Maleny District Sport & Recreation Club Community Newsletter
Monday, 3 May 2021
Maleny District Sport & Recreation Club Community Newsletter
Look after Mother on Mother’s Day! On Sunday many Australians will spend the day celebrating their mums and other special women in their lives. Some mums may be given cards, owers and gifts, while others may enjoy breakfast in bed or a lunch out. Mother’s Day has long been a part of the Australian calendar, and always held on the 2nd Sunday in May – but where did the dea to dedicate a day to honouring motherhood come from? In 1870, American writer and women's rights activist Julia Ward
Howe rst appealed to women to unite and bring peace throughout the world (later known as the Mother's Day Proclamation). She proposed that a mother's day for peace be commemorated every year. It was not until 1924, following the losses of World War I, that Mother's Day was rst of cially held in Australia. Sydney woman Janet Heyden started the tradition after becoming concerned for the lonely, forgotten aged mothers at Newington State Hospital where she regularly visited a friend. She successfully campaigned for local schools and businesses to donate gifts to the ladies, many of whom had lost their husbands and sons in World War I or had never been wives or mothers because of the war.
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There are more than six million mothers in Australia caring for children and other people every day of the year. Hopefully they feel appreciated every day, and over the year, Mother's Day has become an occasion for family reunions, becoming a day when families can get together. It’s predicted that the wonderful eating establishments across the Range will be very busy on Sunday, and thanks to Maleny Commerce, you can also give your mum a lovely surprise by giving her a Maleny Gift Card.
Happy Mother’s Day everyone!
RIP “Scratchie”
Graham “Scratchie” Wild, member of the Maleny - Peachester pioneering Wild family, passed away on April 29th, 1921. Members of the Maleny Show Society extend their condolences to to Sharon, Penny, Andrea and Ben and the wider Wild Family for your loss.
The Wild Families have all been strong supporters of the Maleny Show Society. There will be a memorial service in his honour at the Peachester Hall on Saturday 15th May at 10.30 a,m. Rest In Peace Graham Wild. https://malenysportandrec.org.au/