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Gala dinner serves up $40,000 for annual appeal
A charity dinner featuring culinary delights from some of the city’s top chefs has raised almost $41,000 for the annual Mayor’s Christmas Cheer Appeal.
Kicking-off the fundraising for this year’s appeal, the second annual 5-Star Chefs for Charity gala dinner was held at Shangri-La The Marina Cairns on Saturday evening (24 July).
Themed “A White Christmas in July”, the event was attended by 160 guests, who were treated to four-course dinner, prepared by the head chefs from Hilton Cairns, Pullman Cairns International, Shangri-La The Marina Cairns and the Pullman Reef Hotel Casino.
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Top chefs collaborate for a tasty fundraiser
Caption (left to right): Executive Chefs Graeme Miles – Pullman Casino (Tamarind), Dave Hart – Pullman International Cairns, Mayor Bob Manning, Aaron Habgood – Shangri-la, and Karel Polis – Hilton Cairns
Some of the city’s top chefs will combine their gastronomic talents to serve up a delectable menu at this year’s 5-Star Chefs for Charity gala dinner.
Initiated last year as the signature fundraiser for the Mayor’s Christmas Cheer Appeal, the inaugural event raised over $26,000 to provide food hampers for people needing a little extra help over the festive season.
Organisers are hopeful of toppling that achievement at this year’s dinner, which will be hosted by the Shangri-La on 24 July.
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