“We will probably raise about $4000, which will go towards furnishing a second operating suite at the hospital, which in turn will hopefully attract more specialists.”
Ms Blake said about 200 shoppers took advantage of the event each year, visiting participating traders.
“We have 26 traders in this year’s spree, and some of those are new,” she said.
“They are offering sales such as 20 per cent off across the store, 50 per cent off selected clothing, 30 per cent off floor stock, and 50 per cent off giftware.
“It’s a great opportunity to do some Christmas shopping – I think it’s going to be a rip-roaring success.”
Ms Blake said she was instrumental in the Y-Zett’s beginnings almost 50 years ago.
“I called a public meeting – my mother was a charge sister at the hospital and the matron suggested to her that I start a junior auxiliary,” she said.
“So I wrote to the board, got the permission, and a constitution was set up.
“I called a public meeting at my home, which I think 39 people attended, and here we are, it’ll be 50 years next year.”
Ms Blake, who said she was ‘certainly’ the oldest of the group, welcomed people to join the Y-Zetts.
“We have seven or eight active members and it’s a bit of a battle,” she said.
The Y-Zetts Stawell Shopping Spree event has joined with ACE Radio’s We Love Stawell promotion, which will feature an outside broadcast on Main Street near the IGA carpark from 9am on Friday.
Passports are available from Perry’s Footwear, 140 Main Street.
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