Walnut Grove concert
The weather looked really dubious on the Saturday, with heavy rain for most of the day and more scheduled Sunday 24th March, when the concert was due to take place. The day turned out to be an absolute stunner, and the predicted rain finally eventuated 45 minutes after everything was packed up. This year, we decided to donate funds from the concert to the Ōmokoroa Volunteer Fire Brigade. A crowd of around 90 came with chairs, blankets and beanbags, creating a really fun and festive atmosphere.
This year, Rina and I added longstanding Tauranga musician Rod
Ruscoe to the line-up of vocalists. Our grandson, James Fredrickson, made a welcome return from last year and continued to wow the crowd.
This year through the amazing generosity of those who came we were able to raise $1,152 in three hours. It’s so fantastic to be a part of such incredible kindness and support.
In addition to this, the Legacy Trust had offered to match the amount raised but instead decided to offer a little more and we were able to make a donation of $2,500 to the Brigade.
No doubt the money will be spent on something that will further benefit our community. None of this would have been possible without the generosity of Phil Brown of Audio Solutionz who donated the use of a truly amazing sound system.
Rina and I have held the concert in previous years but had taken a break from singing for some time. It was through community support and encouragement to hold a concert that we returned to hosting a similar event last year. To be able to make a donation of this size was incredible, and we were so thankful to those who came and joined in the fun. To Audio Solutionz and the Legacy Trust for your support, we can only say a big thank you.