Bare Your Soles for Kids turns 21

PICTURED: The team from Little Grubbs Orchard Foundation all wearing the Rotary Club of Broadwater Southport’s new t-shirts at the Bare Your Soles for Kids fundraising event in May.

This year marked the 21st anniversary of the Rotary Club of Broadwater Southport’s Bare Your Soles for Kids barefoot bowls event and it proved to be the most successful one to date.

Held at Musgrave Hill Bowls Club, Gold Coast, Qld, on 3 May, a record $25,000 was raised to support local children and families in need, with funds distributed to Arundel Park Riding for the Disabled, Act for Kids and Little Grubbs Orchard Foundation.

Club members were all involved, bringing family and friends along, putting in teams and working the famous Rotary sausage sizzle. The silent auction and raffle tables were loaded with fantastic prizes and Musgrave Hill Bowls Club, which also hosted the Queensland State Bowling Titles, donated $5,000 to the cause.

Rotary Club of Broadwater Southport member Suki Mead joined forces with Himanshu Gupta, owner of Kwik Kopy Southport, to create dynamic new t-shirts for the day.
The shirts created a rainbow of colours with one very clear message: The Rotary Club of Broadwater Southport Rolls for Kids!

“It was a huge job with fantastic results as all our charity recipients and many club members are now wearing our shirts all year round,” said Suki.

“Every charity group came wearing our dynamic new shirts and all brought enthusiasm and tables of brochures, drink bottles, tote bags, pens, coffee mugs, wiggly worms, bubble makers and best of all lots of great hats, which were gratefully snapped up by bowlers out in the Queensland sun.

“It has been a powerful project with great visual impact and a huge success, especially for needy and disabled children on the Gold Coast and in helping spread the word about Rotary and our club.”

The club also announced Kwik Kopy Southport the 2026 Local Business of the Year for exceptional and selfless service.