THE Free to Shine Masquerade Ball has been hailed a huge success on Saturday, 16 August, at the South Pacific Resort.
More than 110 people attended and wore their best masks to dance the night away.
The event also raised about $9,000 to help approximately 30 girls from Cambodia, which will help the girls get to school and pay for education support and supplies.
Organiser Jane Moxham said the event would be a huge help to those young girls living in poverty and at risk of being targeted by human traffickers in Cambodia.
Free to Shine is a humanitarian organisation and used the masquerade ball theme to symbolise those girls who remain enslaved, whose faces we don’t see.
“We believe girls should be in schools, not brothels, so all proceeds go to enrol more girls onto our scholarship program,” Mrs Moxham said.
“We’d like to thank all those residents and local businesses, who came along and supported this great cause.”
