An African Evening in Filey, England.

Hello again,

What a wonderful night we had when Filey Rotary Club raised money for the project in Ukerewe, Tanzania!

Decorations were made to turn the Hall into a fun African setting ...

lights turned low and African music was played.

The jungle drums were pounding thanks to a rousing effort by pupils from our local Junior School who started the evening off with a tremendous performance.  They were brilliant, thanks to the tuition of their headteacher.

During the evening, we had an African themed quiz and also a raffle.

The food served was a Babotie dish, which is typical South African food of spicy mince, along with rice, potatoes and salad.  All this was followed by a variety of delicious puddings.

Our 'guest' appearances were a witch doctor and his friend the gorilla ...

who, during their performance, surprised our incoming President and his Lady by putting them in the cooking pot, until a suitable ransom was given for their release.

Many of the guests were suitably dressed in a variety of different African costumes....

from various areas of the continent ...

like this ......

and this .....     .....     .....     .....      .....

and even us ...     .....     .....     .....       .....      .....       .....      .....       .....       ......

The last hour was for dancing.   We would like to thank everyone (including our family) who helped to make this evening such a fun time, and also for their financial contributions to help the people of Ukerewe.

Until the next time,

Best wishes to you all,

Diane and Derek