George’s Good Friday
By Tamara Clark
The District Docklands’ CEO George Karabatsos was one of a number of high-profile guests who participated in 3AW’s Neil Mitchell’s Good Friday Appeal fundraiser at Melbourne Star on Friday, March 6.
The District Docklands, with the help of guests, precinct partners and suppliers, helped raise $11,580 for the Royal Children’s Hospital, with $5000 of the total coming from the precinct’s owner Ashe Morgan.
“The District Docklands was delighted to be a part of Neil’s Wheel at Melbourne Star again this year,” Mr Karabatsos said. “When you bring so many Melburnians together to raise funds for children in need, the atmosphere is always electric.”
While this year’s Good Friday Appeal campaign will run differently to previous years as a...
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