A family fun night including an open-air movie will help raise money for Ōmokoroa Point School.

The animated film Encanto will start at 7pm with Night Owl Cinema at the school field on Saturday, September 14.

“This is one of our final fundraisers for the year and we’ve had really successful community support with our other fundraisers,” says PTA treasurer Dayna Baker. “Gates open from 5pm and we have food trucks coming from Ōmokoroa Beach Pizzeria, Bok Bok Chicken, Burger Lab, Lil Orbits Donuts and Fika.”

The idea is for families to spread their picnic blankets to enjoy dinner before the movie.

“We’ll also have popcorn and glow sticks available for sale, so make sure to bring cash as well,” says Dayna. “There are a number of silent auctions organised by our major sponsor for the event, Barfoot & Thompson Ōmokoroa, as well as a treasure hunt, balloon animals and fun activities for the kids.”

The PTA is hoping to raise at least $3000 from the event which will go towards a new playground for the school.

“The existing playground is out of date so we hope to upgrade that to keep it safe,” says Dayna. “Our last movie night event was super colourful and fun, so we’d love to see lots of people there,”

Tickets are available from Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/encanto-movie-night-by-omokoroa-point-school-pta and follow the Ōmokoroa Point School Facebook page for more information on the event.

- SunLive