FULL credit, as they say in the sporting world, to the five locals who have so far put their hands up to part in the Rotorua Hospice fundraising event Dancing with Rotorua Stars.
The one-off event in August will be loosely based on shows such as Dancing with the Stars - with 20 local identities and everyday people putting on their sequins and feathers and showing off their best moves in front of an expected crowd of a thousand or so.
The hospice needs to raise nearly $1 million a year to make up for a funding shortfall, which means raffles and sausage sizzles are not going to cut it.
Dancing with Rotorua Stars is something different that hopefully will capture the public's imagination in a similar way to the local boxing fight nights.
I must admit when the call went up around the newsroom for a volunteer to represent the Rotorua Daily Post I have never heard such silent reporters.