East Gippsland News: 21st October, 2009

Great support for Pia’s plea

Almost 100 people
took part in a trivia
night organised by Pia on Friday
evening to raise money
for the World Vision
child sponsorship program.
Enough money was
raised to pay for another
year of support for a child
and her community in
Tanzania.
There were nine teams
and for a second year in
a row, a team made up of
friends of Pia’s brother,
Myles, won the night
after competing in trivia,
drawing, music recognition
and racing ‘frogs’.
“I would like to thank all
the family and friends
who supported the event.
There were also people
who couldn’t attend but
made a donation; Myles’
friends who played
music, friends who made
supper items, helped on
the door and clean up
and donations from local
businesses,” Pia said.
“I felt really supported
and now I can support
my sponsor child and her
community for another
year.”
Hilary, Pia’s mother,
also said “I’d like to
specially mention the
members of the public
who didn’t know Pia but,
who, being moved by her
endeavours to help others,
attended the night.
What a great community
we live in.”