85 people including Rotarians from Papanui, Hornby, Bishopdale/Burnside and Cashmere gathered last Sunday evening at the Cranford Ale House for an evening of fellowship and fun. Those eating out had gathered earlier and were impressed with what the kitchen turned out. Quizmaster Andy Norton put us through our paces and left us in no doubt that we were not Masterminds.
The raffles were very popular as was the silent auction which had a wonderful range of prizes kindly donated by generous sponsors. The winning team was the African Syndicate which was largely made up by staff members of Papanui High School. Event organiser Verdi van Beek did a stunning job and reported that $2155 was raised for the Mango Tree Centre which is a day treatment centre for disabled in Tonga. The director of the centre came and spoke at our club meeting three weeks ago.
Our thanks to Verdi for a great evening.