Nearly $20k for centre

Organisers of this year's Creative Corner Casino Night Fundraiser, held at The Oxford restaurant in Timaru on Saturday, say the event exceeded their expectations. Creative Corner Early Learning Centre manager Amy Pateman said the evening had been "brilliant". They were aiming to raise $10,000 but a preliminary figure indicated the total raised was closer to $20,000. A final count of the money raised at the James Bond-themed evening, would be confirmed this week.