By Eleanor Wilson
Community organisations across the City of Casey brought out their finest china this month, for the Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea.
On 25 May Oakgrove Community Centre held its first ever morning tea for the cause, from which they raised $654 for the Cancer Council.
Serving an array of mouthwatering pizza, sandwiches, cupcakes and finger food on the day, program facilitator Anu Ravindernath thanked all the people involved who helped make the event fruitful.
Meanwhile, Inner Wheel Narre Warren decided to hold its morning tea a few weeks earlier on 14 May.
Inner Wheel member Kerrie Bentley generously opened the doors of her home to around 50 members and friends, raising a total of $2386 for the cause.
Mrs Bentley has held the morning tea in her Berwick home for the past eight years, but said it would not have been possible without the support of the ladies at the Inner Wheel Club.
The culmination of a small entry fee, trading table of home made goodies and crafts supplied by members and a raffle resulted in a total of $2386 raised for the cause.
“We were thrilled really, with things the way they are, people have a lot of pressures on them so to have so much support in donations and help with the high tea was just wonderful,” she said.
“The girls from Inner Wheel always offer to cook a range of sweet and savoury options so we had a range of bite sized treats from cream puffs to club sandwiches.”
So far this year, over 19,000 morning teas have been registered for the cause, raising over $5.5 million for Cancer Council’s research and support for cancer sufferers.
You can host your own Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea at any period between May and June, by registering at biggestmorningtea.com.au
