As mentioned in previous posts, this year’s annual No Maccas in the Hills ‘Gypsy Nights Hills Gala Ball’ was once again a raging success. The night was full of colour, fun, dancing, fabulous costumes, delicious food and fantastic entertainment. Thank you to all who attended, and to the many volunteers behind the scenes who put in 100s of hours of work to pull it all together. The Hills Spirit was certainly out in full force.

We are proud to announce that, in addition to raising funds for the No Maccas in the Hills campaign, the community also raised a significant sum of $1050 on the night, from raffles, auctions and profits from ticket sales, which will be shared equally between two very worthy local charities: ‘Belgrave Platypus’ and ‘Here to Help’.

This achievement would not have been possible without the support of the many local Hills businesses who kindly donated the plethora of raffle items that were up for grabs on the night.

Very special thanks go out to all of the following local businesses who kindly contributed in support of this community fundraising initiative:

– Earthly Pleasures – Epoche – Belgrave Book Barn – Limerence – Bill’s of Belgrave – Petal & Pot – Care You Love – Ace of Spades – The Cuckoo – Batavia Pearls – Ripe – Babaji’s Kitchen – Professional Garden Restorations – Eva Scheer – Le’s Vietnamese Street Food – Kallista Biodynamic Market – Tecoma Charcoal Chicken – Taboo Tattoo – Sherbrooke Health Foods – And members of the NMITH community

Special thanks also go out for the support shown by the local businesses who volunteered to sell Gala Ball tickets in store throughout the month leading up to the event:

– Tecoma Charcoal Chicken – Belgrave Organics – Wilga – Upwey Charcoal Chicken – Upper Gully Organics