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BRINGING BOOKS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER SINCE 1995 ISSN 1177-0562

ANZ and EFTPOS get behind Wellington schools

ANZ Business Bank and EFTPOS brought together clients from around Wellington to compete in their charity golf day at Miramar Golf Course on Air Chathams, Bluebelle Café Island Bay, April 7. Brenden Stuart, Burger Fuel Courtenay Place, In the face of some spirited Wellington winds Café Villa, Crombie Lockwood, Football NZ, teams competed for a range of prizes – G T Tory, Gillies and Mark Realty Ltd, Gola including the chance to win a Volkswagen Golf Gates Ltd, Great Expectations Caterers, for a hole in one! Harvey, Norman Tory Street, Indeserve, Island Bay Butcher, James Cook Joinery, Duffy was on hand to hit the ceremonial Kilbirnie Sports, Liquor King, Magma Artwork, opening tee shot and kept busy behind the MasterCard, Maude & Miller, Miramar Golf BBQ making sure that hot food was available Club, Mishmosh, National Bank Sponsorship for competitors. Also present were stars from Team, Parade Café, Quinovic Kent Terrace, the Hurricanes and Pulse who encouraged Rugby NZ, Sektor, Snapper, Srixon, Steinlager, bidders at the auction. Subway, Featherston Street, The Dominion While no one was fortunate enough to take home the car, many Clinic, The Home Loan Shop, The Oaks Satay of the participants took home auction items which were kindly Noodle House, The Pulse, TME Electrical, donated by a wide cross section of local and national businesses. Tommy’s Real Estate, Twins Digital Printing, At the conclusion of the post-round auction Fred Ohlsson, ANZ’s Village Beads Petone, Wellington Phoenix, Managing Director of Business Banking, presented Linda Vagana Whittakers and Duffy with a cheque for $17,000 which will go towards sponsoring Miramar South School, Ngati Toa School, St Anne’s School and St Bernadette’s School. A huge thank you goes out to all the participants and to those who donated (and purchased!) auction items.

Paper Plus gets behind Christchurch schools In the second two weeks of Term Two which the company and its customers donated Paper Plus Group distributed almost to the Red Cross at a special assembly at 36,000 books collected as part of Spreydon School. their book drive for the children of The books were distributed at all 34 Duffy Christchurch. schools in Christchurch. Logistics firm and The books, both new and used, were donated long-time Duffy Books in Homes sponsor at Paper Plus and Take Note stores nationwide Mainfreight ensured that the thousands of in response to the February earthquake. This books got to their destinations in Christchurch. was in addition to the an amazing $150,156 Role Models such as Dallas and Julie Seymour, Linda Vagana and the teams from What Now! and The Erin Simpson Show visited the schools Also in attendance at the assemblies were representatives from the eight Christchurch Paper Plus stores. They helped present books collected from Paper Plus and Take Note stores throughout New Zealand. Paper Plus Group CEO, Rob Smith, was impressed with the support shown by communities around the country. “After the earthquake we put our heads together to see how Paper Plus and Take Note could help out and we are delighted at the response to our book drive. Our customers around New Zealand have really pulled together to get the kids of Christchurch something of real value” he said. June 2011 Linda Vagana was thrilled with the support from the Paper Plus Group, “Our efforts to promote family literacy have really been hampered in

Christchurch. We’re delighted that the Paper it! about Plus Group and their customers have chosen to support our children and their families with

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The most famous Kiwi song you’ve never heard

In August 1999 at Stebbings Recording Studio singers recorded a song for children in schools involved in a young literacy charity. Written by Jan Hellriegel and Toi Iti, with music by Jan Hellriegel and Dave Dobbyn, ‘Read About It – The Duffy Song’ was conceived as an inspirational song for children to sing when they received free books at special school assemblies.

