Heading a team of 15 other volunteers in the kitchen, they have satisfied many a hunger pang for those competing or otherwise involved with the championships while at the Taieri Bowls clubrooms.
Cheese rolls were among items on the menu, including about 250 prepared for North Island-based Bowls New Zealand officials.
``We just wanted to give them a taste of the South,'' Graf said.
During the past 12 days Graf estimated they prepared 100 meals every day, baked 1500 scones, served up at least 600 pies, prepared 200 pottles of chips each day, and prepared and served a three-course dinner last Tuesday evening for 150 bowlers and officials.
Although cups of tea and coffee were self-help, maintaining sufficient supplies of coffee, teabags, sugar and milk was an ongoing task.
The women in the kitchen at Taieri were only a small proportion of the volunteers. Helpers were also based at 22 other clubs around Dunedin and South Otago.
Taieri Bowling Club president Peter Andrews was full of praise for how all the clubs supported the tournament.
``I take my hat off to the smaller clubs and how they prepared to host their part in the tournament,'' he said.
The Taieri Bowling Club was awarded hosting rights 12 months ago and Mr Andrews said preparations had really ramped up as the tournament grew closer.
``We called on our members [at the Taieri club] and got a very pleasing response to do volunteer work,'' he said.
He was also full of praise for the club's two greenkeepers.
Mr Andrews estimated the Taieri club alone had a pool of 70 volunteers. Some came in at 6am to clean and prepare the clubrooms for another day's play.
``It's just such a privilege to host an event of this size and to know that your club has been picked in the Dunedin area for the nationals,'' he said.
Asked how much stock had been consumed over the bar, Mr Andrews said ``a lot''.
``Bowlers can get very thirsty.''
