Despite the fact that neither of us had BBQed before, last weekend Paige, Laura and I held a BBQ at the Dandenong City Soccer Club for the Somaly Mam Foundation... For a very last minute effort, (3 days notice!) we managed to raise a huge $500 for the Somaly Mam Foundation.
Being our first fundraising event since our extended holidays, we were both a little out of practice but with the help of a few trusty volunteers (BIG thanks to Bear, Amy and Jase for giving up their valuable Sunday time!), the day was smooth sailing and casualty free (well, almost... I cut my finger while slicing onions but anyone who knows me knows that something like that was bound to happen!).
The family and friends of those playing soccer couldn't resist the smell of sizzling sausages wafting on the the groun and we successfully filled the bellies of the crowd with bacon and egg rolls, sausages in bread, hot drinks, cookies and brownies. Thanks to all our hungry customers, the amount we raised brings us that much closer to our $14,000 goal.
A special mention goes out to our local bakeries for donating the bread as also a big thanks to Tony Dotoric for allowing us to use their premises for the afternoon.
Some photos of the day...
Ready to serve... now we just need customers.
World renowned, expert BBQing Chef - Bear!
Our 'Promo' Girls, hard at work.
Laura, resisting the urge not to sauce everyones sausages
Girls just wanna serve sausages!!
We couldn't have asked for a better day!
We were also selling pretty poppets, soaps by Pamilli and copies of The Road of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam for those interested in the reason for our fundraising.
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