Sunshine Beach Surf Lifesaving Club was a sea of red on Sunday 2 November as Nippers, Youth, Cadets and the Supporters Club joined together to “Paint Your Club Red for Day for Daniel,” supporting the Daniel Morcombe Foundation and its mission to promote child safety across Australia.
The event complemented the club’s regular Nippers program and combined surf lifesaving education with an important community message about child protection and awareness. Young lifesavers proudly wore their red Nippers t-shirts for the occasion, while parents, carers and volunteers also dressed in red to show their support.
Throughout the morning, participants took part in fun games, beach relays and safety-themed activities that encouraged teamwork, awareness and communication. Child safety discussions were woven into the program alongside surf safety sessions, reinforcing the key message, “Recognise, React, Report,” and the importance of staying safe both in and out of the water.
Director of Junior Activities, James Beer, said the event was an opportunity for the club to support a vital national cause while also strengthening the values that underpin surf lifesaving.
“Surf Life Saving Queensland is proud to partner with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation to help keep kids safe, on and off the beach. Our Nippers and their families really got behind the Day for Daniel message,“ Mr Beer said.
“The Daniel Morcombe Foundation does incredible work educating children about personal safety and how to recognise and respond to unsafe situations. Bringing that message into our surf lifesaving environment felt like a perfect fit.“
The club acknowledged Pip Covell from Sunshine Beach Real Estate and Darren Fraser from Queensland T-shirt Company for donating the red t-shirts, and Matt Vardy for donating the StretchLab Noosa prize for the raffle, with funds raised being donated to the Morcombe Foundation.
