Thu 26 Mar 2009 In: New Zealand Daily News View at Wayback View at NDHA
Sunday's Wigs on the Waterfront day of downtown Auckland drag shows raised well over $6,000 for the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation - the most money raised in the annual event's nine-year history. Raising charity funds: Finale stars The tally of $3,650, raised through bucket collections at this year's Wigs on the Waterfront event, has been boosted by the generous donation of an additional $3,000 from major event sponsor Fosters New Zealand, says Wigs organiser Wayne Nicholas. This gives a total of $6,650 to support the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation – however, this figure is set to increase when final figures are released from the restaurants who supported the event on the day by donating booking fees. The full day of entertainment included MC's Miss Mole, Buckwheat and Miss Ribena, shoes from dozens of performers including the girls from Finale cabaret, and an on-stage appearance by Natural Glow princess Suzanne Paul. Miss Ribena surprised the Foundation's guest speaker Heather Shotter on stage in the afternoon with a presentation of the $3,000 cheque from Fosters, with a large round of applause from the crowd gathered at Auckland's Viaduct on Sunday. "I would like to thank everyone, both within the gay community and those outside the gay community, who have come together to support Wigs on the Waterfront, and for giving the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation the opportunity to fundraise here today," said Nicholas on stage at the event. "You can applaud yourself for supporting an organisation that works with people from all communities, not only the women and men, who suffer from Breast cancer, but the husbands and wives, families, friends and colleagues who are also affected."
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News Staff
First published: Thursday, 26th March 2009 - 11:29am