MR WHANGANUI: Wanganui Chronicle general manager Andy Jarden was crowned Mr Whanganui 2014 at Laureen Tunnell's Footloose shoe store. PHOTO/FILE A-160414WCRCFOOTLOOSE011
The hugely popular Mr Whanganui fundraiser is back for another year.
Last year $9700 was raised in just three hours for 30 local charities, and Elise Goodge from Mainstreet Wanganui said she hopes even more will be raised this year.
Ms Goodge said Mr Whanganui will be held in the
central business district from 6pm on February 27.
On the night, people will be able to purchase "Mr Whanganui Money" from stands at Majestic Square, the corner of Victoria Ave and Ridgway St, and Victoria Ave and Guyton St. Then you can head off around the CBD to check out all the men standing in shop windows, each one representing a different charity. Vote for your favourite by giving them your Mr Whanganui Money. At the end of the night all those bills will be exchanged for real money and donated to each man's chosen charity. The man with the most bills will be crowned Mr Whanganui 2015.
"On top of all that Mainstreet Wanganui has contributed a further $1000 to the fundraising cause, the man with the most bills will win a further $500 for his charity, the runner up a further $300 and third place a further $200," Ms Goodge said.
