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While gala managers were still in their counting houses when Mahurangi Matters did a ring around to see how the events went over Labour Weekend, most were pleased with the outcomes.
The rain stayed away and the turnout was good.
Leigh Preschool manager Brenda Walton says their fundraising target was $12,000, which would go towards a bathroom renovation and professional development for staff.
“We’re still counting, but we believe we’ve raised in excess of that amount,” Brenda says. “We’re very grateful to all our sponsors and volunteers, because none of this would have been possible without them.”
The support of Leigh Fisheries, the Leigh Dairy and Warkworth New World, in particular, was acknowledged.
Mangawhai Beach School had a very successful gala and believes it has raised around $34,000. An organiser Thais Canton says about 2500 people attended.
“A big highlight for our Ag day is the ‘agricultural’ part of day, where children train calves, kids and lambs, and compete in several categories. It always gets a lot of onlookers and it’s great fun.”
She says the school sincerely thanks all its sponsors, local businesses, school community, staff and students for their participation.
At Matakana, the interim figure raised was between $20,000 and $25,000.
Gala manager Kim Scott says the Haunted House, a new attraction, had proved popular, as well as the live entertainment.
“We are getting less donations of secondhand goods, which was reflected in the dropping back of the sale on the basketball courts,” she said.
Around 170 cakes were baked for the event, with good feedback on the food stalls overall, Kim said.
