A lavish breakfast was on offer for the group of more than 50 women and men, who turned up dressed in tutus, tiaras and towering heels.
While it was a fun event, when Cancer Society Navigator Ariana Ridley asked for a show of hands of those personally or immediately affected by cancer, almost every hand in the room was raised.
Ms Ridley said her role was helping people with a cancer diagnosis, and their whanau, navigate their way through the services needed and offered.
There was a wide range of help available, from psychologists to lawn mowing, social workers to rates rebates.
Working out what was available and needed was part of the navigator’s role.
People could call on her at Alexandra Community House if they wanted help for themselves, loved ones or neighbours.
Being based in Community House also gave access to a wide range of other help, including assistance with fuel and food costs, she said.
Daffodil House, in Dunedin and Christchurch, is accommodation run by the Cancer Society for people having cancer treatment. For anyone with a community services card there is no charge.
Alexandra Senior Citizens co-ordinator Jo Ireland and Senior Citizens president Linda Leckie ran a mystery bottle auction where people bid extravagant sums for a bottle wrapped in brown paper.
More than $1100 was raised and donated to the Central Otago branch of the Cancer Society.
It was a give and get morning with the Otago Masonic Charitable Trust donating 10 pressure-relief cushions to the Senior Citizens group.
Central Otago Otago Masonic Charitable Trust sub branch chairman Nick Langley said the money the trust donated was from interest and dividends from invested capital which was donated or bequeathed by Freemasons and other community-minded people over the years.
Ms Ireland said the cushions would make sitting and attending events at the rooms a lot more enjoyable for their members.
The cost was beyond the group and they were grateful to the trust.