On April 11 2011, Rikki Morris and Jackie Clarke visited Neil Finn’s Roundhead “Knowing that “The Duffy Song” has been Studios to record a fresh version of a song enjoyed by so many is a highlight of my which doesn’t get radio time or feature career and something that I am very proud on lists of the country’s greatest singles. of,” says Jan Hellriegel. However, it is now sung by 100,000 children in hundreds of schools around New Zealand The song is about to go global. Duffy Books every year. in Homes now reaches schools in the USA and Australia and versions substituting Despite its widespread appeal in schools, ‘Redwood’ and ‘Gum Tree’ for ‘Totara’ join most people have never heard the lyrics ‘Tall Family Corner the Kiwi version as downloads on iTunes as a Totara, Duffy kids will read around the from today. Not only that, multi-talented hip- world.’ But mention that line to a child in any hop artist Anonymouz has remixed the song one of 541 Duffy schools nationwide and to create hip hop and reggae versions. they’ll be able to sing the song from start to Photo: Adrian Malloch finish. With the support of Amplifier, Native Tongue Music Publishing and Control, the majority of With help from producer Wayne Bell, sound proceeds from downloads will go directly to engineer Jordan Stone and songwriter Duffy Books in Homes. Jan Hellriegel who helped coordinate the recording of the new version, Rikki and All versions, both new and old, can be Jackie have given kids in low-decile schools downloaded at www.amplifier.co.nz or from an updated version of a true Kiwi classic. the iTunes store. Prime Minister turns storyteller for Otara kids

Prime Minister John Key traded his book, published by Scholastic and written The day was supported by Scholastic office at the Beehive for a seat in by Diana Noonan and Gavin Bishop, tells the New Zealand, Mainfreight, Four Winds front of hundreds of kids when he story of pets that were displaced in the wake Foundation, Te Puni Kokiri, Lion attended the Otara Literacy Day on of the September earthquake in Christchurch. Foundation and Office Max. Scholastic April 9. Proceeds from the sale of the book are going provided a mountain of books to give The Prime Minister sat down to read the book towards the ongoing earthquake relief effort. away to children at the end of the event. ‘Quaky Cat’ to the kids in attendance. The The bi-annual literacy day, hosted this year by Duffy also played a major part. The ‘It’s in Tangaroa College, brought together the Book’, quiz in which children got the schools and families from around chance to win prizes was a big success. Otara with the aim of inspiring all General Manager, Linda Vagana members of the community to reports that “Saturday’s Literacy Day realise that literacy is a key driver really demonstrated Otara’s incredible of success. The theme for this community spirit. year’s event was “Building Learning Families”. We were thrilled that the Prime Minister was able to take the time out of his busy Running since 2005, the event June 2011 schedule to read ‘Quaky Cat’ to all the is coordinated by the Otara children present. Just as importantly, we Boards’ Forum Inc., a non-profit were hugely encouraged to see Otara’s organisation with an educational commitment to literacy which seems to get focus. Its vision is “Building it! about greater and greater each time this event Education in Otara” and it currently is held”. works with the majority of Otara Read Read schools. •

