prides itself on its community feel and on providing opportunities for boys and girls of all abilities to be able to play the game at the standard they enjoy and are comfortable with.

Jack & Co local store are all about doing our bit in the local community and we can’t think of a better partnership than the local rugby club.

Every year we budget funds to go back to the community. If you have a local event in our store area, please reach out, we’d love to chat.

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The Mount George Billy Cart Derby is coming!

Community / Jack & Co Marketing / August 7, 2022

The Mount George Billy Cart Derby and Spring Festival is a thrilling annual event hosted by the Mount George Public School P&C. The community event sees families can work together to build their own unique billy cart and race it on event day in our Billy Cart Derby. Now in its 6th year, the derby is a community fundraiser for the school and also assists with the running costs of the local hall.

The Spring Festival has something for everyone including the orange rolling competition, art exhibition, market stalls, car show and and live music. 8:30am-3pm.

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Jack & Co Supports Smiles2U

Community / Jack & Co Marketing / July 7, 2022

North Shore Mums Smiles2U is a 100% voluntary charity which aims to bring care and comfort to the many children, adults and carers who pass through the Emergency doors of our local hospitals every day. Their packages are made to help everyone’s needs when disaster strikes. These packs have been carefully put together with items to support the patient with comfort and care whilst going through a very challenging time in their lives.

How Jack and Co are supporting Smiles2U?

Smiles2U are running an Online Auction to help them raise more funds so they can continue supporting families and children during their hospital stay.

The Smiles2U online auction kicks off on Wed 12th July 2022 until 27th July, 2022 with over $40,000 worth of donated goods up for grabs.

Jack and Co are pleased to support the Smile2U Online Auction with a hamper of goodies valued at over $200. The hamper includes a 10 free coffee voucher plus a handpicked select of your favourite boutique brands from Jack and Co.

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