Volunteer asked the big question

How to react to a marriage proposal from a stranger?

The spur of the moment proposal came from a competitor in the BDO Lake Taupo¯ Cycle Challenge and the subject of the proposal, Darren Walker, happened to be wearing an ‘Ask Me’ volunteers’ T-shirt at the time. “She saw me, and said, I don’t know what to ask you! Will you marry me?” said Darren.

Each year Taupo¯ School of Music volunteers are stationed along Tongariro St, wearing bright orange

T-shirts and carrying a lollypop sign.

The volunteers are well briefed about what information competitors and visitors are seeking, and most queries are along the lines of ‘Where is the registration tent?”

Already married, the unexpected proposal gave Darren something to chuckle about.