Rain, hail or shine….Nippers End of Season Breakup

by Corey Bradley

Well, we’ve all survived yet another exciting season filled with fun games, activities, beach & surf safety awareness, new skills and fitness.

This season we’ve had around 80 Nippers registered with our Club, and I’m sure that each one of them has benefited from the program through better safety awareness, surf skills, rescue techniques, first aid/CPR and much more.

Hopefully some of these kids will continue in nippers, and progress on to become lifesavers, and in turn help to educate tomorrow’s kids in matters involving surf safety and rescue.

I thank the Age Managers and Assistants – without them, there would simply be no nippers program. They are the ones who have volunteered to take responsibility for coaching an age group, educating the kids on Surf and Beach Safety, Water and Board skills. They’ve kept the children safe and entertained for two hours solid each Sunday, rain, hail or shine….

This season would not have been the success it was without a lot of support, so I sincerely thank: Water Safety Team (without them, we can’t even get in the water), Shane Handy, Helen Brown , Justin Schooth, Mark Lawler, Sign-on ladies , Tracey Hethorn, Naomi, Sam & Jade, Meghan Bentley, Ron Organ, our club president & the committee , Gympie Printing,  Rainbow Beach Bakery and Deans Ice Works , QCivil, Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News, Rainbow Beach Horse Rides, Thirsty Camel Bottleshop Cooloola and Cooloola Coast Realty, Don Reid  and all parents who have helped out or contributed throughout the season.

Congratulations to Nerissa Legge, who is a nipper Mum, Age Manager, and all round great gal, and has agreed to take on Junior Activities Co-ordinator.

Thanks everyone, for a fun filled nippers season, and hopefully we’ll see you back on the beach again next season, to do it all again!

Ed note: Plus thank you Corey for sorting the season! Our Under 14’s: Jackson Dawkings,  Kate Gilmore, Elizabeth White, Zack Lindenberg and Codey Craig are now “graduates”. Congratulations on your huge commitment – most of you started in 2005!  That’s a whole lot of rain, hail and shine for your parents, too. The majority of you are now on surf patrol, well done all.