Annual ‘Hope’ Dinners
Announcing: our 2023 Dinners!
We are excited to announce dates for our 2023 dinners.
Dr Beryl D'Souza will be with us in person in Australia August 18 - 28.Bishop Kumar Swamy will be with us in person in New Zealand September 15-25.
Details of dinners TBC!
Annual 'Hope' Dinners
If you would like to know more about DFN, have any questions, or are keen to volunteer, we would love to hear from you!
Register today!
Completed Dinners:
WHANGĀREI DINNER
Date: Wednesday September 28
Time: 7:00pm for 7:30 start
Venue: Dickens Inn,
71 Cameron Street, Whangārei
HAMILTON DINNER
Date: Thursday September 29
Time: 6.30 for 7:00pm
Venue: Koi, 36 Lake St, Cambridge
WELLINGTON DINNER
Date: Friday September 30
Time: 6:30pm for 7:00 start
Venue: The Arborist, 166 Willis Street, Te Aro
TAURANGA DINNER
Date: Saturday October 1
Time: 7pm for 7.30 start
Venue: Cleaver and Co., Bayfair Dining Lane, 19 Girven Road, Mount Maunganui
BRISBANE DINNER
Date: Wednesday August 31st
Time: 6:00pm for 6:30 start
Venue: Gateway of India, Springwood Tower Hotel, 9 Murrajong Road, Springwood
SUNSHINE COAST DINNER
Date: Thursday September 1
Time: 6:30pm for 7:00 start
Venue: The Lake House
15 Freshwater St, Mountain Creek
MELBOURNE DINNER
Date: Saturday September 10
Time: 7pm for 7.30 start
Venue: Beau Monde International, 934 - 938 Doncaster Road, Doncaster East
BALLINA DINNER
Date: Thursday September 15
Time: 6:00pm for 6:30 start
Venue: Ballina RSL, 1 Grant St, Ballina
SYDNEY DINNER
Date: Friday September 16
Time: 7:00 pm for 7:30 start
Venue: The Epping Club,
45-47 Rawson St, Epping
ADELAIDE DINNER
Date: Saturday September 17
Time: 6:30 pm for 7:00 start
Venue: Hilton Hotel, 233 Victoria Square, Adelaide, First floor balcony rooms
AUCKLAND DINNER
Date: Saturday September 24th
Time: 6:30 for 7:00pm
Venue: The Parnell,
10-20 Gladstone Rd, Parnell
VIRTUAL DINNER:
For those who can't make it to one of our dinners or prefer to join on line.
Date: Saturday September 10
Time: 7.15 for 7.30 start (AEST)
Annual 'Hope' Dinners 2021
Thank you for supporting our 2021 annual dinners, held in three time zone, and for generously giving to those on the margins. Together we raised funds to support the operations in 85 villages for an entire year!
This year our dinners were live-streamed and took place in three time zones, 3 East Coast (AEST); 1 West Coast (AWST) and 1 in New Zealand.
People joined from their homes or gathered in groups as permitted, enjoying Indian cuisine, and experiencing a ‘touch of India’. Music, recipes, decorations and resources were downloaded from the website.
Many reported that they enjoyed our virtual dinners MORE than our live events. Those living in regional areas expressed that they were delighted they could join in, as did those who avoid night-time outings. Feedback from those in lockdown was that this was an innovative and enjoyable alternative to Netflix!
Highlights
Funds raised supported the entire operations of our work in 85 villages for a year. THANK YOU to all who believed us when we said it was ‘not another Zoom’ meeting, who registered, invited guests, gave, and partnered with this work. If you missed out, we are producing a truncated version of approx. 40 minutes that you can share with others who have a heart for issues of injustice.
For information please email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Have more questions? Feel free to ask, get in touch and we will reply as soon as we can.
Let us know if you're interested
If you are interested in our 2022 dinners or would like information about our 40-minute 2021 dinner presentation, please contact us.
Have a Dinners Information Query? [email protected] / [email protected]