We want to take a moment to thank and recognise everyone involved in 65 Roses Day 2023 proudly supported by Wafex. Marking the end of our May Awareness Month, this 65 Roses Day was our biggest and best yet. Funds raised from the event are still coming in and our team are busy counting your fresh rose and merchandise sales, virtual rose purchases and donations. Your involvement has helped us reach closer to our vision of lives unaffected by cystic fibrosis.
Our Community and Volunteers
First and foremost we wish to show appreciation to our incredible community. Each year, we are blown away by the support of our CF community, wider community and the local organisations that are ready and willing to lend a hand in any way possible.
Throughout the week, we welcomed hundreds of volunteers for the wrapping, selling and delivery of roses, and so much more. 65 Roses Day would not be possible without your involvement. Thank you for helping to raise awareness of cystic fibrosis in WA and paint the state with roses.
Major Partner — Wafex
Thank you to Wafex, our principal partner, for supporting the work we do for over 15 years. In this time, Wafex has sourced and supplied us with over 120,000 roses. Each year, it is all hands on deck and their wonderful team come together to ensure we have enough roses to sell in our community and arrange beautiful bouquets. 65 Roses Day would not be a success without their support.
Major Supporter — South Metropolitan TAFE
South Metropolitan TAFE have provided longstanding support to Cystic Fibrosis WA for 65 Roses Day. Thank you to lecturers Kylie-Anne Stokes and Luana Abbott, the Diploma of Events Management and Certificate III in Events students for assisting us with preparing roses as well as managing stall locations across Perth and metropolitan region.
Supporters
The generosity and time provided by volunteer organisations and businesses was invaluable. Thank you to the following groups and organisations:
- Devahasdin – for providing PR services throughout the month of May.
- Alexia – for providing custom cookies to radio and media personnel.
- Curtin Volunteers – for wrapping over 2,000 roses and selling roses and merchandise on campus.
- Giant Flowers Australia – for providing beautiful giant flowers for the foyer of Two Forty
- Go People – for providing free membership to CFWA to map out delivery routes for our rose orders and bouquets.
- Rapid Relief Team – for providing free catering assistance to keep our volunteers fueled on Wrapping Day.
- UWA Guild Volunteering – for helping in the lead up to 65 Roses Day with prepping and packing wrapping materials and fundraising kits.
Virtual Rose Garden Corporate Supporters
Our Virtual Rose Garden has raised over $26,000 and counting. Thank you to all who have planted a rose, sent a rose or created a rose garden. Visit rosegarden.org.au to plant your own rose in our garden. The Virtual Rose Garden will be live throughout the month of May and beyond.
Thank you to the following businesses for their support:
- 105 Accounting
- AE Hoskins Building Services
- Australia Post
- FTI Group
- Marathon Print
- Pharmacy 777, Mount Hawthorn
- Probe Joondalup
- South Metropolitan TAFE – Events Training
Shopping Centres and Business Precincts
Thank you to all the shopping centres and business precincts that provided free community sites for our 65 Roses Stalls. These sites allowed us to raise essential funds via the sales of our roses and merchandise and awareness of cystic fibrosis in the community.
Shopping centres include:
- Belmont Forum
- Bunbury Bunnings
- Bunbury Centrepoint
- Bunbury Forum
- Carine Glades
- Cockburn Gateway
- Walyalup Koort (Kings Square Fremantle)
- Mandurah Forum
- Northam Boulevard
- Phoenix Shopping Centre
- Queens SUPA IGA, Geraldton
- Westfield Whitford City
- Winthrop Village
- Yanchep Central
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Landmarks
Thank you to those involved in lighting up the following iconic WA landmarks in support of 65 Roses Day.
Perth Metropolitan Area
- Council House
- Curtin University
- East Perth Power Station
- Elizabeth Quay
- Fraser Avenue, Kings Park and Botanic Garden
- Fremantle Prison
- Joondalup Drive Bridge
- Matagarup Bridge
- Mount Street Pedestrian Bridge (Sail Bridge)
- Northbridge Tunnel
- Perth Concert Hall
- QV1 Plaza
- Sky Ribbon Bridge
- State Library of Western Australia
- The Bell Tower
- Trafalgar Bridge
- Yagan Square
Regional WA
- Arrol Crane at Jetty Road
- Guppy Park
- Koombana Bay Footbridge
- Koombana Bay Foreshore
- Mandjar Square (Friday 26 May)
- Marlston Hill Lookout
- Marlston Waterfront
- The Navigators at Koombana Drive Roundabout
- Northam Suspension Bridge
- Richmond Reserve
- Rockingham Foreshore
Freight Companies
Special thanks to Freight Lines Group, Great Eastern Freightlines and Vision Produce for delivering fresh roses to our regional stall holders free of charge. Thank you also to Logiwest Express for providing regional freight delivery at a discounted rate.
Photo Gallery
Thank you for helping us paint the state with roses. Below is a selection of images from the week of 65 Roses. Be sure to visit our Facebook and Instagram page to view more photos and to stay up to date with the latest at Cystic Fibrosis WA.
