More than 100 people were serenaded at Victory Community Centre on Sunday for a musical fundraiser to equally hit the high notes for the Nelson Women’s Centre.
Centre secretary Laurie Knight says the organisation was currently in hardship with rising operational costs, and declining public funding and government grants.
She says the event was a line to recoup its “vital” counselling service, workshops, and a safe space for women and non-binary people’s connection and growth.
“In March we went down to doing appointment only services at the centre for a period of refresh and reset, including fundraising, and we’re hoping to reopen in the New Year,” she says.
“In the meantime, fundraising events like this are very helpful to put the women’s centre back on its feet.”
The local talents included Te Mana Hā who performed waiata, country groups The Forget-Me-Nots and Anna Heinz & Friends, Moonshot and La Corale.
Through door sales, raffles and donations, $2387 was raised, blitzing the fundraiser’s $1500 target.
