Some of the beautiful raffle prizes.

High Tea table ready for guests.

Beautiful tea service on the day!

Lion Bernie pleased the event was such a success.

Thanks again to our amazing community supporters for their contribuitions.

Aleisha is now cancer free!!!

26 April 2025

Lions High Tea

Alicia Martin took a slow determined walk on the runway and the applause for her was resounding. It was a victory walk. “My name is Alicia. I’m from Miles, and yesterday I was told I was cancer free”.

This announcement was made at the High Tea hosted by Toowoomba Wilsonton Lions Club. The beneficiaries from this fundraiser were Hope Horizons Cancer Wellness Centre in Toowoomba and the McGrath Foundation.

Both organisations assist patients and their families by providing support and improving the lives of those impacted by cancer. AAnd both organisations also depend on public support and volunteers to provide services to diminish the impact of cancer.

Thanks again to our amazing community supporters for their contribuitions.

Lions Club members, family and friends provided a very warm welcome to their 100 plus guests as they entered Newtown Hall for a full morning programme of entertainment. They were welcomed with music, colourful table settings, a glass or two of bubbly, juice, and a delicious morning tea of home-made goodies, tea and coffee.

As the programme progressed, they heard an audio message from the McGrath Foundation, enjoyed the fashion parade of quality pre-loved clothing and accessories, the lucky door ticket, and the all-important multi-draw raffles.Well-known local singer and entertainer, Cathy Drummond, provided live music, background music and commentary throughout the morning.

Fashion-on-the-runway proved to be very popular and a little bit of fun with twelve guests “strutting their style” in their own fashions for the event; some as individuals, some as couples.

The winner, and runners up, were pleasantly surprised with a beautiful prize.

It was at the time when Alicia made her announcement of being cancer free.

Both Hope Horizons and McGrath Foundation extend their services, free of charge, to clients with all types of cancer.With this in mind, the tables were set with flowers and home-made cloth napkins in the colours that represent the different colour cancer ribbons. Our guests kept the napkins as a reminder of the morning, and the support they gave to people, and their families, impacted by cancer.

Our Pretty Table Colours were:

PINK > BREAST CANCER

PURPLE > BLADDER CANCER

PEACH > ENDOMETRIAL CANCER

ORANGE > KIDNEY CANCER & LEUKAEMIA

YELLOW > BONE CANCER

LIGHT BLUE > PROSTATE CANCER

DARK BLUE > COLON & RECTAL CANCERS

PERIWINKLE > STOMACH CANCER

LIME GREEN > LYMPHOMA

TEAL > OVARIAN CANCER

GREY > BRAIN CANCER