YOUNG people from the local area are being encouraged to get their LEGO creations together for Brick Fest at Shoalhaven Anglican School later this month.
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The event, raising funds for Destiny Rescue, will be held at SAS on November17 and 18.
A competition is being held as part of the event, with some great LEGO prizes up for grabs.
The winners will be decided by visitors to the exhibition.
SAS teacher Dianne Bond came up with the idea for the fundraiser after taking her own children to LEGO a display in Sydney.
She is organising the event with the help of students from the school’s Social Justice Group.
Mrs Bond told the Times last week that there would be at least 14 exhibitors at the fundraiser, including people from Sydney, Canberra and the Central Coast.
Some of the exhibitors, she said, had been involved in major LEGO exhibitions in Sydney and Canberra and are regarded as some of the best LEGO builders in Australia.
There will be numerous LEGO creations on display over the weekend of November 17-18 – including a LEGO model of the Milton Post Office - as well as LEGO building demonstrations, a kids' play corner (with plenty of LEGO) and a jumping castle.
Entry to the festival will be just $4 per person or $10 for a family.
Proceeds will go to Destiny Rescue, an organisation dedicated to rescuing children from human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
According to the Destiny Rescue website, there are an estimated 1.2 million children trafficked each year - the majority of them being lured, bribed or forced into the sex trade.
There will be jewellery sold at Brick Fest made by some of the children saved by Destiny Rescue.
Those people wanting to enter the LEGO building competition can download an entry form from the Shoalhaven Anglican School website at www.sas.nsw.edu.au
Simply follow the links to Parents and then Parent Resources.
The competition is open to all pre-school and school-aged children, regardless of which school they attend.
Students from SAS will need to deliver their entries to the school office on the morning of Friday, November 16 while students from other schools will need to deliver their entries between 3.30pm and 5pm on the same day.
Only original entries will be accepted.
