Who said: “I never forget a face, but in your case I will be glad to make an exception”?

This is just one of the questions put up at a fundraiser involving a Christian Fellowship, a tennis club and about 60 others at a Tauranga Senior Citizens Club for a charity 8000km away.

“The fundraiser was a booming success,” says the quizmaster and member of the Living Grace Fellowship, Robert Steedman.

So successful they’re going to have another quiz next year. They have even bought a trophy, a challenge cup, to raise the stakes.

It’ll be handed over to custodians, the Gate Pa Tennis Club, which won the first quiz from 14 fellow teams of six recently.

On the night, the quiz contestants were asked if they would like it to be an annual event and there was unanimous agreement.

The tennis club is keen to defend the cup next year and it challenges other clubs to try and take it off them. And the Living Grace Fellowship, with its large Filipino congregation, is also encouraging other teams to enter the quiz.

“We want to see a battle of the businesses and a clash of the clubs,” says Robert.

Proceeds from the evening go to a Christian mission in the Philippines, which is refurbishing a building ravaged by floods and typhoons. It houses 65 children and $3000 is needed to complete and mosquito-proof the project.

The children also needed $2000 for new bunk beds and a cushion and pillow to sleep on.

“I know they will be grateful,” says Robert.

The answer to the quiz question, in case you were wondering, was Groucho Marx.

Anyone interesting in entering a team, contact Robert Steedman on 027 2487525 or email:
rlsteedman@gmail.com