SPONSORSHIPS
Cooktown Bowls Club is involved with many community-based groups and organisations and is a proud sponsor of community events and programs. Examples include:
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A 3-year sponsorship agreement with the Cooktown Amateur Turf Club
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Turf Club raffles on Friday Nights; and
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Cooktown Cup & Calcutta
DONATIONS
The club also supports many community based activities and programs through donations. This includes donations to following:
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Cooktown Re-enactment Committee
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Cooktown Discovery Association
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Cooktown Swimming Pool – donation toward inflatable obstacle course
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Local entrants in the Cairns Cardiac Challenge - payment of entry fees
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Cooktown School of Arts – Art Award - The Cooktown Bowls Club Art Prize/donation towards the annual Art Competition
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Cooktown State School P-12 – Awards Night
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Lakeland State School P&C – Fundraiser
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RSL Veterans Health Week – donation toward event
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Elizabeth Guszely Gallery – donation toward security improvements
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Cooktown State School P-12 – donation to allow students to attend the Opti-Minds Challenge in Brisbane
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Local Student – donation towards attending IUCN Conference in Hawaii on conservation issues
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Local Sportsman – donation toward overseas trip as part of the Australian team
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Wild and Windy Festival Committee – Donation to promote Cooktown Discovery Festival
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Cooktown's Got Talent - Donation to the Event
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Donation to Local Indigenous men to attend a language seminar in Hawaii.
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Department of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Partnerships - donation towards the Cooktown Education & Careers Expo
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Coffee Machine profits - 50% of profits donated to a local NGO on a monthly basis upon request