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About It! June 2008 Ideas This Year! This Ideas Your of Some Implementing to Forward We’Relooking Meeting Duffy Theatre Letters THANK YOU This year we are lucky enough to be able to have TWO S TO ALL OUR MAJOR SPONSORS Duffy Theatre groups touring New Zealand spreading Hello, Dear Jan-Maree I just wanted to drop a quick line to say Thank you for coming to our school and the Duffy Books in Homes message. thank you very much for what you have telling us about your life as a comedian. Read done. My son’s school, Te Kura Kaupapa O I enjoyed it when you showed us your Billy T Duffy’s Time Travel Adventure has already visited primary Whakawatea in Hamilton, is a recipient of the James award by getting a model to be you. schools from the Far North right through to Southland Duffy Books in Homes programme. He looks From Tegan, Putaruru Primary School about it! and during Terms Two and Three it will make it to all places forward to receiving his Duffy Books, and takes Sponsor needed Newsletter No. 42 June 2008 great pride in being able to read them himself. in between! He recently was given his first book without Dear Duffy BRINGING BOOKS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER SINCE 1995 ISSN 1177-0562 pictures. I thought it may have been a little too Thank you for giving our Duffy books for free. The Auckland based group of Jatinder Singh, Peter Coates and difficult for him, but he was delighted to tell me Duffy we love our books, can you PLEASE Sarah Graham and the Wellington based group of Natano Keni, that he was already up to page 11! keep sending them to us. We all love reading Kate Fitzroy and Maria Rose MacDonald We really appreciate the time and effort at home and in class. We have fun reading Five Million Books and Still Going Strong! It was all action as that goes into administering this scheme. them. We all get excited and happy when we have been having a great time spreading the Wellington theatre Thank you. read. Room 15 reads a lot. Duffy I love my Term One Role Model assemblies saw the presentation of Duffy’s message ‘It’s cool to read!’ so if group performed Kind Regards books – you’re the best Duffy man ever. the five millionth Book Offer book since 1995. Of course, you haven’t seen them yet make sure you for Rakaia School. Rebekah Graham Mary Kippenberger came to our school. there are many other aspects to the programme – Caught Sponsor needed She is a storyteller. She shared a wonderful catch them at a Duffy school near you! Hi Jacqui, story called Sleeping Beauty with us. Mrs Being Good, Kids at Home and the Ready for Reading Just to say what a fantastic show on Kippenberger sang some cool songs while programme, but the core Book Offers remain the most The Auckland theatre group had the kids at Oturu School Wednesday. The cast were fantastic and her husband Peter played the guitar. Her important part of Duffy Books in Homes. enthralled. School Sponsor: Rotary District 9910 Conference 2007 what a wonderful story. We had some husband sings like her. I think their show was visitors with us who were blown away with fantastic. Mary Kippenberger is amazing and St Patrick’s School in Panmure, Auckland, was selected as the the production but also with the whole Duffy I hope you send us more people like them. venue for the presentation of the five millionth book and on hand Book Selection Meeting Programme. We took heaps of photos so Thank you to do the honours were Minister of Education, Chris Carter and we will send some on. Thank you thank you. Diechan Whaanga Duffy Books in Homes Founder, Alan Duff. Hamilton Duffy’s Diary Please pass onto the actors how truly great it Wairoa Primary School Term One got off to a great What’s coming up in 2008 for Duffy Schools was. I’ve been in two other Duffy schools and School Sponsor: Pologa Mahoni, a student at St Patrick’s, was selected to be the have seen plenty of performances. This was Mainfreight International Ltd. lucky recipient of the five millionth book and was looking forward start with the selection of 16th–20th June ....... New Zealand Post Award for one of the best. books for the final Book Great Effort in Reading and Writing Regards Warm Pasifika Greetings, to getting stuck into ‘Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul 2’. Offer of 2008. 