Nuku'alofa, Tonga,:

The Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa raised over $5,000 pa'anga at its 8th Annual Children's Fun Fair on Saturday April 24 at the Mala 'e Akoteu, Kolomotu'a.

Rotary Club members, friends, and sponsors provided a variety of entertainment stalls, activities and prizes for children of all ages.

Big attractions this year were the Dunking Pool and the Jumping Castle. More artful skills were demanded at a poster contest and coloring and drawing stalls. There was a face painting stall, aerobics, yoga, dance and drama presentations as well as a tug-o-war and three-legged-race, offering prizes with a total value of over $3,000 Pa'anga, sponsored by Nuku'alofa businesses.

Treasurer, Frank Schaper, said that the 2010 Fun Fair collected a net profit of over $5,000 Pa'anga for the benefit and the maintenance of the playground equipment at Fa'onelua Park and for the support of other Rotary Community Projects in Tonga with a focus on children.

In the past funds from the Rotary Fun Fair have been used to finance community projects with a total value of over T$50,000 such as radio equipment for the Fire Department, the children's playground equipment for the Fa'onelua Park and a sponsorship for the National Centre for Women & Children.

"The Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa would like to thank all sponsors and supporters of the Fun Fair 2010," he said.