ROLE MODELS: Anonymouz, Musician • Nona Aston, Community Leader • Mike Bauckham, Firefighter • Ngahi Bidois, Motivational Speaker • Nicky Browne, Cricket/Netball • Merrin Cavel, Actor • Jackie Clarke, Entertainer • Tracey Clissold, Athlete • Olivia Coady, Rugby • Kendra Cocksedge, Rugby • Shirley Corlett, Author • Simon Dallow, TV Presenter • Alan Duff, Writer • Eagle Helicopter, Police • Brigid Feehan, Writer • Christine Fernyhough, Writer • Davey Forbes, Army • Leigh Gibbs, Netball • Matthew Goodman, Rowing • Victoria Grant, Rugby • Wayne Halkyard, Body Building • Norm Hewitt, Rugby • Gavin Hill, Rugby League • Honey Hireme, Rugby League • Jo Holley, TV Presenter • Charlie Howe, Football • Steve Kahu, Firefighter • Sandra Kailahi, TV Presenter • Adrian Kirk, Juggler • Raylene Kirk, Army • Jacqui Knight, Author • Shona Laing, Musician • Mark Laurent & Brenda Liddiard, Musicians • Alistair McIntyre, Writer • Elizabeth Miller, Storyteller • Helen Moananu, Musician • Tawera Nikau, Rugby League • Henare O’Keefe, Community Leader • Alison Quigan, Actor • Niva Retimanu, Radio Presenter • Anna Richards, Rugby • Dallas Seymour, Rugby • Julie Seymour, Netball • Neil Sorensen, Rugby • Annie Rae Te Ake Ake, Writer • Teresa Te Tamaki, Rugby • Katy Thomas, TV Presenter • Feana Tu’akoi, Writer • Henry Tuipea, Radio Presenter • Linda Vagana, Netball • Jodi Vaughn, Singer • Joy Watson, Writer • Chris White, Rowing • Tony Williams, Author • Shannon Willoughby, Rugby • Patrina Roache & Becky Morgan, Classic Hits FM Dunedin • Martin Good & Sarah van der Kley, Classic Hits FM Hawkes Bay • Richard Dryden, Classic Hits FM Palmerston North • Camille Guzzwell & Dave Smart, Classic Hits FM Wellington • Alisha Birrell & Bevan Chapman, More FM Gisborne/Wairoa • Angela Gordon & John Markby, More FM Whangarei • Mary Kippenberger & Peter Charlton-Jones, Rhubarb • Erin Simpson, The Erin Simpson Show • Gem Knight, Charlie Panapa & Johnson Raela, What Now! Role Model Assemblies BOOK OFFER ONE 2011 88,016 Duffy kids around the country each received two free books donated by their schools and sponsors during the last three weeks of Term One

Alistair McIntyre and friends at Onehunga School – Alistair has visited more Duffy schools than any other Role Model! School Sponsor: Agility Logistics Limited 3D was clearly popular when league great Tawera Nikau visited Horotiu Primary School. School Sponsor: RX Plastics Limited

Author Feana Tu’akoi may well have given away some of her own books at St Pius X Catholic School in Hamilton. School Sponsor: The Lion Foundation Becky from Classic Hits FM Dunedin had lots of books to give away at Calton Hill School. School Sponsor: Yarrow South It was a beautiful sunny day when Charitable Trust Black Fern Anna Richards had a great time netball coach Leigh Gibbs visited on her tour of the East Coast – including her Manutuke School. School Sponsor: visit to Tikitiki School. J N Williams Memorial Trust School Sponsor: Te Puni Kokiri

Duffy Books in Homes co-founder Christine Fernyhough was Mark Laurent and Brenda Liddiard were welcome visitors to at centre stage during her visit to Reefton Area School. Otorohanga Primary School. Presenter Jo Holley took time for plenty of Sponsor needed School Sponsors: Tracey Gieck & Andy Morris snaps at Moerewa School. School Sponsor: Mt Pokaka Timber Products Limited SPONSORS: A1 Homes • Agility Logistics Limited • AJ & Dr SM Wakefield • AlexanderDorrington Lawyers • Altrusa Club of Taradale & Napier • Archetype Allen & Unwin & Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd. • Autex Industries Limited • Axiam Plastics Ltd. • Bay of Plenty Energy • BDG Synthesis • Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd. • Betty Scull • Bev McConnell • Beverley Wright & Rotary Club of Auckland City Sunrise • C. Alma Baker Trust • Carter Holt Harvey Pulp and Paper • Celia Laity & Kate Howard • Chemcouriers Auckland • Chemcouriers Hamilton • Christine Brook • Clayton & Hayes Unichem Pharmacy Ltd. • Coolpak Coolstores Ltd. • Corporate Catapult Inc. • Curtis Family • Daily Freight Auckland • Daily Freight Christchurch • Daily Freight Wellington • Daniel Grassam & Kate Yoxall • David & Brigid Willis • Deacon Manu Family Trust • Dennis Page • Dianne Stokes • Dick & Mary Earle • Dunholme Book Club • Forsyth Barr • Four Winds Foundation • Frances Holden • Frankie & Phil Letford • Friends of Oamaru Intermediate School • Frucor Beverages • GE Finance & Insurance • Genesis Energy • Glenda Neil • Golden Bay Cement • Grant Samuel & Associates • Guy Malthus • Haines Attract • Hamish & Abby Foote • Helen Yensen • HSBC • Hugh & Margaret Morrison • Humphry Rolleston • Ian Harvey and Helena Dillon • Imerys Tableware New Zealand Limited • Impressions International Ltd. • Independent Freightliners • J N Williams Memorial Trust • James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor • Jarvis Trading Ltd. • Jean & Friends • Jenny Gibbs & Family • John & Eleanor Gibb • Julia Davies • Katie Kempthorne Naturopathy • King Country Energy • Kiri Te Kanawa • Kiwi Thistle Distributors Ltd. • KLC Limited • Kylie Jones

