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The support given to Whangaparāoa School Gala has thrilled its organisers, who say they are so grateful to everyone who attended the event.
A lot of fundraising hopes were pinned on the gala, on Saturday, March 20, as last year’s event was a casualty of the level 4 lockdown.
Jenny Lisefski has helped to organise the annual event since 2019. She says after Covid the school wasn’t sure how much people would be able to give.
There were also a lot of other events held on the same weekend.
However, she says with a total of around $37,000 raised, it is clear that the community got behind the Gala in a big way. The money will be go towards the refurbishment of the school hall.
Big queues formed for cakes, toys, sausage sizzle and a new feature, the plant stall.
A total of 2000 bears featured in the teddy toss.
The Easter theme showed up in some of the cakes and other baking, and the Easter Egg Hunt in a tent was fun for the little ones.
A range of impressive stage performances helped make the gala a vibrant, happy place to be.
The finale, at 2pm, was a dramatic and drenching spray of water from the volunteers of Manly Fire Brigade.
