Cancer Foundation Fundraising

Last Thursday we held our annual fundraising afternoon tea for the Cancer Foundation. We have held this fundraising for the last few years at our primary school. It is such a lot of work for the staff but so worth it. We have a tiny school with just 7 students and the same amount of staff (I know, it doesn’t make sense!!) so it really is a very important day to us. This last 6 months we have had 5 ladies in our extended community who have been diagnosed with breast cancer – that is a fairly high rate given the amount of people in our communities.
Each year I pack up a lot of my pretty china and take in to use for the day. All the staff cook the afternoon tea, we all hep with the decorations and the students take the orders for the drinks and serve the food. A great day to be part of.










We had an amazing collection of prises for the raffle – all donated by staff, family and local businesses.



Winter is not far off here – we have had a couple of very cold days and nights. Time to light the fire and get rugged up. I can’t wait.

Suzy

 

I'm joining:

SeasonalSunday@TheTablescaper

CowgirlUp@FarmhousePorch

AmazeMeMonday@Dwellings

MakeTheSceneMonday@AlderberryHill
MasterpieceMonday@BoogieboardCottage
MetamorphosisMonday@BetweenNapsonthePorch

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http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com.au/
TuesdaysAtOurHouse@OurHomeAwayFromHome

TeacupTuesday@Martha'sFavorites

TeatimeTuesday@RoseChintzCottage

TeacupTuesday@ArtfulAffirmations

CottageStyle@LavenderGardenCottage
TransformedTuesday@PJHDesigns
NiftyThriftyTuesday@CoastalCharm

TweakitTuesday@CosyLittleHouse
You'reGonnaLoveIt@KathewithanE
PrettyThingsLinkyParty@1208

Let'sDish@CuisineKathleen
WhimsyWednesday@OhMy-Creative
StepIntoSpring@DIY byDesigns
It'sAParty@ACreativePrincess

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CreativeShareWednesday@TrendyTreehouse
HomeworkWednesday@The EverydayHome
WednesdayLinkyParty@AdornedFromAbove

ShowOffYourStuff@FirefliesandJellybeans
BudgetDecoratingParty@CreativeCainCabin
OpenHouse@NoMinimalistHere
WhiteWednesday@FadedCharm
PrimpYourStuff@Primp
OutdoorWednesday@ASouthernDaydreamer
BlissfulWhiteWednesday@Timewashed

OverflowingWithCreativity@It'sOverflowing

Home&GardenThursday@ADelightsomeLife
ThursdaysAreYourDays@52Mantels

ShareYourCupThursday@HaveADailyCupofMrsOlsen
TransformationThursday@ShabbyCreekCottage
ThriftyLinkThursday@FromMyFrontPorchToYours
TransformationThursday@ShabbyCreekCottage

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TreasureHuntThursday@FromMyFrontPorchToYours
TheInspirationGallery@CraftberryBush
CreativeThingThursday@TheVintageFarmhouse
HappyHourLinkyParty@CraftberryCottage

FeatureYourselfFriday@FingerprintsontheFridge
Simple&SweetFriday@RootedInThyme
FridayFurnitureFinds@MissMustardSeed
FridayFlashParty@TheJennyEvolution
FrugalFriday@TheShabbyNest
CottageGardenParty@FishtailCottage

InspirationFriday@AtThePicketFence

FlauntItFriday@ChiconaShoestring

Show&TellFriday@MyRomanticHome

FeatheredNestFriday@FrenchCountryCottage

HomeSweetHomeFriday@TheCharmofHome

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MondayFunday@Uncommon

CentrepieceWednesday@TheStyleSisters
FavoritePostParty@I'mNotATrophyWife

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SpotlightSaturday@ClassyClutter
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G'daySaturdayLinky@NatashaInOz
SundayShowcase@UndertheTableandDreaming
SunnySimpleSunday@SunnySimpleLife
FabulouslyCreativeFriday@JenniferRizzo
BeInspired@CommonGround
Show-liciousCraftParty@Sew-liciousHomeDecor

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea

May is the fundraising month in Australia for the Cancer Foundation. This year DNo 1 decided she would have a morning tea to raise some money. She ended up raising over $500 which was a great effort. She raided my cupboards for anything red and white (her home has red accents) and started making plans.









We had the most lovely morning. Please excuse the blurry photos but I think there were 100 small children there (not really!) and it was quite hard to get some photos. This fundraising event is very dear to my heart as I lost my father from cancer 16 years ago. Sadly this terrible disease seems to touch us all.

Suzy

I’m joining :

ShowOffYourCottage@TheHouseintheRoses

CowgirlUp@FarmhousePorch

MakeTheSceneMonday@AlderberryHill
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com.au/

http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com.au/
TeacupTuesday@Martha'sFavorites
TeatimeTuesday@RoseChintzCottage
TeacupTuesday@ArtfulAffirmations

It'sACinchParty@ItAllStartedWithPaint
http://cozyhomescenes.blogspot.com.au/
Let'sDish@CuisineKathleen
http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com.au/
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com
CreativeShareWednesday@TrendyTreehouse
OutdoorWednesday@ASouthernDaydreamer
ShowOffYourStuff@FirefliesandJellybeans
OverflowingWithCreativity@It'sOverflowing
Home&GardenThursday@ADelightsomeLife
ThriftyThursday@TalesfromBloggeritaville

TablescapeThursday@BetweenNapsonthePorch

FeatureYourselfFriday@FingerprintsontheFridge

InspirationFriday@AtThePicketFence

FlauntItFriday@ChiconaShoestring

Show&TellFriday@MyRomanticHome

FeatheredNestFriday@FrenchCountryCottage

HomeSweetHomeFriday@TheCharmofHome

FridaysUnfold@Stuff&Nonsense

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com.au/

FarmhouseFriday@LaurieAnna'sVintageHome
UncommonlyYours@Uncommon
CentrepieceWednesday@TheStyleSisters
http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com
FrugalFriday@TheShabbyNest

Yummy cakes to tempt you

Is it possible to gain weight through osmosis??? I am convinced it is. This is a wonderful cake shop I found on my recent holiday in Melbourne and I swear I did not eat one piece of this and I still have gained some (not sure how many cos I haven't looked!) unwanted kilos.  Maybe it had something to do with all the other wonderful food we ate or maybe even the yummy wines we drank......

Lemon meringue pie would have to be one of my favourites - how yummy do these look.

 Have a happy FoodieFriday@DesignsbyGollum

Suzy