June 2011 Memorial • Larkin/Appleyard Family • Leetee Wang • Lesley Nesbit & Lois Newton • Lindsay & Bill Holmes • Lions Club of Bucklands Beach • Lizzie Coote • Lloyd Morrison, Julie Nevett & Family • Lodge Frimley 359 • M & B House • Mainfreight Auckland • Mainfreight Christchurch • Mainfreight Gisborne • Mainfreight Hamilton • Mainfreight International - Auckland • Mainfreight International - Napier • Mainfreight International - Tauranga • Mainfreight Invercargill • Mainfreight Metro • Mainfreight Napier • Mainfreight Napier • Mainfreight Rotorua • Mainfreight Wellington • Mainfreight Whangarei • Mainland Landscaping • Malcolm & Gill Don • Malcove • Margaret Johnstone • Mark & Amy Ryburn • MathMasters • Methanex New Zealand Limited • Mighty River Power • Mike Garrett • Moore Wilson & Co Ltd. • Mrs Mary Williamson • Mt Pokaka Timber Products Ltd. • N.Z. Bakels Ltd. • Napier Computers • New World Warkworth & Karen Goa • Newman Family • Nicci Best & Greg Bloomer • Nova Energy • NZ Dairies Limited • Owens Metro • Owens Metro Owner Drivers • Owens Tankers • Owens Transport • P.J. Keenan • Paper Plus Matamata • Pat & Alan Wilkinson • Pearson New Zealand • Pegasus Trust • Penguin Books NZ • Pumpkin Patch • Relocations International Wellington Ltd. • Resolve Group • Riverview Villa Ltd. • Robbie Morrison & Liz Stringer • Rose’s Book Club • Rotary Club of Auckland East • Rotary Club of Avonhead • Rotary Club of Christchurch Sunrise • Rotary Club of Ellerslie Sunrise • Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay • Rotary Club of Havelock North • Rotary Club of Maungaturoto • Rotary Club of Milford • Rotary Club of Otaki • Rotary Club of Pakuranga • Rotary Club of Penrose Inc. • Rotary Club of Port about it! about Nicholson • Rotary Club of Remuera • Rotary Club of Tauranga • Rotary Club of Wanganui • Rotary Club of Wanganui North • Rotary Clubs of Eastern Hutt & Hutt Valley • RPL Accountants - Tony Caughley • RSB Investments • RX Plastics Ltd. • Sandfield Information Systems • Say It Communications • Scholastic NZ Limited • Shaun & Kristina Buckley • Simon Tyler, Jo Millar & Family • Spicers Paper • Springhill Charitable Trust & Frimley Foundation • St James Anglican Church, Kerikeri • Steven & Vicki Ginders • Sunrise Rotary Club of Tauranga • Tainui Lions • Tait Electronics • Te Kuta Station • Te Puni Kokiri • The Carson Family • The CH & AG Horrobin Family Trust • The David Levene Charitable Trust • The Grizzles’ • The Harnett Family • The Hefford Family Trust • The Herdson Laing Family • The Jack Jeffs Charitable Trust • The Jones Family • The Nicholls Family • The Rachel McAlpine Trust • The Scott Family • The Smith Family • The Sproule Family • The Stewart Family • The Students of King’s College • TheOneRing.net • TR Group • Tracey Gieck Read Read & Andy Morris • Tracey-Lee Pettifer & Jonathan Clarke • U3A - Remuera • Urenui & District Lions Club • Walker & Hall Newmarket • Winslow Ltd.& Claas Harvest Centre Canterbury • Winstone Pulp International Ltd. • Yarrow South Charitable Trust • Year 9 Students of St Cuthbert’s College • Zonta Club of Whangarei • Zonta International Tauranga Club •

