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Big effort from boys at the barbie

January 20, 2005

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A total of $569 has been raised for the UNE Tsunami Relief Fund at a Blokes @ the Barbie sausage sizzle.
Professor Michael Macklin, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, teamed up with Mr Graeme Dennehy, Executive Director of UNE, to cook the meat and fry the onions.
For an hour, they served more than 250 staff and students, who came to claim a sausage and throw their gold-coin donation into the fountain.
While no one drew a prize of an extra sausage, everyone generously contributed to the sizzle by throwing their coins into the fountain. More than 350 sausages and two bags of onions were cooked and put on to about 700 slices of bread.
The event was organised by UNE's Marketing and Public Affairs unit. UNE Union donated the food and Safety and Security provided the management of the event. Ed Campbell, tUNE FM's DJ general manager, provided the sound with a live broadcast from the courtyard.
A highlight of the event was when the chefs, Messrs Macklin and Dennehy, climbed into the water fountain, donning aprons and chefs hats, and scooped out all the gold coins.
Their signed aprons are now being raffled off to the highest bidder through the university's internal website.

Posted by Lydia Roberts at January 20, 2005 05:08 PM