Fashion Show Fundraiser
Mary Jane Leuch
On the evening of Saturday, 26 September, the beautiful new Omokoroa Golf Club hosted a Fashion Parade to raise funds to help purchase new outdoor furniture for our terraces.
We welcomed 192 beautifully dressed guests, along with organisers and helpers, who were treated to a lively and entertaining evening of fashion, auctions and raffles.
The evening was made extra special by our five female and five male models, most of whom were club members. They did a fantastic job and certainly added plenty of fun and personality to the night.
The kitchen created 24 beautiful table platters, while the bar was extremely busy, which is always a good indication of a happy and successful evening!
The help of Mike Berry and Darryl Muir with our new audiovisual system was invaluable. Running a new system for the first time can always bring a few little glitches, and their assistance was greatly appreciated.
We were privileged to showcase garments from George Edward in Bethlehem, Chalk and Charcoal in the Te Puna Shopping Centre, The Tauranga Club Room and Golf 360.
We could not have made the evening such a success without the incredibly generous support of our sponsors and the many businesses and individuals from within our community who donated prizes and their time. To everyone who contributed, thank you for helping make the evening so special.
As a last note, the silent auctions were run by an experienced guest auctioneer who has no direct connection to the Club or Barfoot and Thompson. The auctioneer’s preamble was off script, and his comments were not the views of the Omokoroa Golf Club nor the Club’s sponsor Barfoot and Thompson. We apologise for this transcreation, and I wish to assure all present that there was no mandate for this to happen.
This event was expertly lead by MJ and her team, the Links café team and our courageous models who collectively raised sufficient funds, with additional support from generous members, to ensure that we can now place an order for the all the outdoor furniture required to complete the fitout of the Clubhouse. Thank you to all members who have been a part of this amazing project.
Kind regards,
Mary Jane Leuch
Photos from the evening were taken by Andrew McWilliam and Andy Sim of the Omokoroa Photographic Society Inc.
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