Forty people enjoyed a beautiful cooked breakfast at the Elske Centre as a Pink Ribbon fundraiser. Photo / Sue Emeny
Forty people enjoyed a beautiful cooked breakfast at the Elske Centre as a Pink Ribbon fundraiser. Photo / Sue Emeny
It was a full house at a Pink Ribbon breakfast held at the Elske Centre last week.
It was the first time such an event has been held at the centre.
Elske Centre manager Kay McLennan said the idea to hold a fundraising event came about when one of thecentre's clients asked if something could be done to support the Breast Cancer Foundation's Pink Ribbon campaign.
From there, another client who had twice been affected by breast cancer put her full support behind it.
"In the end everyone became very excited about having a breakfast. In fact we had so much interest in it that we had to start turning people away as the centre can only accommodate 40 people."
"While the event was client-driven, the part for us that was really important was that it brought outside people into the centre and allowed our clients to mix with others. It provided our clients with a social experience."
Volunteers helped, making sure that those who weren't mobile were served at their table and that others had plenty to eat.