The Inaugural Moosehunters Brunch - Beware of poor moose puns

It was a typical Auckland Sunday Morning, the sun was out peeking behind the clouds and there were patches of rain on the forecast. However it was going to be an EXCELLENT day, because all the planning and organizing over the past 4 weeks finally came to a head, it was the day of the Inaugural Moose Hunters Brunch.

I arrived at 10.30 at the Restaurant, moose behinds in tow, with a large number of additional props to be used at the event. I met Peter coming in, and he was in his full Canadian Mounty Uniform, what a sight to behold.

The crowds of hunters gathered at the venue and started streaming to their tables, by 11pm we were all seated an eagerly anticipating the start of the event, lunch was served first and while everyone was eating they were able to peruse some words from Jasvir and Sajeewa in a booklet that was produced specifically for the event. You can view a copy of the booklet here.

Peter warmed up the audience by getting three people to come and demonstrate their Moose Calls to attract various moose to their untimely demise. The moose calls were "moosical" and well received by the audience.

Next Jasvir presented his first speech of the event. It was a new speech that he worked on specifically for the brunch, and everyone was blown away. Unfortunately due to the layout and set up of the restaurant, he was unable to move around and use gestures as effectively as he normally does. Also he was unable to make eye contact with some of the guests. Everyone was given an evaluation form to fill out for Jasvir's speech to help him that little bit more.

After Jasvir's speech, to give him a short break before presenting his next speech, Peter called upon a few of the attendees to come up for short table topics (impromptu speeches). Everyone performed brilliantly, and there were a large number of laughs.

Then the moose behinds were auctioned and raised NZ $125.00 which was great! We also auctioned a holiday bach for a weekend.

It was now time for Jasvir's second speech and as usual he did not disappoint, he was restricted again with movements and gestures due to the layout of the restaurant, but other than that, his speech was magnificent.

After his final prepared speech, Peter gave thanks to all those people that were involved in the preparation of this successful event and those that helped things run smoothly. A great round of applause went up for Tony Keegan, Peter Anich, and finally Jasvir for their great efforts, (and I was mentioned as well).

It was an extremely successful event and could not have been possible without all those who helped out and of course the support of all those who came.