Quota Cares Month—Top Winner
Quota International of Coolum Beach

"Inspiring potential," the theme for the Quota Club of Coolum Beach's annual International's Women's Day event, could really be describing the Quota club itself. The aim of the club's annual breakfast was to inspire women to think and act upon their potential, which is exactly what club members did. They successfully publicized the event and as a result drew a crowd of eighty people. The event sold out in advance and there was even a waiting list. These clever club members arranged to network afterwards and answered questions about the club, the result being that several of the guests who attended the breakfast expressed an interest in joining Quota.

The celebration of International Women's Day featured two motivational speakers who shared their stories of how they turned the adversity in their lives into success in their chosen fields. Another guest speaker told of her amazing adventures traveling through Italy and Greece.

The Quotarians chose the Coolum Respite Centre as the beneficiary of the breakfast fund-raising event. The center—which provides care to senior citizens, young people with a disability, and others in need in the community— wanted to acquire a large screen television with teletext capabilities. Since most of the center's clients are unable to access local movie theaters due to transportation or mobility issues, the center's staff decided to create a movie theater environment at the center with accessible entertainment.

For the Quota Club of Coolum Beach this rewarding fund-raiser helped the local community, showed how Quota "cares," and gave club members the satisfaction of a job well done. It can certainly be said that these club members acted upon their potential.

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