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To view photographs of our recent
activities click here
The 100+Club was started in 1993 when one of our
volunteers Mrs Ann Kerr who was visiting a resident for the Community
Visitors Scheme, she asked that resident if there was anything he would
like to do.
The resident Mr George Cartwright who happened to be
100years old, said he would like to have tea with someone his own age.
The search began to find another resident who was the same age. After
many weeks of phone calls to various aged care homes we eventually found
Mrs Alma (Wolfie) Wolfenden 101 at James Ommaney Retirement Village, the
morning tea was arranged.
And so the 100+Club was formed, over the next 5 or 6
years things progressed rather slowly as far as the 100+Club was
concerned. We had a number of functions over the years usually
attracting a small number of centenarians. Then in the year 2000 the
spotlight fell on the centenarians when both the State and Federal
Governments decided to award the centenarians a medal. After that, the
number of members of the 100+Club swelled. We can now look forward to
seeing a larger number of centenarians at the various functions, in some
cases the centenarians are contacting us and asking when the next
function is being held.
The 100+Club is unfunded and relies on the staff and
board of QCCN giving up their spare time to organise any and all
functions. We also rely on the generosity of the Premiers Department,
Brisbane Lord Mayors Office, and
various companies hosting functions for the centenarians.
Although the 100+Club is unfunded there is
absolutely no cost to the centenarians to join. QCCN has had over 10
years experience with centenarians and their privacy as well as the
health, comfort, and well being at all functions is upmost in our minds,
the staff have been known to check out any new venues in advance of a
function to make sure that the centenarians have easy access and their
day is one they will remember as a very happy and enjoyable one.
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Louise Russell 100+Club and
Pranavan Palamuthnsingam |
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To view photographs of our recent
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