EAT, SLEEP, PADDLE, REPEAT; DONATE LIFE VIRTUAL PADDLE

Eat, sleep, paddle, repeat; Canoe Point Outriggers are holding a ‘virtual paddle’ fundraising event to raise money and awareness for DonateLife.  The fundraiser will be held throughout the Month of April and everyone is encouraged to get involved.  

Event organiser, Michelle Lowry said her goal in planning the event is to raise awareness of Organ Donation and DonateLife, a cause close to her heart. Michelle’s son Ben was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease in 2016. As a member of the Canoe Point Outriggers Club, Ben has competed in his sport across Queensland. Outrigging is one of the few sports Ben can participate in and he and his mother wanted to take organ and tissue donation awareness to the next level. “The idea of the event is to get people out on the water and raise awareness for DonateLife Organ and Tissue Donation,“ Michelle said.  “Four members of our little club have been affected by organ donation either through a family member or friends. So, this topic is very close to a few of us.”