For the second time in my All Saints journey, I was part of a team organising the Nulsen Quiz Night, our annual quiz fundraiser for Nulsen Disability, who provide services and support to people with disabilities. My role this year, rather than a Youth Patron, was being the Catalyst Leader for Nulsen alongside Year 12 student Holly Shackleton.
Most Wednesday lunchtime, the Nulsen team would meet and discuss our objectives and plans for what we wanted to be a stunning quiz night. Holly and I first met the 2022 Youth Patrons in 2021 – and we knew that the quiz night was the biggest task based on our experiences. This proved to be true, with the changeover in Service Leadership also happening at this time.
The poster promoting the event perfectly represented what we wanted – 80’s disco
However, we worked hard, and the 2022 Nulsen Quiz Night was definitely one to remember. We decided on an 80’s themed quiz night, and so the Dance Studio was transformed into a disco extravaganza. The costumes on the night brought by guests were amazing, with the best-dressed prize proving tempting.
Holly and I organised the Patrons into well-defined groups – Prizes, Decorations, Intermission games, Questions and Promotion/Communication. By organising them into their strengths, we managed to get these tasks done much quicker than expected. On the night, we all worked to set up, sell raffle tickets, help guests to collect their prizes and promote our silent auction, which had lots of amazing donations including signed Fremantle Dockers and Perth Wildcats jerseys.
We raised $1800 on the night, a simply bewildering amount which will go towards some garden renovations for Nulsen residents as part of Nulsen’s “Make a Wish” program.
I hope to be involved again next year, because it was simply amazing to participate as both a Youth Patron and a Catalyst Leader. I would like to thank Ms Watt for the opportunity to participate in the Catalyst Team for Nulsen, as well as Holly and the Youth Patrons for being great to work with.