Stars of the Border makes its triumphant return tomorrow night and organisers say it'll be bigger than ever, already raising $150,000.
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Brianna Carracher of Cancer Council NSW said this doubles their initial target.
"The fundraising has been going incredibly well, our original target of $70,000 has already been knocked out of the park," she said.
The stars will be delivering something for everyone, with performances ranging from dirty dancing, to burlesque and even a Harry Potter-Disney themed dance.
One of the stars of the show is The Border Mail's own Jodie Bruton, who will be channeling her inner Billy Elliot.
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Ms Carracher said the stars are chomping at the bit to perform, especially given last year's COVID induced cancellation.
"Some of our stars we've had lined up since the beginning of 2020 and we had to cancel, so it's even more anticipated than before, some people have fundraised for over 16 months," she said.
"They've all worked so hard all year, so we're just so excited to be able to give them the event they've worked for.
"It has been a rollercoaster but I think it makes it even more special to be able to bring the event to the community again."
Ms Carracher said that after last year with the bushfires, border closures and COVID that everyone involved was excited to bring an event back to the Border.
"We're so happy to be able to do Stars of the Border this year and it really is going to be bigger and better this year, we can't wait for the community to see what we've got up our sleeves," she said.
Last year was difficult for Cancer Council NSW, especially given that COVID didn't stop the demand for their services.
"This means the world to us, COVID was a really dire time for Cancer Council NSW, we lost millions of dollars last year," she said.
"It's so important for us to raise these funds to continue the work that we're doing."
Despite needing to have reduced numbers due to COVID restrictions over 450 people are expected at tonight's show.
Luckily enough however, the show will be livestreamed so that nobody needs to miss out.
You can access the livestream with the password SotB2021 via this link: https://kastio.com/stars-of-the-border
