Photo of RMH gala dinner in Vic Park Tunnel taken at halfway. Credit Katie Wilson.

Guests wowed at Victoria Park Tunnel charity gala dinner

Auckland, 28 October 2011 – One thousand guests enjoyed a once in a lifetime experience last night, dining inside the Victoria Park Tunnel. The gala dinner was held to raise much needed funds for the Ronald McDonald House Auckland Trust.

The audience was treated to performances from some of New Zealand’s most loved music acts including Avalanche City, Annabel Fay and Lisa Crawley. Guests were also dazzled by a breathtaking floor gymnastics performance by renowned adagio dancers Eve Gordon and Mike Edwards.

All proceeds from the evening have gone towards the completion of Ronald McDonald House Auckland Trust’s family accommodation facility, Grafton Mews.

The Trust provides support and accommodation for families from all over New Zealand whose children must be in Auckland to receive treatment at Starship Children’s Hospital.

“We’re thrilled that in association with NZTA and Downtown Rotary, we had the opportunity to host this event. Not only has it raised much needed funds, but from now on every time people drive through the tunnel they will remember our event and say ‘I was there’,” says Wayne Howett, CEO, Ronald McDonald House Auckland Trust.

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RMH Auckland Trust website http://www.rmhauckland.co.nz/

Links to footage from the evening
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/dinner-difference-video-4486653

http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/5864905/Victoria-Park-Tunnel-turns-restaurant-for-a-night

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