As most of you know, Taylah is suffering from several conditions that require surgery urgently. Unfortunately, finding a surgeon locally has proven a very difficult task but through determination, perseverance and resilience we found our hero, Professor Ian Sparks at Flinders Private in South Australia. We are not insured therefore all costs will be our responsibility. We are told it will be a minimum $25000 with costs expected to increase depending on how long she will require a stay in the ICU.

The hospital stay is expected to be 10 days or more and post op appointments will be potentially a week after that. We will also require accommodation/flights/living expenses/parking fees the list goes on.... After that Tay will be having to endure months of rehab/recovery. So our costs we assume will double that of the figure above so we are aiming to fund raise at least some of what we need. Of course this sounds like an impossible task but we need to start somewhere so lets start with this....

We will host the party of the year. It will be a ticketed event. Drinks will be available at very cheap bar prices (Sorry...NO BYO alcohol please), a local band will be playing so we can dance up a storm in between the serious stuff. Of course there will be the usual fundraising games too so please bring cash (remember this is a fundraiser)

Light refreshments will be available such as grazing tables however no hot food will be served. Please eat your dinner beforehand (maccas is next door) and feel free to bring a plate of something to share and if you are a baker, there will be a dessert table too so again feel free to bring something to share. We will be setting up some tables and chairs but this is not a sit down event.

We realise this is very close to Christmas and understand the difficulty with such an expensive time of year. We would love to be able to do this in the new year but we are told surgery will need to be before Christmas. Time is not on our side. Our hope is that you will have extra Christmas cheer and join in the festivities and find that little bit extra for Taylah.

If you are unable to attend, maybe you could donate instead, there is an option to donate when purchasing tickets.

Again this is a fundraising event so please invite others to attend with you. Share the event. The more the merrier....