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Kensington Park residents are hoping to beat last year’s proceeds when they host a fundraiser for Hibiscus Hospice next month, making and offering for sale a selection of homemade produce and wares.
Jams, chutneys, relishes, biscuits, cakes, fudge and other items will be available for sale at the Frank Mackereth Reserve in Kensington Park on November 4. The wider community is welcome, and organisers have arranged gazebos for stallholders in case the weather does not cooperate.
Residents have been hard at work over recent months, making jams, marmalade and other treats, says organiser Lyn Hodgkiss. Big donations of baking are expected from some of Kensington Park’s 700 residents. Coffee and food trucks will be on site.
The day will also feature raffle draws, with prizes donated by local businesses Cheek & Chong, Kawau Bay, Soljans winery, Kings Garden Centre, Hickeys Pharmacy, Reflexology by Jenny, and Natural Ambience, a Riverhead-based weaving business that has donated a handwoven runner/throw.
Organisers are hoping to beat the $5500 raised for Hospice at last year’s event, when 500 people passed through.
“Even though we are not a retirement place, a lot of folks here do use the local Hospice services,” Lyn says. “This is the perfect chance, to give back, to Hospice, they have helped so many of us, through difficult times.”
For event details, see What’s On.
