"So anything that exposes us to more people is always gratefully received."

She gratefully opens the box of supplies that she is given and takes an envelope of cash.

In election terms, Postecoglou was heading for a landslide at 3-0 up after 54 minutes but ended up having to gratefully settle for a narrow majority.

"He passed it presumably because it went back and then gratefully I received the £7,500 because I was at the end of my tether at that stage."

The New Jersey couple scraped together savings and gratefully accepted donations from friends and family for the $10,000 cost.