27th June .................. Book Offer Two books and labels arrive Rebecca Meachen DP, Addington School Many thanks for the wonderful support for Perhaps the Duffy Books in Homes Book Offers can best be School Sponsor: Agility Logistics our children to develop a lifelong desire for summed up in the words of the programme’s founder. On the 28th of February, the 30th June–4th July . Government Book Week learning through reading books! Dear Mr Hewitt Born and Raised Pasifika Early Childhood team at St Pius X Catholic Rob Southam from Scholastic 4th July ....................... Term Two ends “OWNERSHIP was always one of our aims. Each book has the Thank you so much for giving us free Education Centre child’s NAME in it, the label says: THIS BELONGS TO… It is School in Melville hosted is surrounded by kids from 21st July .................... Term Three starts books and also telling us your secret chip sandwich formula. It was lovely to have you Our children were very excited with new so important that a child can claim something as solely her/his Pologa Mahoni from St Patrick’s School proudly accepts the five teachers, coordinators and St Pius X School in Hamilton. 22nd July ................... Book Offer Three preview packs School Sponsor: Whitcoulls and brochures arrive at Pukeatua School. I hope you enjoyed us books in the centre and really happy when own. It makes their name important, their sense of individuality millionth Book Offer book from Chris Carter and Alan Duff principals from the Waikato because you are funny and awesome and we they could choose their own books to take stronger.” School Sponsor: Daily Freight region. The meeting was also attended by Rob Southam from 24th July .................... KaH books arrive enjoyed you. I hope you come back to our home. They are waiting in anticipation. 5,000,000 school, Pukeatua. Thank you Duffy Books! Scholastic and Linda Vagana and Phil Horrobin from Duffy 1st August ................. TWO FREE books for school libraries if orders are returned to Scholastic Yours sincerely Te Aria Toka ki Te Whakatohea Books in Homes. The kids from St Pius X School also played a by this date Oromairoa Rangawhenua, Pukeatua School ✃ THANK YOU TO ALL OUR Sponsor needed The Duffy Car is Reborn big part in choosing books for Book Offer Three, 2008. 4th August ................. Duffy book labels and CBG SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS Our thanks to the teachers, coordinators and principals who certificates arrive We are very sad to say goodbye to our well-used Duffy On hand to deliver the new Duffy Car to General Manager, Linda attended from the following schools: 5th August .................. CBG books arrive for Terms Three & Four It costs approximately $50 per annum to provide each child in a Duffy school with all the Car. The Mazda 6, kindly supplied by Fleetpartners, has Vagana, was Fleetpartners Managing Director, Dennis Kelly. travelled the length and breadth of the country, both in • Forest Lake School • Melville Primary School 8th August ................. LAST DAY for Book Offer Three orders services the Duffy Books in Homes Programme offers. ANY contribution is gratefully accepted. Look out for the new Duffy Car everywhere from Cape Reinga to to be returned to Scholastic the hands of our Regional Representatives and Role • Nawton Primary School • Paeroa Central School the Bluff this year and make sure you give it a big wave! 15th August ............... School Leader assembly Donations can be sent to: Models, without missing a beat. • Rhode Street School • St Pius X Catholic School Credit Card type: Duffy Books in Homes We were thrilled recently to hear that Fleetpartners has • Waipa School And for Duffy Early Childhood Education centres in the Ready for Reading (R4R) programme PO Box 28-849, Remuera, Auckland. Visa AMEX Diners Mastercard extended their sponsorship and on April 14 we took delivery Phone 09-259 5690 There was also some great feedback received from all those 16th–20th June ........ New Zealand Post Family Reading Pack of a very spacious Holden Commodore Acclaim Wagon who stayed behind afterwards to attend a Duffy Coordinators Awards Credit Card Number: complete with our distinctive Duffy signage. Name (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms): meeting. We’re looking forward to implementing some of your 25th July .................... Book Offer Two selection meeting ideas this year! Postal address for receipt: • Rotary District 9910 Conference 2007 Expiry date: New Sponsors sponsoring the following schools for one full year. Cardholder’s name: - Herekino School June 2008 We’re thrilled to welcome all our new sponsors on board! - Oturu School Cardholder’s signature: June 2008 I would like to contribute : - Peria School • The Perry Foundation as a major sponsor covering the costs - Pukenui School Our old Duffy car has seen Duffy Books in Homes General Manager Linda Vagana receives of books distributed to a large number of unsponsored schools. - Pukepoto School $ Cheque Credit Card it! about some of New Zealand’s most the keys to the new Duffy car from Fleetpartners Managing - Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Rangiawhia beautiful places! Director Dennis Kelly. about it! about • New Zealand Dairies Limited Please send me information on how I can make a regular donation by automatic payment.
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