In Gear | Rotary in Southern New Zealand Issue 2 | Page 62

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The Rotary Club of Dunedin Central was overtaken
by wizards and fairies, warlocks and princesses
in early November, as a crowd of 75 members,
partners and friends arrived dressed to impress
for the club’s annual charity auction.
Rotary’s past district governor-cum-resident
magician
extraordinaire,
Jonathan
Usher,
dazzled and delighted, deftly juggling his roles of
entertainer and auctioneer.
Club Public Image Committee chair Vicki Moseley
says Rotary supporters had been very generous in
backing the night.
“Thanks to a lot of people’s kindness, we were
able to auction a wonderful array of goodies –
everything from signed Dick Frizzell prints, luxury
accommodation packages, yachting experiences
on Otago Harbour ... and, of course, those
treasured imported duty-free potions.”
More than $10,000 was raised during the evening,
with $9735 pledged to the Rotary Foundation,
$550 to support Project Starfish, and, when the
top hat was circulated, another $520 was donated
to the Rotary Quake Appeal.

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