Last Thursday we celebrated our 10th anniversary with over 100 members,
guests, and visitors attend this morning to show support for the Burpengary
and District Men’s Shed. However, the large attendance may have something to
do with the ladies from the Green Wattles CWA providing such a wonderful
morning tea. At the morning tea “Honorary Membership” was awarded to Craig
Hewlett President, Caboolture Community FM Radio Association and Mark Ryan
(MP) State Member for Morayfield in recognition of their support in
establishing the Burpengary and District Men’s Shed.

Our President Rodney Hansen addressed the members, guests and visitors –

“It’s hard to imagine a time when our men’s shed did not exist- such is the
impact and our involvement with the community. We have made a home for the
Green Wattles CWA, Safe Communities, Uniforms for Kids, AA and the Barking
Dog Obedience School.

Over the years our men have been seen at or done projects for local high
schools, primary schools, our council, preschools, retirement villages and
nursing homes. This as well as the many projects that have come in from our
community that would normally end up in land fill.

We have been seen selling raffle tickets in all the major centres and
markets in our area. Over the years we have held about 40 major raffles
selling about 25,000 books of tickets. Our men have raced other sheds at
lakeside raceways on ride on mowers.

Our Christmas toy giveaway has seen us give away around 6000 toys over the
years to organisations such as Ronald MacDonald house, Brave Hearts, Legacy
Australia, various local DV units and local hospitals to name just a few.
These all made by our very talented men at shed.

We have done about 200 sausage sizzles over the years , selling about 98,000
sausages . We have been seen at places like dog shows at the Elimbah sports
ground, the local radio station, Bunnings stores, Masters at Morayfield,
Burpengary sports grounds, Dakabin tip, Dan Murphy’s Strathpine, various
polling days, community events and of course our in-shed sizzles. Every
dollar raised goes back into our men’s shed!

Socially we have had Christmas dinners at nearly all the clubs in our area.
We have had trips to the rail museum, car museum, tram museum, historical
villages, airports, other men’s sheds, fishing trips, breweries, coffee
shops ,tool displays and wood shows.

This is our shed in a nutshell – it is a vibrant place – I congratulate all
the committee members over the years for keeping our shed moving forward and
to you our members for being involved in this remarkable organisation –
here’s to another 10 years – congratulations and a happy birthday to our
shed.

As I often say, if you can’t find something to do at shed – you’re not
looking hard enough.”