Craft sale for health charities

The Pearl Beach Craft Group will hold its ninth Biennial Craft Exhibition and Sale over the long weekend of Saturday, October 1, between 10am and 4pm at the Pearl Beach Memorial Hall.

Entry to the exhibition is free and a portion of the sales will go to charities including Medecins Sans Frontieres and the National Stroke Foundation.

"Every year around 100 Australians work in the field as volunteers from the medical and health sectors," said exhibition organiser Ms Bev Lapacek.

"This is why we have chosen these charities to receive proceeds from our charity stall raffle," she said.

"In choosing the National Stroke Foundation, the Pearl Beach Craft Group wanted to support a charity that works closely with the public, government, health professionals, patients, carers and stroke survivors to reduce the impact of stroke on the Australian community," she said.

Long time craft group member Ms Eunice Worrall said: "The Pearl Beach Craft Group is proud of the strong community spirit which has been developed over the years.

"Members of our group have produced a beautiful handmade water lily patchwork quilt to be raffled with proceeds being donated to the Stroke Foundation," she said.

A variety of hand-crafted items will also be for sale including patchwork, silver jewellery, Christmas decorations, stoneware pottery, driftwood artifacts, clothing and knitwear.

There will also be homemade cakes and jams available for sale.

An additional raffle of a dolls' house will be held to raise funds for the Scleroderma Foundation.

Email, 18 Aug 2011 Bev Lapacek, Pearl Beach Craft Group