‘What the kids Top 10 Books chose’ from Book Offer One, 2011

1 Justin Bieber: His World By Riley Brooks

2 Hot Wheels Off Roading By Ace Landers, Ed Wisinski and Dave White

3 Taylor Swift: Her Song Kaeo Primary School flexed their muscles when bodybuilder Wayne Halkyard came to visit. By Riley Brooks Sponsor needed 3D was clearly popular when league great 4 See in 3D: Creatures of the Dark Tawera Nikau visited Horotiu Primary School. School Sponsor: RX Plastics Limited By Seymour Simon 5 Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Finding Drago By Tracey West

6 Big Sharks By Tori Kosara

7 The Big Block of Chocolate By Janet Slater Bottin and Jeffy James

8 Thea Stilton and the Secret City By Thea Stilton It was a beautiful sunny day when Rugby League legend Gavin Hill had his specs netball coach Leigh Gibbs visited ready for reading at Tamatea Primary School. Manutuke School. School Sponsor: School Sponsor: Te Puni Kokiri 9 Princess Peepers J N Williams Memorial Trust By Pam Calvert and Tuesday Mourning

10 Clifford Goes to Hollywood By Norman Bridwell

Author Tony Williams enjoyed giving away the presents at James Street School. Presenter Jo Holley took time for plenty of Sponsor needed snaps at Moerewa School. School Sponsor: Mt Pokaka Timber Products Limited SPONSORS: A1 Homes • Agility Logistics Limited • AJ & Dr SM Wakefield • AlexanderDorrington Lawyers • Altrusa Club of Taradale & Napier • Archetype Allen & Unwin & Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd. • Autex Industries Limited • Axiam Plastics Ltd. • Bay of Plenty Energy • BDG Synthesis • Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd. • Betty Scull • Bev McConnell • Beverley Wright & Rotary Club of Auckland City Sunrise • C. Alma Baker Trust • Carter Holt Harvey Pulp and Paper • Celia Laity & Kate Howard • Chemcouriers Auckland • Chemcouriers Hamilton • Christine Brook • Clayton & Hayes Unichem Pharmacy Ltd. • Coolpak Coolstores Ltd. • Corporate Catapult Inc. • Curtis Family • Daily Freight Auckland • Daily Freight Christchurch • Daily Freight Wellington • Daniel Grassam & Kate Yoxall • David & Brigid Willis • Deacon Manu Family Trust • Dennis Page • Dianne Stokes • Dick & Mary Earle • Dunholme Book Club • Forsyth Barr • Four Winds Foundation • Frances Holden • Frankie & Phil Letford • Friends of Oamaru Intermediate School • Frucor Beverages • GE Finance & Insurance • Genesis Energy • Glenda Neil • Golden Bay Cement • Grant Samuel & Associates • Guy Malthus • Haines Attract • Hamish & Abby Foote • Helen Yensen • HSBC • Hugh & Margaret Morrison • Humphry Rolleston • Ian Harvey and Helena Dillon • Imerys Tableware New Zealand Limited • Impressions

