Tag: Raffle

Mine was one of the generations raised with the gender defining notion that boy babies wore blue booties, and girl babies wore pink booties.

Fast forward to 2019 – those boy babies are now in their 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and blue has been ditched in favour of pink.

For seniors who attended the recent Project Pink function at Mountain View Retirement Village, the room was a sea of pink. Our now more senior boy babies wore pink shirts, pink ties, pink braces, and pink hats.

There was not a blue bootie to be seen… anywhere.

Pink bras were strung high and wide, along with the usual bunting and balloons.

So why would these trend-setters of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s don their finest pink outfits, and assemble in the Community Centre on a fine day in October?

Because….

Mountain View Retirement Village puts on an annual event to raise money for the PA‘ s research into Breast Cancer.

Project Pink – Mountain View Style

Project Pink is our way of raising money for a great cause, and residents came out in full force to support it.

Food was plentiful and the drinks flowed.

Each attendee paid a nominal fee to attend, and then untied the purse-strings to buy heaps of raffle tickets.

You could be forgiven for thinking the cost of admission wouldn’t even cover the cost of lunch, let alone drinks and raffle prizes.

And it didn’t. We had some serious help with the funding.

Aveo supports Project Pink events in its communities across the country, with an aim to raise one million dollars for the cause.

Businesses in Murwillumbah donated generously to make sure there were enough raffle prizes.

And the staff and residents of Mountain View worked tirelessly on the day.

David, Dave and John flipped burgers and sausages on the BBQ.

Shanneen, Ellen and Kerrie took care of everything inside.

And Ray, one of the boy babies adorned in pink, greeted guests and helped sell raffle tickets.

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Residents ate, drank and were merry – their participation making a difference to the families who have or will be affected by Breast Cancer in their lifetime.

Have you heard me say Murwillumbah is the best place to live?

Here’s why…

Resident volunteers took to the streets of Murwillumbah a few weeks before the event and ‘door-knocked’ businesses. I visited five places who all generously donated gifts or services, and the other volunteers had similar results.

There was no shortage of fabulous prizes donated by the generous businesses within the Murwillumbah community.

You could have heard a pin drop when David started calling out the raffle winners. Eyes focussed on lucky (or not..) tickets, as each attendee waited with much anticipation to hear their lucky number called out.

There may have even been a bit of skullduggery going on between winners because I’m sure I noticed a couple of deals going down.

I know Wendy and Ray came to some kind of arrangement.

“Love your new haircut, Ray”.

“Nice new pot-plant, Wendy!”.

Those who didn’t win were grateful that the purchase of their tickets helped raise much needed funds for research into Breast Cancer.

We raised a little over $1500.00!

That’s a mammoth effort for the little community up on the hill.

And we could not have done it without the support of Aveo, and our Murwillumbah community.

A Huge Thank You To:

The amazing Aveo Mountain View management team for their dedication and energy in organising the event, food, drinks and BBQ.

Shanneen, for orchestrating the event from beginning to end.

The residents of Mountain View Retirement Village who:

• helped cook the great BBQ lunch
• attended the function
• bought heaps of raffle tickets

Thank you to all who attended and made the day a huge success, and most importantly, those who delved deep into their wardrobes to find something pink to wear.

And an even bigger Thank You! to these amazingly-generous Murwillumbah businesses for opening their hearts (and wallets) to donate the amazing prizes that helped us raise a whole lot of money.

Your generous donations have made a big difference and we thank you, sincerely.

And at the end of the day, our boy babies…..

….. hung up their pink shirts, dusted off their pink hats, and folded their pink ties and braces. Will the pink gear be kept in a dark cupboard until next year’s Project Pink, or will our boy babies show up in their finest pink garb at other events?

That is the burning question that only time will tell.

Come back and visit this page often, and if you can support any of these local businesses, it would be a great way to thank them for donating to the PA’s Research into Breast Cancer, through Mountain View’s Project Pink function.

Did we miss knocking on your door this year?

If you would like to support Mountain View’s Project Pink next year by donating goods or services, make sure you leave a comment on this page, or contact the office at Mountain View Retirement Village to have your name added to the list for 2020.

Bring on the Pink!!