For 44 years, the Federal Community Children’s Centre has cared for and nurtured the town’s small humans.
This Sunday, the centre is asking for a bit of support in return, when it runs a family day and fundraiser to celebrate its forty forth anniversary.
‘The centre and the community generally have been through a lot over the past few years,’ the director of the centre Mandala Diehl told The Echo this week.
‘This is an opportunity to celebrate how far we’ve come, and to bring the community together, because we were set up by the community for the community,’ she said.
The event will feature a colourful collection of activities and events, including performances by the Widjabul dancers, Babe Rainbow and the Imprints.
There will be a colourful kids concert put on by the centre, and a stack of other activities, including stalls, face painting, a raffle, food and a jumping castle.
‘In keeping with the current World Cup, there’s a special soccer tournament out the back, run by one of the Football Australia coaches, who lives in the area,’ Ms Diehl said.
Among the stalls will be a Bundjalung language area run by Uncle Gilbert Laurie, and an information stall run by Brunswick Landcare.
‘We invited Brunswick Land Care to have a stall to help build awareness on ways we can actively be involved in protecting endangered flora and fauna,’ Ms Diehl said.
The event runs from 10am to 2pm at the Federal Community Children’s Centre – 898 Binna Burra Rd, Federal.
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