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Snells Beach School will add a new twist to this year’s fundraising gala with a chance to win a prize for participating in the traditional pre-gala garage sale trail.
At least 15 garage sales around Snells Beach and Algies Bay will form part of the trail.
They will be open from 7am on gala day – Saturday, November 18.
Collecting stamps from attending each sale puts a participant in line for a prize.
Once bargain hunters are done with the sales, they can pop along to the school around 9am for the gala proper, beginning with a top-notch barbecue breakfast prepared by award-winning pitmasters.
Delicious bacon and egg buttys will be a favourite on the menu.
While enjoying breakfast, gala goers can take in a show put on by the school’s kapa haka group, followed by live music from a line-up including Warkworth guitarist Danny Crocome.
There will also be a dance show put on by the Talbot Dance Academy.
For the adventurous, the gala’s popular ice slide is back, which the daring can navigate via boogie board.
There will also be the chance of a fire engine ride thanks to Mahurangi East Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Children will be organising plenty of games and activities around the school grounds, including the opportunity to throw a wet sponge at principal Kathryn Ramel, a coconut shy and the chance to lavishly decorate cupcakes.
Children will also demonstrate eco-friendly and waste reduction ideas that they have been learning about at school.
PTA secretary Tanja Dove says the school hopes to beat last year’s fundraising total of $7000.
Money raised will be used to build up resources at the school, including adding more books to the school library.
Those wishing to participate in the garage sale trail can pick up a map from The Warehouse or New World at Snells Beach or download from facebook.com/snellsbeachschool.
