THE Monbulk Care Network (MCN) will be holding an inaugural Gala Fashion Parade to support the not-for-profit charity Fulcrum Aid.
Fulcrum Aid is a newly established Australian company which is a voluntary, non-profit relief and development organisation committed to re-sourcing local innovative leaders within communities experiencing poverty and extreme inequality.
In Uganda, they provide teenage orphan girls with opportunities for financial independence and outgoing education instead of being forced into marriages.
In South Sudan, they resource the training of nurses and midwives in Papua New Guinea, developing a program designed to address intergenerational poverty.
In Bangladesh, they are supporting a program for isolated HIV-positive orphans.
The MCN will be raising money to support the organisation with a parade that features prestige clothing, millinery and matching accessories as collected by a former volunteer of MCN.
MCN is an outreach of the Open Door Community Church which seeks to be a localised, authentic expression of Christian faith.
The profits from money raised at the op shop are used to support child wellbeing in local schools and those in the community who are struggling.
Monbulk Care Network welcomes new volunteers.
All pieces from the fashion gala will be for sale on the day, with some being auctioned.
Afternoon tea will be served and will be included in the ticket price of $25 per person or $20 concession.
The gala will be held on Thursday 25 August, from 1.30pm, at Nathania Springs, where The Chapel will accommodate up-market stalls, featuring French floristry, rare books, giftware and home accessories, millinery, tea and coffee accessories.
For bookings, call 9756 7800.
