Media Release

Cracker Night Supports Local Charity

1st October 2007

Fantasea Cracker Night was established by Fantasea over ten years ago as a way to help raise money for local community projects.  One charity Fantasea has been a major sponsor of is Queensland Meals on Wheels Services Association and all profits from this year's Cracker Night will go towards their kitchen building fund.

Fantasea started the building fund over three years ago as the kitchen for Meals on Wheels in Airlie Beach and Cannonvale is based in Proserpine.  Currently, the food is cooked in Proserpine and frozen and stored in the Fantasea freezers in their stores in Cannonvale.  The aim of Meals on Wheels is to provide nutritious meals to frail, disabled or sick people in our community who wish to live in their own homes.

Barb Adamson has been volunteering at Meals on Wheels for over five years and says, "we are currently helping about 45 residents with meals but this would double if we had a kitchen in Cannonvale and could provide hot meals.  We have twelve volunteers who help deliver the meals twice a week but there are more people prepared to help if we have our own kitchen and can serve hot nutritious meals."

Fantasea Cracker Night on Friday 26 October provides the community with a great night of fun and fireworks while at the same time raising money for a worthwhile local cause.  Over 50 Fantasea staff volunteer their time to help organise the event and man the stalls on the night.

The highlight of the evening is the massive fireworks display over the Airlie Beach foreshore.  Sea FM will also broadcast live and this carnival spectacular includes food stalls, face painting, glow in the dark novelties and a jumping castle.  The popular Spin the Wheel is back with a collection of fantastic prizes to be drawn during the evening.