Congratulations to Adam Lochowicz (Apok) , the worthy winner of the 2018 inaugural β Charitable Member of the Year β , based on the following nomination for his outstanding work on the Dreamworld Stormtrooper Weekends.
βFor the past 9 years Adam has organised the Dreamworld Stormtrooper weekend in Queensland Australia. This has been an event of great proportion.
This event has raised over $90,000 for charity and last year , sadly the final year ( directive from the mouse) saw this event raise $11000 over two days.
Dreamworld is the biggest theme park in Qld and this event organised by Apok became the largest legion gathering in the Southern Hemisphere with members from around Australia and overseas attending. This event in its first year started with about 20 troopers in its last year over 140 attended including troopers from the USA, Singapore and New Zealand.
Apok spent 10 months every year organising this event, this included a Jedi Academy training session for kids , a parade daily through the park which included all attending troopers (around 140) and Galactic Academy(50 kids) as well as months training members to participate in a Sith V Jedi battle for the public .
The organisation of this big ... nay MASSIVE event certainly warrants accolades.
Not only was it a great weekend to attend but many of us came away with not only a fantastic experience but we all came away with new friends from around Australia and overseas. β
Join me in congratulating one of our own for bringing international recognition to the base .
Cyclops