Te Awamutu Courier the First Buyer Started the Queue at About It Will Be Held on Tuesday, Was Actually More Than 400 Tickets Sold on Provided Publicity and Posters
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Combined Efficiency Serving Your Real Estate Needs 141TC-6222639AA Buying or Selling Contact... Stuart Parker Mandy (Madhur) Lata Marketing Consultant Marketing Consultant 027 283 5928 Phone 871 8700 027 679 2224 Published Tuesday and Thursday TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008 A/h 871 3147 A/h 871 3147 Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 40c. BRIEFLY Four hundred in one day Cowpat Bingo There is no doubting the pulling power of Neil and Tim are playing for free and She says it was very easy to use and would nowinJune the Finn brothers — their charity Finn providing some production staff. be worth considering for future events for the Brothers Play Gracelands concert sold out in Te Awamutu College has donated the use town. Cowpat Bingo has been 75 minutes on Friday morning. of the hall, Scott Sound and Lighting is Mrs Fenwick says it was exciting to have moved this year to tie in with ‘Four Seasons in One Day’ is the title of one providing the PA and operating the sounds such a demand. Fieldays. of the songs co-written by the brothers - and it and Rosetown Print and Te Awamutu Courier The first buyer started the queue at about It will be held on Tuesday, was actually more than 400 tickets sold on provided publicity and posters. 7.50am and by opening time at 9am there was June 10 from 1pm at Selwyn Friday (the Gracelands charity concert is Backstage Pass worked with TicketDirect a reasonable line. Park. configured for almost 500 seats). to ticket the show and are very pleased with That didn’t let up until about 10am and the The annual event, which Backstage Pass promoters Dean and the system and their help to bring sales to Te last three or four customers in line raises funds for Te Awamutu Robyn Taylor say the sales exceeded expec- Awamutu. unfortunately missed out. Christmas Committee, sees tations. TicketDirect worked alongside Te Awa- Fans were still coming into the office ‘We were was hoping to sell out in a day,’’ mutu Visitor i-SITE Centre to set up a real throughout the day and leaving disappointed. ticket holders hoping the cow says Mr Taylor. ‘‘Selling out in a little over an time on-line sales system and the staff and The Te Awamutu office put through 214 will choose their numbered hour was very exciting.’’ volunteers ran the sales as a donation to the tickets, taking over $22,000. square to do a cowpat on. It is Gracelands will benefit entirely from the fundraiser. TicketDirect acknowledged the partner- normally held in December. proceeds of the concert — a major boost for i-SITE manager Lynne Fenwick says the ship selling was a success for them also and This year’s major prize is their fundraising effort for a new service centre was pleased to be able to contribute were pleased to be involved in such a $500 of travel, generously centre in Teasdale Street. and to try the TicketDirect system. successful promotion. sponsored by Te Awamutu Flight Centre. Tickets are available at Te Awamutu Information Centre in Gorst Avenue and only 400 will To Makiungu with love from Marayke be sold. Te Awamutu Wheelchair BY CATHY ASPLIN returned to New Zealand when Marayke was six New Wheelchair When Marayke Bouma months old, but she is well was born at Makiungu Hos- aware of where she was Wagon arrives pital in Tanzania the power born and the vast difference went out. in her lifestyle to that of This normally wouldn’t other children born in Wagon Trust’s new Ford have been a problem, but Tanzania. Transit has arrived at Fairview the back up generator had To celebrate turning 10, Motors. been stolen, so Marayke Marayke and her family are Tomorrow it will be sent to was born by torch light. again helping raise funds Vehicle Adaption Services at Her Kiwi parents for the Makiungu hospital Matangi to have the hoist and Monique and David Bouma in rural Singida, Tanzania. straps fitted. were in Tanzania at the Mrs Bouma says they are The new Wheelchair Wagon time working for the British recognising the fact that will provide an extra level of charity ‘Health Projects Marayke has had a comfort- comfort for its wheelchair Aboard’. able life with access to good bound passengers. It has more ‘‘Tanzania is rated as the levels of healthcare and space all round, making it third poorest country in the schooling, fresh food and easier to fit a fifth wheelchair world and we were water etc. into, and provides better front employed to help in rural ‘‘That’s certainly not the and side vision through larger areas - assisting the vil- case in Tanzania, so we windows. The sliding doors on lagers to develop schools, decided to see if there was wells, healthcare or what- something else we could do each side will facilitate better ever they required.’’ for the hospital where loading and unloading for When Marayke’s grand- Marayke was born. passengers. mothers heard about the ‘‘We had thought of buy- Fundraising is ongoing and circumstances in which she ing a foetal heartrate moni- donations can be sent to was born they decided to tor, as there wasn’t one secretary-treasurer Eileen fundraise enough to buy a when Marayke was born, TC190508CA02 Murray at 216 Bridgman Road, generator for the hospital. but they do have one now, NGAHINAPOURI pupil Marayke Bouma selling organic kiwifruit to help the hospital Te Awamutu or phone her at Mrs Bouma says the Te so they suggested an oxygen in Tanzania where she was born. 870 3136 for more details. Awamutu community was concentrator for newborns very supportive and they instead.’’ children have also been ily project there as well.’’ garage sale, but would be managed to raise the $1800 Marayke and her family donating their Mrs Bouma says once delighted to receive further Feedback fine required, much to the have been selling organic pocketmoney each week. again the local community donations from the public.’’ delight of the hospital staff. kiwifruit from their ‘‘It’s good for the chil- has been very supportive of The Boumas have more To provide feedback on the ‘‘The power supply is Ngahinapouri farm to dren to learn to help others their fundraising project. kiwifruit to sell, with all the new look Courier email certainly better there now, friends, relatives, school and we hope to return to ‘‘So far we have raised proceeds going to the grant.johnston@teawamutuco- but they still use that gen- families etc. Tanzania one day so that around $1000 which is about Makiungu Hospital. If you urier.co.nz erator that Te Awamutu Marayke has been sell- Marayke can see where she half of what is required. would like to buy some or people helped buy.’’ ing it after school from the was born. Perhaps we may ‘‘We’re got a few other provide a donation, contact The Bouma family nearby park and the Bouma be able to undertake a fam- ideas as well, such as a the family (ph 07 825 2844). Woodstock OPEN 7 DAYS A little cutie! 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SUNDAY: 12.48am & 1.15pm crossing in Kihikihi main street. accidents. I see this every day from my shop in the MONDAY: 1.33am & 2.03pm Have you tried to cross the main street Why you ask? Because drivers do not main street of Kihikihi and I urge Te of Kihikihi lately? travel through Kihikihi at 50kph. Awamutu Police to tackle this - before they I have observed mothers with They choose to treat it as an open road have to come out to Kihikihi and scrape pushchairs waiting to cross the street on and travel at 80 to 100kph. some poor mother and child off the road. the pedestrian crossing as cars barrel past If the police were to spend a week DOUGAL STEVENSON Retaining Rosetown beauty Better Broadband vital: MP Keeping Rosetown beautiful is easier said then done when the local rubbish collection never Taranaki-King Country MP, our country, in terms of enhanced seems to be done on time. 166 Cambridge Rd, Te Awamutu, Ph 871 6793 Shane Ardern says he receives many productivity, improved global con- It is disgusting to find that the rubbish we put complaints from farmers, business- nectivity, and enhanced capacity for out in the morning is still sitting there that night men, and families from all around innovation and even the following morning.