Good evening all. Well what a fantastic evening we had at our "Tom Sainsbury" night and our effort in raising funds for Pohlen Hospital.
Our MC for the evening, David Hulme did a fantastic job in opening the evening and welcoming everyone to this fun event.
He then invited President Jane Belton on stage and Jane gave all present a quick background into the magnitude of Rotary worldwide and the amazing work that is done.
We had a fantastic crowd with approximately 240 tickets sold for the event.
Tom Sainsbury did a great job of entertaining us, with loads of laughs had by all.
Everyone was encouraged to go and have a look at the desserts to be auctioned, all having been kindly donated, so that they could decide what they were going to bid on.
John Price, the auctioneer, had things well under control and was very good at encouraging bidders to raise the stakes, resulting in some fierce bidding wars.
We raised approximately $11,690.00 from the dessert auction, with an average of $370.00 per dessert with the top seller being a Double Decker Carrot Cake fetching a whopping $570.00, closely followed by a carrot cake donated by O Del Emz cafe, fetching $500.00.
With proceeds form a silent auction on the night also, we have raised approximately $20,000.00.
What a night. Then, rounded up with a photo opportunity with the star of the show Tom Sainsbury.
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Just a reminder that it is coming close to planting time for Spud in a Bucket - Labour Weekend, and don't forget that if you don't want to grow a spud, you might like to donate a bucket to someone.
Fantastic idea!
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Lots of things coming up for us to help with over the next few months, so keep an eye on the newsletter and help out where you can. Could be a good opportunity to bring along a friend who may be interested in what Rotary does. 😊
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