Lunch with social butterflies

SUNSHINE Butterflies and University of the Sunshine Coast students have teamed up to host a fund-raising lunch in true country style on Sunshine Butterflies’ new property.
Before the first sod has even been turned, Sunshine Butterflies founders Leanne and Damien Walsh will welcome 100 lunch guests onto the property to learn about the grand plans for the new five-acre property.
Patrice Hinrichs, one of the six students involved in the final year Public Relations program, said it was a stressful but fabulous real-world experience hosting an event.
“You don’t realise until you are in the midst of the event planning, all the nitty-gritty details that need to be done in a short timeframe to pull off a successful event; so luckily we are working with great clients Leanne and Damien,” Patrice said.
The students have organised a fun-filled program with live entertainment, auction prizes and gifts for guests, with the opportunity to name some of the farm animals. Guests are encouraged to wear colourful and quirky gumboots to win the best boot prize.
Tickets are now on sale for the Country Lunch Fund-raiser to be held on McKinnon Drive, Cooroibah (just outside Noosa), on Sunday 24 May and can be purchased online at www.sunshinebutterflies.eventbrite.com