The annual Senior Citizens Fashion Parade and auction held in the King Island Hotel was a great success and raised money which will be donated to the Community Garden at Phoenix House in Meech Street.
The catwalk models were young, older and this year young males stepped onto the runway to support the fundraising cause.
It was a big audience and as with past years, some items set up a bidding frenzy with each bidder determined to win.
All items selected for the parade and auction are from the Senior Citizens Op Shop in Currie and most have little wear or were brand new with tags still attached.
Sam Woolley, Oscar Russell and Joseph Daniel were kept busy with quick pants, shirt and hat changes and confidently, with humour encouraged the auction bidders to do better and the audience took up the challenge and was keen to be “naughty but nice”.
Ruth McFadzean was an able MC keeping track of who was wearing what and auctioning the garments and behind the scenes, Sue Brook helped as dresser and ironer extraordinaire.
Sally Haneveer and Jenny Hill supported by a rotating team kept tabs on the winners and money.
Sonia Louis coordinated the day from inception to completion, to when the last rack crossed Main Street back to the Op Shop.
It was a fun day with bargains galore, sore feet and lots of laughs.
Importantly all funds raised by the Senior Citizens will go back into the community.
This year $941 was raised and this will go to the Community Garden at Phoenix House.