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EVENTS & FUNCTIONS
| "PASTEL, PAISLEY & PEARL" BALL 2008 |
| Venue: Park Hyatt Melbourne |
| Date: Friday August 29‚ 2008 at 7:00 pm |
The Ballroom at the Park Hyatt looked truly stunning, adorned in a sea of pastel, paisley and pearls with candlelight from the antique candelabras setting the scene for what was truly a sensational night of celebrations. The food too was superb, the De Bortoli wines excellent and the brilliant performance of numbers from the 60’s and beyond from No.1 corporate band “Big City Beat” ensured that the dance floor was always packed. Tennis legend Todd Woodbridge, who generously donated his time, was wonderful as MC delighting the crowd with memorable moments from his years on the tour.
Items in the Main Auction attracted much attention with fabulous prices being realised thanks to the skills of Auctioneer, Andrew MacMillan. Sincere thanks to Golf Australia, Spotless Group Limited, Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Delaware North Companies Australia, Hyundai Hopman Cup, Sapore and Hal Salter, Maxwell & Williams, OTI Management, Wayne Arthurs, Cricket Australia and many generous Tasmanian business for these truly sensational auction items.
Fantastic items and prizes were also on offer in the Silent Auction and Grand Raffle, including generous donations from AAMI Skilled Drivers, American Express, Amer Sports Australia, @VDL Stanley, Botanica Hair, Bouzy Rouge Hotel, Caterina’s Cucina e Bar, Chapter One/230 Boutique, Crown Promenade Hotel, Curves Richmond, Dagmar Boje-O’Brien, Dmitry Tursunov, DSV Merchandising, Eagle Ridge Golf Course, Edgewater Devonport, Endota Spa Flinders Lane, Ego Pharmaceuticals, Enhance Accessories, Elizabeth Arden, Eric Campbell, Essendon Football Club, Gazman, Glencoe Restaurant, Gregory Ladner, Gunnamatta Trail Rides, Hallmark Cards, Horseland, Hoteliers International Corporation, Independent Cement & Lime P/L, Herron, Jaspa Herington, Kate Hill Flowers, Ken Piesse, Kokopelli Lodge, Legends & Heroes, Lemonthyme Lodge, Mandy Munro, Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne Racing Club, Melway Publishing P/L, Moonee Valley Racing Club, Murray’s Day Out, Novak Djokovic, Paterson’s Cakes, Prince, P’Zazz Sports, Racing Victoria, Richmond Hill Café & Larder, Richmond Seafood Tavern, Rydges Sabaya Resort Port Douglas, Sofitel Melbourne, Step Rd Wines, Sukin Organics P/L, Sullivan Cove Apartments, Sutton Tools, Tennis Australia, Tennis Tasmania, The Fine Art Circle, Total Tennis, Video Ezy Kew, Vitale Lifestyle Portraits and Wendy Maclean.
Thanks also to HSJ Advertising, who designed and produced the fabulous invitations and programmes, and to Impact Digital for the printing of same. And, to all those wonderful people who organised tables, heartfelt thanks.
The generous support of De Bortoli, Lion Nathan Australia, Abbe Corrugated, Louise Higgins, Dr Lewinn’s Private Formula, EMI Music, Function Accessories, BC Magnetic and SportsBet ensured that not only was this function truly a social success but also definitely a financial one.
Special thanks also to KTF National Co-ordinator, Kate Szabo and the members of the Kids Tennis Foundation Social Committee for all their dedication and commitment prior to and on the night, namely Jane Anderson, Mary Eke, Louise Higgins, Julie Kennedy, Lesley McNamee, Judy Norton, Julie O’Sullivan and Gianna Trovato, with thanks also to our photographer, Cathy O’Reilly.
All funds raised on the night will enable Kids Tennis Foundation to continue to provide tennis coaching on a regular weekly basis for many thousands of financially and socially disadvantaged kids throughout Australia.
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