Quota

This plaque is located on the front wall of the Civic Hall, Victoria St.

• The Cobden Quota Club was chartered on 4th July 1970 with 25 members and Elsie Jordan • (Denney) as president. Charter member Val Maynard is still an active participant.
• More than 50 years later, the club has provided the community with tens of thousands of hours of service. Indeed, the present Quota members have proudly contributed 229 years of service. •
• A significant club project was the establishment of meals on wheels in 1977. Quota still coordinates the roster. Did you know that Cobden’s garden club and the safety house program were Quota initiatives? •
• A major achievement was Quota catering for the four-day Model Engineers’ National Convention at the Cobden Miniature Railway Park over Easter 1997. Construction of the gazebo in Tandarook Park by Cobden Technical School students was Quota-funded.
• A joint project with the Rotary Club was the building of the Cobden Connection rotunda in Neylon St. Quota later added a picnic table and parking area. The club is also proud of the information rotunda and provision of seating at the Cobden cemetery.
• Coordination of the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal and carols by candlelight, as well as support for many community organisations like the State Emergency Service unit and Cobdenhealth are other examples of Cobden Quota credits.
• An annual ‘pink night’ fundraiser for the South West Regional Cancer Centre outreach support services is a very popular event. Club members have also knitted hundreds of trauma teddies for distribution to children in distress.
• Unfortunately, after 101 years, Quota International disbanded in 2019. To their credit, the remaining Cobden members wanted to continue their community service under the Quota name. Cobden Rotary enabled this to happen by offering them the opportunity to become a Quota Friends of Rotary group.
• Quota was the first international women’s service organisation. Founded in 1919 in Buffalo, New York, it gave women the opportunity for the fellowship and service already enjoyed by men in Rotary and Kiwanis. Quota slowly spread to 14 other countries including Australia when the Sydney club formed in 1933.