Trip members - Gill & Terry, Kym & John, Jill & Bruce, Deb & Perry, Sandra & Tony, Shaza & Graeme, Sarah & Andrew and Jane & JC

The Gathering Point
Prior to being seated for the ball we all gathered in the outer reception area for drinks and a good chat with JC working the crowd doing a lot of talking, surprise, surprise. Some very strange things about this trip, there were no flies, no dust, but there were immaculately dressed (gorgeous) Wanderers and there weren’t any stars in the sky only balloons.

Let the Fun Commence
We soon moved into the Convention Centre along with the other 450 people. After an opening address, Club Schmalz, our band for the evening started their first bracket of songs and the fun commenced.

No Campfire but we Wined & Dined
We danced, we talked, we ate, and we drank over and over again, what a night was had by all of us. JC as the Firefighters Foundation website photographer, or so he said, worked the room again.

Where oh where was John H (Ned)? He met and hung out with the sound engineers for a lot of the night attending to special IT business, or so he said. The unofficial word on that was he was actually their groupie, but don’t tell anyone, wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

The Clock Struck 12.30ish
All too soon the ball was over, the coach turned into a pumpkin and the glass slippers sure did pinch those beautiful feet. Even some shiny blue nails come loose and fell off.

It was then off to the hotel bars, hotel rooms for the ones who were staying in town overnight and the limos for the ones who were going home.

Thanks’ for Your Company
On behalf of the APFF and the nurses & kids of Camp Smokey we thank you all for your wonderful support again this year. From JC it was great to be out and about with such a great bunch of friends, thanks’ for your company.

JC



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