On the 28th of April an enthusiastic group of young people from North Taranaki parishes gathered together to serve up a Three Course Australian Themed Dinner for 140 guests in the hostel dining room at Francis Douglas Memorial College.
This was all part of the fundraising effort for the World Youth Day trip and everybody that went really got into the Australian spirit. The Inglewood parish transformed the hall for the evening into something out of a Banjo Patterson poem. Even the menu had an Australian flavour, and guests were serenaded throughout the night with the smooth sounds of a didgeridoo. Scott Corboy, Thomas Dravitzki, and Ben Schaare organised an Australian Quiz which was participated in with good humour, by the diners, and kept everybody on their mental tiptoes. There were allegations of match fixing however, as in a controversial outcome, a Melbourner took out the event. Other entertainment on the night included a live didgeridoo performance and a storyteller, The Black Crow, entertained the guests with her tales of the “Dream Time.”
As a fitting end to a stellar evening, all the guests were invited to stand and join in the singing of the “Australian National Anthem” – Waltzing Matilda.
The dinner was catered for by the St. John Bosco Fundraising Group and to pay for the spread, guests were simply asked to make a donation. We were thrilled to raise almost $1500 from the evening. This is a superb start to our fundraising efforts.
Thanks must be given to all the people who organized food and the hall behind the scenes, to the “waiters and waitresses” who worked hard all night, and to the guests for having such good senses of humour and such generosity.
We hope to see you all at our next fundraiser...
Jane
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