Saturday night’s A Taste of India was a tremendous success!
All 400 tickets were sold out at $35 a pop and thousands of additional dollars were raised through the bar, gift sales, the 50/50 draw and a novel and dessert auction.
The event raised money for the Gharwali English Medium School (GEMS), an elementary school that provides free, quality education to low-income children in the beautiful village of Sainji, in Uttarkhand, Northern India. The other half goes to Habitat for Humanity in Revelstoke as it adapts the home of Pauline and Simon Hunt and their children to meet Pauline’s upcoming health needs. Pauline is living with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease, a “progressive and debilitating disease that causes paralysis and requires costly patient care in its later stages,” according to the Home for the Hunts website. This project not only helps the Hunt family. It will allow Habitat for Humanity to support other low-income families in Revelstoke in the future.
Here are a dozen or so photos of this terrific event:
Pam Doyle and Jacquie Olsen greeted the crowd that flocked to the Community Centre for the Taste of India on Saturday evening. David F. Rooney photoSaturday evening’s A Taste of India event put on by the Revelstoke Rotary Club and Paramjit’s Kitchen was a tremendous success. David F. Rooney photoAll 400 tickets were sold to local folks who appreciate good Indian food, good music and good local entertainment. David F. Rooney photoThere was all the butter chicken, samosas, curries and other delightful traditional dishes you could want and a great assortment of cakes, which were disposed of in a novel way. Each table bid cash for a cake. While the total amount raised for the Habitat for Humanity’s project to help the Hunt family and the GEMS school in rural India is still not known, over $2,000 was raised by the cake auction alone. David F. Rooney photoOtti Brown shows off some of the items — adorable dolls and handmade soaps — that were made by children at the GEMS school to raise money for textbooks. David F. Rooney photoYikes! Master of Ceremonies Scott Duke looks faintly alarmed by whatever it was he was reading. Scott did a pretty good job as MC. David F. Rooney photoIf you’re a politician running for elected office then the Taste of India was not an event you’d want to miss. BC Liberal Candidate Doug Clovechok and his wife, Susan, (right) had a great time with some of their supporters. David F. Rooney photoMLA and NDP candidate Norm Macdonald works the room. He and his wife, Karen, had to leave early to return to Golden for an event on Sunday before returning on Monday for the All-Candidates Debate at the Community Centre at 6:30 pm. David F. Rooney photoBC Liberal candidate Doug Clovechok never misses an opportunity to interact with the public. Here, performed a stint behind the bar. Kyle Marsh photoNewly retired RCMP officer Jacquie Olsen sells Rob Lamont a VERY long strip of 50-50 tickets. So much money was raised that two draws were needed to disburse cash — one draw of $500 and one of $82. David F. Rooney photoLaura Stovel (left) and Cindy Pearce talked briefly about the projects supported by the event. Laura said half the money raised will support the Gharwali English Medium School (GEMS), an elementary school that provides free, quality education to low-income children in the beautiful village of Sainji, in Uttarkhand, Northern India. Cindy explained that the other half goes to Habitat for Humanity in Revelstoke as it adapts the home of Pauline and Simon Hunt and their children to meet Pauline’s upcoming health needs. Pauline is living with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease, a “progressive and debilitating disease that causes paralysis and requires costly patient care in its later stages,” according to the Home for the Hunts website. This project not only helps the Hunt family. It will allow Habitat for Humanity to support other low-income families in Revelstoke in the future. David F. Rooney photoGoldie Sanghera is a woman of many talents. Not only does she run one of the city’s most popular restaurants but she can perform traditional dances. That’s belly dancer Kimberly Olson watching from the wings. David F. Rooney photoKimberly Olson’s belly dance was riveting! David F. Rooney photoDebbie Koerber and Sarah Newton were all smiles as they picked up the cake their table won during the dessert auction. There was something for everyone at the dessert table and they were all amazing! David F. Rooney photoThe evening was perfectly capped off with a performance by Delhi 2 Dublin. David F. Rooney photo
