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Night of fun and fashion to help sick children

May 25, 2006

EPFash.thumb.jpgThe Children’s Medical Research Institute will receive a cheque for almost $24,000 during the Earle Page College Charity Fashion Parade on Saturday evening (May 27).

The money is the fruit of fund-raising activities by students at The University of New England’s Earle Page College last year. Those activities included annual events such as the Charity Fashion Parade and the Coast Run.

Mr David Ward, Master of Earle Page College, said last year’s fund-raising result was a record for the College. “It was a wonderful effort by students of our University,” he said, “and we’re hoping to beat it this year.”

The Charity Fashion Parade will be in the Armidale Ex-Services Memorial Club Ballroom, starting at 7 pm. Tickets, available at the door, are $20 (adults), $15 (adult students) $10 (school students). They can also be bought in advance by ringing Earle Page College on 6773 5300. Mr Ward said that about 60 students and staff members from the College would model garments from more than 20 local clothing businesses. “It’s Armidale’s biggest community-based fashion parade,” he said. “Our models create their own routines, which makes for a very entertaining evening.”

During the evening, Mr Tim Purser, a Resident Fellow at Earle Page College and convener of last year’s fund-raising activities, will present the cheque to Mr Stephen Ryall, Manager of Community Relations at the Sydney-based Children’s Medical Research Institute.

For more information, contact Earle Page College on (02) 6773 5300.

THE PHOTOGRAPH displayed here was taken at last year's Earle Page College Charity Fashion Parade.

Posted by Jim Scanlan at May 25, 2006 11:38 AM