International Ltd. • Independent Freightliners • J N Williams Memorial Trust • James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor • Jarvis Trading Ltd. • Jean & Friends • Jenny Gibbs & Family • John & Eleanor Gibb • Julia Davies • Katie Kempthorne Naturopathy • King Country Energy • Kiri Te Kanawa • Kiwi Thistle Distributors Ltd. • KLC Limited • Kylie Jones June 2011 Memorial • Larkin/Appleyard Family • Leetee Wang • Lesley Nesbit & Lois Newton • Lindsay & Bill Holmes • Lions Club of Bucklands Beach • Lizzie Coote • Lloyd Morrison, Julie Nevett & Family • Lodge Frimley 359 • M & B House • Mainfreight Auckland • Mainfreight Christchurch • Mainfreight Gisborne • Mainfreight Hamilton • Mainfreight International - Auckland • Mainfreight International - Napier • Mainfreight International - Tauranga • Mainfreight Invercargill • Mainfreight Metro • Mainfreight Napier • Mainfreight Napier • Mainfreight Rotorua • Mainfreight Wellington • Mainfreight Whangarei • Mainland Landscaping • Malcolm & Gill Don • Malcove • Margaret Johnstone • Mark & Amy Ryburn • MathMasters • Methanex New Zealand Limited • Mighty River Power • Mike Garrett • Moore Wilson & Co Ltd. • Mrs Mary Williamson • Mt Pokaka Timber Products Ltd. • N.Z. Bakels Ltd. • Napier Computers • New World Warkworth & Karen Goa • Newman Family • Nicci Best & Greg Bloomer • Nova Energy • NZ Dairies Limited • Owens Metro • Owens Metro Owner Drivers • Owens Tankers • Owens Transport • P.J. Keenan • Paper Plus Matamata • Pat & Alan Wilkinson • Pearson New Zealand • Pegasus Trust • Penguin Books NZ • Pumpkin Patch • Relocations International Wellington Ltd. • Resolve Group • Riverview Villa Ltd. • Robbie Morrison & Liz Stringer • Rose’s Book Club about it! about • Rotary Club of Auckland East • Rotary Club of Avonhead • Rotary Club of Christchurch Sunrise • Rotary Club of Ellerslie Sunrise • Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay • Rotary Club of Havelock North • Rotary Club of Maungaturoto • Rotary Club of Milford • Rotary Club of Otaki • Rotary Club of Pakuranga • Rotary Club of Penrose Inc. • Rotary Club of Port Nicholson • Rotary Club of Remuera • Rotary Club of Tauranga • Rotary Club of Wanganui • Rotary Club of Wanganui North • Rotary Clubs of Eastern Hutt & Hutt Valley • RPL Accountants - Tony Caughley • RSB Investments • RX Plastics Ltd. • Sandfield Information Systems • Say It Communications • Scholastic NZ Limited • Shaun & Kristina Buckley •

