Oh What A Night!

Well, what can I say about a night that was filled with fun, fun, fun and more fun. The first Maverick Night was held at the Beenleigh Den last Saturday night. We were very grateful to the 98 people that turned up on the night to make it very successful. Based on numbers we have raised $2258 from the night.

This night was just one fun activity, and I believe that everyone that came went home very pleased with night. From conversations in the past few days, it certainly as been a great hit, and we will be organising another next year. And it is very likely to be bigger and better.

The night was a Casino and horse racing night. It was an Adults only activity and it showed just how much fun one can have playing with funny money and fake horses.

The major activity was 5 horse races, that we were toy horses, tethered to fishing line and a reel, were ll placed in starting gates. The 8 horses in each race were auctioned to the highest bidder and they became the owner of the horse. In the end, the total money raised in the auction was then given as a prizes for 1st and 2nd. I know one race owner won $104,000 in funny money. Once the races got off, the cheering was loud and the excitement unbelievable.

I was fortunate enough to be in one race and to win the heat, I was then added to the final race of the night, against several cub parents and my own brother. At 1-1 odds I was the outright favourite and came home the champion. A trophy was my reward.

There were 4 tables placed around the den, one was a spinning wheel with colour dots, each dot had odds, and yellow was the most common. Another table had the dice that was pulled from a hat. The image on the dice would align to a symbol on the table. If your image was pulled out - 3 draws each hand - you won.

The third table was the roulette wheel, and this was popular on the night, however, the loudest and most enthusiast table was the Golf Ball challenge. Based on two up, you had to either get 2 pink balls or 2 whites. If you had 5 draws that yielded a white and pink the house won.  The croupier on the night was very enthusiastic and it was noted by the Games Show host that this game was normally the most boring, but somehow it was one of the most popular tables on the night.

In the end once the tables closed, all money won was traded for tickets in a final prize draw. All items on the table were donated from many sources, and we have a lot of people to thank for that - Liza H, Sonia B, Troy an Yvette, plus many others.

However the biggest laugh came at the end of the night, when the party/hangover tree was awarded. Let's just say there were items on the tree that any party goer would possibly use on a big night out! Well when a lovely elderly couple from Toowoomba won this was just the icing on the cake!

For me, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all those that turned up on the night. We were expecting 63, but 98 showed. I know you all had a great time and those that dressed to the theme of 'glitz and glam' were amazing and helped set the night. I know a lot were not all scout families and this is very much appreciated.

To the organising committee of Jan, Yvette (Grizzly) , Amber, Jacqui (Rikki), Steve (wombat), Janine, Katrina and Dingo, I can not thank you enough for the time and effort spent. From the fear no one would show to 98 shows how much efforts was put in. The next one should be bigger and better, as I know a few have already asking to get tickets to them.

To Michelle and Maddie for the food service, to the croupiers on the night, to Amber for being on the drink stall and everyone that pitched in to make this a great night. Thank you.

We are now edging even closer to that first deposit for all cubs and leaders that have assisted in fundraising for Cuboree.

Come back soon and I will have a few photos to add to the long blurb.