Queensland conference raises over $40,000 for charity

The 2010 Queensland Supply Chain and Logistics Conference dinner exceeded all expectations with 43 tables of people in attendance, Gorden Tallis signing autographs and 400 people trying to squish in around the exhibitors for pre-dinner drinks. The annual dinner is a way for the industry to get together, have some fun, raise money for a nominated charity and to honour the annual T&L Industry Development Award winners.
 
During the dinner George Weston Foods made a special announcement that they would donate $20,000 worth of loaves of bread to the YMCA school breakfast program which, when added to a  Costa Logistics donation of fresh fruit, made the evening one of true and honest commitment to helping the homeless in Brisbane. Not to be outdone, the dinner guests raised $10,000 in raffles – all of which were donated by exhibitors and partners – and the auctions raised well over $15,000. Including the in-kind donations, over $40,000 was raised in less than four hours, once-again showing the significance of the Queensland Supply Chain and Logistics Conference charity dinner each year for charities. In the last eight years the event has raised over $500,000 for charities across Australia and Africa.

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