Saturday 19th May 2012, the Clubhouse Makeni
celebrated its one-year anniversary in some style.
The Clubhouse is the main business venture for the charity
‘Street Child of Sierra Leone’ where all of its profits go directly towards
helping children sleeping rough all around SL.
Even a horrific thunderstorm on the morning of the party,
which flooded the courtyard could not dampen our spirits, as the staff of
Sierra Leone’s number one bar worked hard to make it the hottest place in town.
I attended the party on official KSLMarathon business,
hosting some of our local supporters and partners for a few drinks and an
incredible buffet.
At first for me it was all about making small talk and
keeping some people sweet, (we may need favours from them in the future). So
the Star beer went down quite slowly, I held back on the vodka and pineapple
punch and only caught bits of the Champions League final!!!!
However, by 10pm the majority of them had left or were
mingling with other guests, so I was able to relax and chill out with other
Collective volunteers and friends.
The Star went down quicker and the craic flowed, except when
Nick Piggott demonstrated his Dutch accent and I could not stop laughing.
The food was really good, including onion rings, spring
rolls, pasta, salad and Barracuda, plus there was birthday cake. Not quite Mr
Kipling but decent for Salone.
After a bit of dancing, singing with a Rastafarian and a few
photos we called it a night. And what a great one it was. Happy Birthday
Clubhouse Makeni.
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