THE general manager of Sydney’s Menzies Hotel, Michael Smith, did some hard time behind bars recently as part of a fundraiser for the Police Citizens Youth Club City of Sydney.
The obliging gm was ‘mock’ arrested and handcuffed by a police officer at The Menzies and forced to wear a convict uniform before being paraded across nearby Wynyard Park to a cell where he was held until ‘bail’ was paid for his release.
Set a $500 “bail” target from passersby, Smith managed to raise a contribution of more than $2000 before he was released back to his day job.
He’s pictured above in the cage with some of the Menzies Hotel staff members: Nicole Cameron, Ashleigh Carr & Patricia Camargo.