Ivanhoe Estate 25th Birthday Party!

3 February 2015

You are invited to the 25th Birthday Party of the Ivanhoe Estate in Macquarie Park! Built in 1990 this jewel in the crown of NSW Social Housing system has housed literally hundreds of families and individuals over the last twenty five years. To celebrate this occasion and the wonderful community who call it home, the Ivanhoe Estate Tenants Group (IETG) and The Salvation Army will be working together to organise a gigantic 25th Birthday Party!

Imagine this .... the surrounding streets of Ivanhoe Estate packed with over a thousand people, both tenants and local residents alike. Excited kids are bouncing off the walls of a massive jumping castle, whilst older tenants are sitting down and sharing their stories of what the community was like when they moved in twenty five years ago. Down the road another group of neighbours are laughing as they play games and a crowd cheers as a dancing tenant performs their culture’s traditional dance. Across the street a city of tents are filled with smiling neighbours who are serving up delicious plates overflowing with their culture’s food. In the park a huge stage is booming with sound as hundreds of voices join together to sing “Happy Birthday Ivanhoe!” as we cut the first slice from an enormous 25th birthday cake.

We want every tenant who lives in Ivanhoe to be involved in this exciting event as we celebrate OUR community!!

We need people to:
- Prepare and cook your favourite food
- Decorate and make the street beautiful
- Perform your favourite song and dance
- Help run activities and games
- Organise and plan the event
- Tell your story of why Ivanhoe is such a great place to live
- Help set up and pack down the event
- and every other exciting idea that you can think of.

If you are at all interested in being involved then we would love you to contact us. You can get in touch with the organising team through the following methods:

TEXT or TELEPHONE: 0422 531 258

EMAIL: ivanhoeturns25@gmail.com

For more information about this exciting event please check out the 25th Party Website -- www.ivanhoeturns25.com