By TANIA PHILLIPS
NUMBERS were low but enthusiasm was high for the Zumba For Life Event at Warwick on Saturday.
The event was a fundraiser for the “Santa’s Little Helper Team” taking part in Warwick’s second annual Relay for Life, Cancer Council Fundraising event in September this year.
Organisers Ken and Bernadette Hartnett said conditions beyond their control had kept numbers low this time but they hoped that a second Zumba event on the drawing board for later in the year would be bigger and better.
“It was a bit disappointing numbers-wise – we probably only had about 20 people if we were lucky,” Ken said.
“The day wasn’t the best and there were stacks of other things on around the town at the same time.
“But we will probably have another one later in the year.”
And he said while they had only raised $150 after paying for the venue – it was still a start to their fundraising campaign.
Planning is already underway for this year’s relay event, to be held at a new venue, the Redbacks AFL Ground.
The event won’t be held until 13 and 14 September but the committee is already heavily into the planning stage, hoping to make this year’s event bigger and better.
While some teams are already out and about fundraising, organisers are still calling for team nominations.
Last year 26 teams took to the track for the inaugural event which raised a massive total exceeding $70,000.
This year it is hoped for more teams and more money.
For details and registration log onto www.relayforlife.org.au and for more information phone 07 4690 5800.
