The Howick Santa Parade is a local community event that is largely funded through donations and fundraising in our community. Auckland Council (through the Howick Local Board) provides a small grant, but the bulk of the funding comes from other sources.
One of the semi-annual events is the Quiz Night at Bosuns Bar (unfortunately cancelled last year due to lockdown) which was held on 18th August.
The night saw 104 local quiz fans completing to go to take out the 1st prize, which went to the undefeated champions East FM. I was pretty pleased with my teams placement of Third-equal (down to forth after a tough tie breaker). But even better we raised around $4k to help support the parade which is awesome!
The Howick Santa Parade is run by the Howick Children’s Charitable Trust and is planned for Sunday 11 December.
Check out www.howicksantaparade.co.nz for more details, including how to support and volunteer or even enter a float!