Lennox Head Rugby Tourney

This past weekend, for the Events Management class we went to the Lennox Head Rugby Tourney. It was with men ranging from ages 35-70ish. It was much more laid back, an family oriented. For the guests, it was $20 entry fee, then all food and drink free. As volunteers, we began raffeling off 5 dishes of prawns (shrimp) to the guests. It really raised a lot of money for the committee. Then, we were handed a big board and plastic shot glasses to hand out shots of "port" (red wine) to the players at half time and at the end of each game. Alcohol is definitely a big part of the Aussie culture, they drink a lot of the time, and a lot. On the sidelines, they had beer cans and only but a few water bottles. The players were really fairly intoxicated and played rugby. When our advisors tell us to get involved in the community, volunteer, and learn the culture they don't expect to be fed large quantities of alcohol. In the States, when you volunteer a person would never dare touch a drop of alcohol. I guess this just shows how laid back and relaxed the Aussies really are.