SPECIAL FEATURE PARTY
KAIDE’S POOL PARTY WITH A NOBLE CAUSE THIS DREAM TEAM PULLED TOGETHER THE ULTIMATE PARTY FOR A VERY SPECIAL LITTLE BOY WITH TO CELEBRATE HIS STARTING HIGH SCHOOL. WORDS: SHELLEY SYKES
A NOBLE GOAL For as long as I can remember, I have watched and supported Telethon in my hometown of Perth. I have always been inspired and deeply touched by the Telethon Little Stars. Being a mother of two boys who both started their lives in NICU, my husband and I have a great appreciation for the care and medical attention they received. This intensive and high dependency care for the
I contacted a number of fellow Perth party and event industry vendors whom I have worked with over the years and hold in very high steed. As a collective we formed the Favor Lane ‘Dream Team’ and gifted both Kaide & Charlotte with an Ultimate Dream Party Package. The first party was for Charlotte’s celebration of her 8th birthday. More recently, a pool party for Kaide in celebration of starting High School.
sickest babies and infants is all possible thanks to research and
The party included design, concept, planning and coordination of
funding for medical equipment.
a fully styled party; full desserts which were professionally styled
Since 1968 Western Australians have raised over $349 million through Telethon for the kids of WA. The money raised has helped make significant advances in treating some of the life threatening diseases that face our children today. Telethon also provides equipment, resources and critical services for children across WA. Each year, telethon selects two children to be ambassadors to represent the kids of WA. In 2018, Kaide Stratton and Charlotte
including a custom single tier birthday cake with a personalised cake topper and furniture and props were provided and styled accordingly. A professional photographer captured the party set up and some special moments of Kaide with his family and friends. The colour theme was aqua, red and white. All of the partyware and desserts followed the ‘Pool Party’ theme – lifesavers, sharks and lifebouys included.
Meredith where selected to be the ‘Telethon Little Stars’. In 2012, I founded Favor Lane Party Boutique and like any new business owner, I set myself some future business goals. One of those goals was to somehow, offer more than my usual yearly donation to telethon. In October 2018, my dream to do so became a reality, when I gifted the two Telethon Little Stars with an Ultimate Dream Party Package. 12 confettifair.com.au
KAIDE’S STORY At 12 years old, Kaide was diagnosed with a degenerative and progressive condition called mucopolysaccahridosis (MPS). Kaide was diagnosed with MPS IVA (or Morquio syndrome), likely the least severe of the spectrums. Morquio syndrome is a genetic
