"Carried Away" in Sydney

A few months back Meg came up with a brilliant idea to help boyfriend Josh raise money for the Tour de Cure – hold a movie fundraising night, featuring the new Sex and the City movie. Realising that the organization of such an event would be “bigger than big”, Meg roped in me as her trusty assistant, who was more than happy to help husband Brad raise money for cancer research as well.

The perfect movie choice! Truly under-estimating the power of Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Sam, tickets sales went from 200 to 400 to selling out the cinema – 760 tickets sold! Fabulous Sydney women flocked from far and wide (rumours of a mini van from The Hills area have surfaced and two girls flew all the way from Perth!), dressed to the nines, to sip cosmos, meet with friends and help raise money for cancer research. The night was a fabulous success, raising $13,731 through tickets sales and the raffle.

We can’t forget the raffle! We had very generous sponsors donate amazing prizes, hotly sought after was the weekend with the BMW 1 Series and the Cerrone diamond necklace - how perfectly Carrie! And what about those ticket sellers? Not that it was a contest, but Pup definitely came out on top as the #1 raffle ticket seller for the night. Who could resist the charm and cheeky smile from a cute young thing? In fact all of the boys were in their element – thanks to those who circulated the room selling tickets and raising awareness for the Tour de Cure.