For 21 years the Cancer Council NSW has been holding Australia’s Biggest Morning Teas. These gatherings are hosted by celebrities and individuals in their homes or workplaces in May and June, to raise funds for cancer research, prevention programs, and advocacy and support services.
Angela, who was managing media and public relations for this year’s NSW campaign, saw an opportunity to widen the scope. “This is the first time we’ve done the café campaign. My task was to come in and contact the VIPs, the people who had done [morning teas] before, but I thought there was room for extension. Because of my blog I had contacts with cafés around my area. I contacted 150 cafés and we have 35 cafés on board, with most donating 50 cents or a dollar per cup of coffee.”
The Grounds of Alexandria Café and Cancer Council staff had the tables set with early jonquils, yellow tulips and balloons for the Cancer Council’s first café Biggest Morning Tea, but the rain poured down on June 5 with Sydney’s first real taste of winter.
One local, who battled the weather and overflowing gutters with her two year old said: “It was raining so hard I caught a taxi to get across the road, but it’s for such a good cause and my daughter loves coming here.”
Delicious sweet and savoury pastries, mouth-watering cranberry scones served with cream and jam made on the premises and quiches with the silkiest custard rewarded those who ventured out.
