Braced for birthdays
10 October 2008
Mayor Bob Abbot has become something of a fashion icon in the past couple of weeks.
Council staff donned the mayor’s famous braces to celebrate his birthday and the sale of the fluorescent suspenders helped raise $10,000 for Sunshine Coast charity Butterfly Kids.
“I guess it’s something I really enjoy doing, I just walk around and look beautiful,” Mr Abbot joked as he signed the cheque.
“It’s good for me, it’s good for the kids and it’s good for the organisation (Butterfly Kids).”
The idea to follow Bob’s taste in accessories on his 58th birthday came about through a staff member, but given the popularity it was decided the braces should be sold at $5 a pair through Heritage Building Society branches coastwise.
With suspenders in short supply before the date and given the popularity, there’s talk of making it an annual event.
“I’m stunned, I didn’t think we’d get anywhere near that amount,” Mr Abbot said.
“I was only thinking last night, ‘How can we repeat this?’.”
Butterfly Kids’ Leanne Walsh echoed Bob’s sentiments, and she said the money would be put towards recreation-based respite programs across the Coast.
“People don’t realise just how much in need parents are of just a few hours of rest to recharge the batteries,” she said.
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