Archive for May, 2010
13 May 2010
Silent Auction Highlights
The White Party silent auction was fantastic. Some of the highlights:
Prize with the most interest – the cricket bat signed by the Australian Cricket team. I’m guessing that it is definitely not going to the pool room, given the price that one went for!
Most highly fought over – the dinner party for 10 donated by Eliza, organiser of the party and extraordinary caterer on the side. Anyone who has ever eaten Eliza’s cooking will understand the passion of those bidding!
Most expensive prize – the painting from the fabulous Mel Cosgrave who created it specially for the White Party www.melaniecosgrave.com .
Most controversial finish – the Constitution signed by Xanana Gusmao was won with, literally, a last moment bid. The price would have been even higher had they known that copies of the Constitution can only be issued on application to the National Parliament.
  
project: Lequeracabu'u East Timor
09 May 2010
Fabulous White Party – US$25,000 and more still coming!
Thursday night’s White Party was extraordinary. There were about 180 people outside on the grass and the beach on a glorious evening. It was a fabulous party, but it was more than that. Everyone was so happy to be part of building the Lequeracabu’u School and there was a special kind of feel to the night. The outcome exceeded all of our expectations – US$25,000 with more donations still coming in! The extra money means we can do some extra building work like adding a teacher’s room (hard to believe that’s an optional extra really) and possibly a water tank. We’ll also be able to fund things like scholarships and teacher training – to make a full package to help put the Lequeracabu’u children in the best possible position. A huge thank you to everyone who helped and who came along to be part of such an amazing night!
project: Lequeracabu'u East Timor
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