AFTER four months of community fundraising, the group effort from entrants of the Leeton SunRice Festival Ambassador Quest will finally come to fruition.
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On Thursday via video-conferencing program Zoom, the winner of the quest will be crowned, with a highest fundraising title also going to one of the entrants.
Belinda Mahalm, Vicki Hester, Bianca Iannelli, Tamara Bartram and Liz Munn all put their hands up to participate this year, raising funds for their selected charities, their chosen committee and the community as a whole.
"The festival cancellation is disappointing, but given the circumstances it's a little out of everyone's control," entrant Belinda Mahalm said.
"We'll be announcing the winners on Thursday and I'd like to thank the community, for all their ongoing support over the last four months and especially in recent times.
"It is amazing to see everyone still supporting these charities."
A wide range of interests, charities and life stories have been represented among the entrants of the 2020 Ambassador Quest.
From a recent high school graduate to a mum of six, everyone dug deep and played their part in promoting their charities and the wider community.
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"It was a great experience and I would definitely recommend it," entrant Liz Munn said.
"It's a shame this year was a bit different, but I'm sure the committee will be doing something great next year."
The five charities selected this year were Country Hope, Country Women's Association, Leeton Can Assist, Leeton RSL Sub-branch and the Leeton Community Op Shop.
"I think we definitely partnered with some really cool businesses that helped us do our fundraisers this year and so many different people came," entrant Vicki Hester said.
"I chose the Leeton Community Op Shop because they do a really good job providing for our community at a cheap price, and it's volunteer run so any help they can get is crucial.
"Everyone who took part was really good and it was so great getting to know people in the community."
All fundraising efforts from the 2020 Quest will be finalised on Wednesday.
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