The RMBF raised $20,000 from a charity auction at the conference to go to Hospice Southland and Hospice Otago.
Among the prizes donated were a half page of advertising from Building Today, two nights for two at the Soffi tel Hotel in Queenstown, dozens of oysters, a hot air balloon ride, travel vouchers, Super 12 rugby match tickets and jerseys, a mobile phone, hotel dinners and DeWalt cordless drills.
Hospice Southland chief executive Nicky Kitson was on hand to accept a cheque from RMBF president Mike Fox
