SI Helena – Zig Zag Festival Kalamunda – Oct 2011

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KALAMUNDA ZIG ZAG COMMUNITY ARTS FESTIVAL
SUMMARY REPORT FOR Soroptimist International of Helena
Location – Stirk Park, Kalamunda Road
Sunday 30th October 2011 10.00 – 8. 00pm

Soroptimist International of Helena were asked by Lyn Harris and Gail Campbell (from the Shire of Kalamunda) to assist again this year with the Zig Zag Festival in Stirk Park with the marshalling of the various Floats at 5.30 pm as they proceeded down Kalamunda Road, and to hold a Marketing Stall.

Pirates in the Park was the theme for this year and one of our members thoroughly threw herself into the role and was a very fearful Pirate indeed!!.

Our Stall was located in a good position along the main thoroughfare into the Park hence many people stopped to enquire about our Projects, and to view the impressive photographic display boards; and to discuss the objectives of Soroptimist international.

True to Festival feeling the procession was headed up with the Scottish Bagpipe Band and a young girl magnificently walking along in stilts playing the crowd. The assortment of Floats had some very excited little Pirates dressed in an array of costumes in step and out of step along the route but all having great fun.

Once we had discharged our duties of marshalling all the Floats our SI Members followed up the rear with our placards, each member carrying a separate message – Awareness, Advocacy and Action ; Leadership ; Education ; Global Voting; Empowerment; and our main Soroptimist International Banner carried by our President . We appealed to the generosity of the street crowds by collecting money for the Royal Flying Doctor Association, and many supported us as we walked along…