Ponsonby Primary School recently celebrated its annual Taste of Ponsonby fundraising event - a festive night showcasing all that’s good and great about our local community, generously supported by many local businesses.
Funding for schools, particularly high decile schools like those in our wider community, is challenging with material shortfalls between what we receive from government and the actual costs of meeting our children’s learning needs. Thankfully, with awesome community support, the success of events like Taste of Ponsonby ensures many of those learning needs are met.
Among a superb collection of goodies placed under the hammer on the night was the inaugural Ponsonby Primary Amazing Race. Proudly sponsored by Jerry Clayton BMW, who provided three gleaming vehicles, the successful bidders formed teams of three kids, selected a teacher to pilot the car and darted round the inner west on a scavenger hunt inspired by the reality TV show.
One may be forgiven for thinking children from this neck of the woods would think little of climbing into a late model European vehicle. However, the palpable excitement of the kids, as they climbed aboard, suggested otherwise. Following some hearty sustenance provided by the good folk at Burger Fuel, they were away! Victory would surely go to the sharpest and wiliest of intellect and wit! And victory was sweet, thanks to the generosity of Nike Britomart.
As the respective teams returned to school, the entire school was on hand to cheer them on, welcoming them back into the fray of a school assembly. Placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd mattered little on an occasion that will be richly remembered for many a moon.
Enormous thanks to Jerry Clayton BMW for making this unique event possible. And, an equally grand thanks to the many local businesses that supported the Taste of Ponsonby. The children of Ponsonby Primary are hugely indebted to you all!