By KATRINA BRANDON
BLUE was scattered throughout Australia on May 9.
May 9 is the official Do It For Dolly Day – a day to spark conversations and end bullying.
On a local level, the Boolarra community put on their fourth annual boot-scooting fun time for Dolly’s Dream.
While the official day is May 9, due to it being a work day, the group moved the event to May 10.
More than 120 people of all ages attended the Boolarra Memorial Hall from across the region. Prior to the event, locals lined up ready to get in so they could start chatting, sit on either table sets or hay bales, get up and dance, participate in a mullet contest, and enjoy dinner surrounded by like-minded people.
For Dolly, the Boolarra lot got their country on and put on a real show for future events. With no lack of activities or action, locals kept the conversation going into the night.
Dolly’s Dream was established in 2018 by Kate and Tick Everett in memory of their 14-year-old daughter Dolly, who tragically took her own life following sustained and ongoing bullying and cyberbullying.
Kate, Tick, and Dolly’s older sister, Meg, have since been committed to changing the culture of bullying by addressing the impact of bullying, anxiety, depression and youth suicide through education and offering direct support to young people and families.
Do It For Dolly Day is a national fundraising and awareness campaign dedicated to bringing the community together, spreading kindness and to ‘Go Blue to End Bullying’. Every year in May, thousands of supporters across Australia come together to honour Dolly by going blue (her favourite colour), participating in fundraising activities or making a donation to help support the important anti-bullying work of Dolly’s Dream.
