I’m Velika, one of the Entrants in the Miss Wagga Wagga Quest 2024.
I joined the Quest this year to give back to the community through hard work and dedication, as well as challenge my own personal growth and step out of my comfort zone.
I’d like to thank my sponsor New Directions Disability Service for allowing me the opportunity to be part of this Quest. In this month's blog I’d like to give an outlook on all the events that we were involved in during August.
August started off with a Bunnings BBQ fundraiser that was great fun! We would like to thank all the businesses that donated to us that made that event possible. We would also like to thank everyone who purchased a sausage and a cold drink from us! The same night, Entrants Jessica Cousley and Poppy Vandamark were lucky enough to go to 2AAA FM and join Alan Lean on his Saturday night music request show.
The following weekend Entrants were invited to the Wagga Wagga Golden Crow Awards and the BrAshA-T Ball. I was lucky enough to attend the Golden Crow Awards on Friday 11 August with fellow Entrant Jessica and Miss Wagga Wagga 2023 Kate Pevere. We had a fun night mingling with guests and we were happy to see one of our sponsors, Macarthur Real Estate take home the Excellence in Large Business Award. The following night on Saturday 12 August, Entrants Poppy and Salwa attended the BrAshA-T Ball. The Entrants were pleased to be invited to represent the Quest at an event that raised funds for such an important and well deserving cause.
The next week the Entrants visited one of our this year's beneficiaries, The Leisure Company. The Leisure Company has been operating for over 30 years and teaches lifestyle skills to people with a disability. We were lucky enough to have a tour of the facilities and even watched a special dance show performed at the end of the visit by two participants. We thank the Leisure Company for taking the time to show us their facility.
Throughout the month of August we have had the opportunity to sell raffle tickets for our major raffle at different local venues. On Friday 18 August Jessica and Salwa were at South City Shopping Centre, and myself and Ali Tanner, the Chair of the Miss Wagga Wagga Quest Committee were at Kooringal mall. Myself, Jess and Salwa also attended the River and Wren Markets on Saturday 27 August and sold lots of raffle tickets. We will also be selling tickets on Friday 15 September at the Kooringal Mall and South City Shopping Centre. Tickets will be sold at our fundraising events and are available to purchase online through the Miss Wagga Wagga Quest website. The raffle will be drawn at our High Tea event on the 15th of October. You do not want to miss out on a chance to win these prizes! Thank you to the Wagga Wagga Caravan Centre for the fabulous Weber BBQ, which is first prize .
To wrap it all up, on Saturday 26 August we held our second major fundraising event - The Miss Wagga Wagga Quest Entrants Long Lunch. This event included a live and silent auction that were both a great hit. We had beautiful singing from Madi Popple and guest speakers Kylie Shaw and Joel Tracey, who were there ready to entertain the room. The venue looked stunning and the food was amazing. We were very pleased to have over 100 guests at this event, to help raise much needed funds for our beneficiaries. We had the opportunity to speak about our beneficiaries and why we joined the Quest, and overcome the fear of public speaking that I know many of us have.
Currently, myself and fellow Entrants are busy planning our next event that is just around the corner - Barefoot Bowls on Saturday September 9 at the RSL Club Wagga. Tickets are on sale now on Humantix https://events.humanitix.com/mwwq-barefoot-bowls.
We also have a free Meat Taste event coming up, keep an eye out on our socials for more information to come.
I think it is fair to say that August has been a busy, but very rewarding month for us all. With less than 10 weeks to go, we are definitely sad to see it all coming to an end but are so excited to see what’s to come for the remainder of our journey in the Quest. Be sure to follow our socials so you don’t miss what myself and my fellow Entrants get up to in the next month!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissWaggaWaggaQuest
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misswaggawaggaquest/?hl=en
Velika Hayes
Miss Wagga Wagga Quest Entrant 2024
I joined the Quest this year to give back to the community through hard work and dedication, as well as challenge my own personal growth and step out of my comfort zone.
I’d like to thank my sponsor New Directions Disability Service for allowing me the opportunity to be part of this Quest. In this month's blog I’d like to give an outlook on all the events that we were involved in during August.
August started off with a Bunnings BBQ fundraiser that was great fun! We would like to thank all the businesses that donated to us that made that event possible. We would also like to thank everyone who purchased a sausage and a cold drink from us! The same night, Entrants Jessica Cousley and Poppy Vandamark were lucky enough to go to 2AAA FM and join Alan Lean on his Saturday night music request show.
The following weekend Entrants were invited to the Wagga Wagga Golden Crow Awards and the BrAshA-T Ball. I was lucky enough to attend the Golden Crow Awards on Friday 11 August with fellow Entrant Jessica and Miss Wagga Wagga 2023 Kate Pevere. We had a fun night mingling with guests and we were happy to see one of our sponsors, Macarthur Real Estate take home the Excellence in Large Business Award. The following night on Saturday 12 August, Entrants Poppy and Salwa attended the BrAshA-T Ball. The Entrants were pleased to be invited to represent the Quest at an event that raised funds for such an important and well deserving cause.
The next week the Entrants visited one of our this year's beneficiaries, The Leisure Company. The Leisure Company has been operating for over 30 years and teaches lifestyle skills to people with a disability. We were lucky enough to have a tour of the facilities and even watched a special dance show performed at the end of the visit by two participants. We thank the Leisure Company for taking the time to show us their facility.
Throughout the month of August we have had the opportunity to sell raffle tickets for our major raffle at different local venues. On Friday 18 August Jessica and Salwa were at South City Shopping Centre, and myself and Ali Tanner, the Chair of the Miss Wagga Wagga Quest Committee were at Kooringal mall. Myself, Jess and Salwa also attended the River and Wren Markets on Saturday 27 August and sold lots of raffle tickets. We will also be selling tickets on Friday 15 September at the Kooringal Mall and South City Shopping Centre. Tickets will be sold at our fundraising events and are available to purchase online through the Miss Wagga Wagga Quest website. The raffle will be drawn at our High Tea event on the 15th of October. You do not want to miss out on a chance to win these prizes! Thank you to the Wagga Wagga Caravan Centre for the fabulous Weber BBQ, which is first prize .
To wrap it all up, on Saturday 26 August we held our second major fundraising event - The Miss Wagga Wagga Quest Entrants Long Lunch. This event included a live and silent auction that were both a great hit. We had beautiful singing from Madi Popple and guest speakers Kylie Shaw and Joel Tracey, who were there ready to entertain the room. The venue looked stunning and the food was amazing. We were very pleased to have over 100 guests at this event, to help raise much needed funds for our beneficiaries. We had the opportunity to speak about our beneficiaries and why we joined the Quest, and overcome the fear of public speaking that I know many of us have.
Currently, myself and fellow Entrants are busy planning our next event that is just around the corner - Barefoot Bowls on Saturday September 9 at the RSL Club Wagga. Tickets are on sale now on Humantix https://events.humanitix.com/mwwq-barefoot-bowls.
We also have a free Meat Taste event coming up, keep an eye out on our socials for more information to come.
I think it is fair to say that August has been a busy, but very rewarding month for us all. With less than 10 weeks to go, we are definitely sad to see it all coming to an end but are so excited to see what’s to come for the remainder of our journey in the Quest. Be sure to follow our socials so you don’t miss what myself and my fellow Entrants get up to in the next month!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissWaggaWaggaQuest
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misswaggawaggaquest/?hl=en
Velika Hayes
Miss Wagga Wagga Quest Entrant 2024
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