Steph Hook gives 5-year-old Eloise Letondeur the rainbow treatment at the Cooktown Kindergarten fete facepainting stall on Saturday morning. Photo: Lyndon Keane.
A stunning opening bid of $5,000 for an autographed North Queensland Cowboys jersey has helped fill the coffers of the Cooktown Kindergarten when it held its annual fundraising fete on 12 October.
Hundreds of residents and visitors of all ages converged on PCYC Cooktown for the event, with a diverse range of stalls and activities helping to raise money to keep the kindy operational.
Kindy director Nardia Whitman praised the generosity of sponsors, donors and the Cooktown community, saying the initial $5,000 bid for the jersey had defied expectations.
Cooktown Kindergarten director Nardia Whitman shows off the autographed North Queensland Cowboys jersey that attracted a stunning $5,000 opening bid for the organisation’s annual fundraiser at PCYC Cooktown on 12 October. Photo: Supplied.
“Crikey, its well above anything I thought we’d go near, and the generosity of the Cowboys House and Bradley and Charlotte Michael that organised it for me – they’re past kindy kids families – so it’s just awesome,” she laughed.
“It’s amazing here today – it’s even bigger and better than it was last year.
“This is what it’s all about for us, especially in a small community; we’ve had our share of struggles in the last couple of years, and just to see the community come together to support an event like this, that’s going to keep us going, is just unreal.”
