The People Behind The Magic!
- Aug 12
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 13
Light Up Winter doesn’t just happen. It takes an incredible crew of volunteers across age groups and generations, all willing to pitch in and do whatever needs doing, often long before the first lantern is lit and well after the last one has floated away.
Our volunteers helped with a range of tasks from set-up and pack-down, bringing items from storage to the event site, hanging banners and signage, gold coin collections, handing out and lighting lanterns, stringing fairy lights, preparing and serving mulled wine, clearing rubbish, heavy lifting, helping with the Light Up Your Hat competition, joining the post-event lantern clean-up crews and everything in between!
Some volunteers were front and centre. Others worked quietly behind the scenes. Some were there for hours, some popped in to lend a hand, and some seemed to be everywhere!
And that’s what makes our volunteer crew so special, different ages, different backgrounds, different jobs, all coming together for the same reason: to help create a little bit of magic for our community.
In addition to those already named in previous posts via our social media channels, a huge thank you to the following:
Ali Winter, Amy Hore, Anika Croy, Anna Murray, Ashleigh McEldowney, Blair Croall, Blake Cameron, Bob Scott, Brett McLean, Bridget Taylor, Caitlin Dykes, Carli Hutchenson, Carolyn Murray, Carolyn Rae, Carolina Rangel, Cromwell Mainfreight, Cromwell MenzShed, Cromwell Rotary, David Ealson, Dee Copeland, Doreen Evans, Elaine Scott, Emily Derham, Eva Tait, Fiona Ealson, Genevieve Horsnell, Helen Stark, Ingrid Shaw, Izzie Tait, Jackie Dann, Jacky Blackadder, Jade Dewey and her crew of Cromwell College U15 Boys Rugby Team, Jackson Hegan, Jill Scott, Jill Tait, Jodie van Strik, Keriana Reynolds, Katie Lindsay, Kelly Cruickshank-Giles, Kim Bertelsen, Kirsten Dixon, Laura Simpson, Laura Tait, Leigh-Ann Crew, Local Mums for set up on Friday...you know who you are! Louise Spence, The Mighty M’s aka Michael, Marion, Mieke & Mike Low, Megan Rae, Melissa McEldowney, MediaWorks crew, Murray Kennedy, Nathan Lindsay, Nathan McEldowney, Norah Ridley, Paul Tait, Pierre Leyser, Peter Svensson, Rachel Fussell, Richard Hegan, Sam Hunyh, Sarah Burton, Sarah Dickie, Sigrid Bodmin, Sophia Kimpton, Stella Hodkinson, Steve Hodkinson, Suzy Wood, Tania Henderson, Tania Partridge, Tessa Croall, Terry Davis…and to everyone else who pitched in along the way.
We see you, we appreciate you, and Light Up Winter simply wouldn’t happen without you.
From the Cromwell & Districts Promotion Group…thank you for giving your time, your energy and your heart to help make our 10th anniversary our biggest and brightest yet.
