The night that changes lives is coming back when Rafiki Royale returns to Lennox Head – and the stakes have never been higher.
Some events leave you with a hangover. Others leave you with something harder to shake – the feeling that you were part of something that actually mattered.
That’s what happened last year when Rafiki Royale made its debut in the Northern Rivers. More than 250 locals dressed up, showed up, and showed out for a Las Vegas-themed night that raised over $50,000 – funds that travelled all the way to Kenya, through Lennox-based charity Rafiki Mwema, which provides trauma recovery support for children who have experienced abuse.
Now Rafiki Royale is back – the Lennox Head Cultural Centre will once again be transformed into a glittering Vegas-style playground.
What you are supporting is Rafiki Mwema – a charity founded in Lennox Head, that runs therapeutic programs, safe housing, and community reintegration for children who have often been failed by every other system available to them in Kenya. Its work is built on the belief that recovery is not a quick fix, and that every child deserves the chance to heal at their own pace, with grownups who will not give up on them.
Rafiki Royale isn’t just a fundraiser dressed up in sequins (although sequins are highly recommended!). It’s a genuine, community-built event that has proved something important: people in the Northern Rivers don’t just want a good time, they want a good time with purpose.
This year there’s a Premier Poker Tournament led by the Australian Poker League, limited VIP High Roller tickets with personal food and beverage service, Vegas-style casino tables, a red carpet arrival, live entertainment, special guests (Elvis will be in the building, naturally), Sideshow Alley games, and Sam’s Burgers feeding the crowd all night long.
Behind every spin of the roulette wheel and every poker hand dealt, there’s a child in Kenya whose life is being changed – because of you.
Rafiki Royale will run from 6pm at Lennox Head Cultural Centre on Saturday June 20 – Early Bird tickets are $129, use locals code LOCAL for $10 off – find out more and pick up a ticket at rafikimwema.com.
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