Simon Tyler, Jo Millar & Family • Spicers Paper • Springhill Charitable Trust & Frimley Foundation • St James Anglican Church, Kerikeri • Steven & Vicki Ginders • Sunrise Rotary Club of Tauranga • Tainui Lions • Tait Electronics • Te Kuta Station • Te Puni Kokiri • The Carson Family • The CH & AG Horrobin Family Trust • The David Levene Charitable Trust Read • The Grizzles’ • The Harnett Family • The Hefford Family Trust • The Herdson Laing Family • The Jack Jeffs Charitable Trust • The Jones Family • The Nicholls Family • The Rachel McAlpine Trust • The Scott Family • The Smith Family • The Sproule Family • The Stewart Family • The Students of King’s College • TheOneRing.net • TR Group • Tracey Gieck & Andy Morris • Tracey-Lee Pettifer & Jonathan Clarke • U3A - Remuera • Urenui & District Lions Club • Walker & Hall Newmarket • Winslow Ltd.& Claas Harvest Centre Canterbury • Winstone Pulp International Ltd. • Yarrow South Charitable Trust • Year 9 Students of St Cuthbert’s College • Zonta Club of Whangarei • Zonta International Tauranga Club Read about it! June 2011 books donated by their centres and Duffy Books in Homes. in Books Duffy and centres their by donated books free two received each country the around Centres Childhood Early Reading for Ready in kids Duffy 9824 term, This 2011 One Offer Book Reading for Ready Here are some great photos from just a few of our 181 Ready for Reading centres. Reading for Ready 181 our of few a just from photos great some areHere Duffy’s Book Bus Adventure continues Adventure Bus Book Duffy’s visit their local library and have a reward card stamped. rewardcard a have and library local their visit to kids for chance the been has show the of highlights the of One South. Deep the to North Far the from schools in hit huge a been already has AdventureDuffy’s Bus Book Tauranga South Kindergarten South Tauranga Centre Education and Preschool Cornerstone Theatreteam have been having greata time during their performances. RuteneSpooner, Simon Paenga and Michael Leota ofthe Christchurch based Duffy local libraries. Thanks WalkerBooks! Thanks libraries. local their know to get to time the taken have who kids Duffy to books of hundreds many out given alreadyhave libraries WalkerBooks by donation generous a to Thanks keep! to book free a receive to eligible are they visits five After Rakaia Playcentre Rakaia Kindergarten Feilding School Sponsor: Mainland Landscaping Mainland Sponsor: School Dunedin. in School Street College LEFT: Sponsor: ANZ Business Bank and EFTPOS and Bank Business ANZ Sponsor: School (Newtown). School Anne’s St 10 9 8 7 5 4 3 6 2 1

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chose’ ‘What ‘What The Lion Foundation Duffy’s Diary roars for Duffy What’s coming up in 2011 for Duffy Schools 62 Duffy schools will receive their books in the second half of the year 8th July �� Book Offer Two thanks to the generosity of the Lion Foundation. books arrive This is the first time Duffy schools have been supported by Lion so we’re very excited to have 11th July - 15th July them on board! Government Book Week Aranui School (Christchurch), Arowhenua School, Ashburton Netherby School, Avondale 15th July �� Term Two Ends School (Auckland), Bamford School, Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School, Bromley School, Central New Brighton School, Fairburn School, Fairfield Primary School, Finlayson Park School, 1st August �� Term Three Starts Firth Primary School, Forest Lake School, Glen Eden Primary School, Hapuku School, Insoll 2nd August �� Book Offer Three preview Avenue School, Karangahake School, Kawhia School, Kelston Intermediate School, Kelvin packs and brochures Road School, Kerepehi School, Kihikihi School, Kimihia School, Linwood Intermediate School, arrive Linwood North School, Nawton Primary School, Ngakonui Valley School, Ngaruawahia Primary School, North New Brighton School, Paeroa Central School, Parakai School, Pukenui School 8th August - 12th August (Te Kuiti), Putaruru Primary School, Raglan Area School, Ranui Primary School, Riccarton Primary School Leader Assembly School, Robertson Road School, Roscommon Primary School, Rosebank School, Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate - Junior School, Sockburn School, Southern Cross Campus - Middle School, 12th August �� Two free books for your Spreydon School, St Anthony’s Catholic School, St Bernadette’s School (Hornby), St Joseph’s library if orders are Catholic School (Paeroa), St Leonard’s Road School, St Pius X Catholic School (Melville), Tauhara returned to Scholastic Primary School, Te Kuiti Primary School, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Waitaha, Te Kura o Tahaaroa, 15th August �� Duffy Book Labels and Te Matauranga, Timaru South School, Tirohia School, Tokoroa Central School, Turaki School, Caught Being Good Waihi Central School, Waikino School, Wellsford School, Wharenui School, Whitiora School Certificates arrive 16th August �� Caught Being Good Hovercrafts deliver books arrive for Terms Three and Four books to Duffy schools 19th August �� Last Day for Book Offer Online auction site Trade Me is one of Three orders to be New Zealand’s biggest success stories. So when returned to Scholastic they decided to compile a book about their most 24th August �� Scholastic Duffy Day Out interesting auctions we were thrilled when they chose us to be the recipients of their royalties 29th August - 2nd September from the sales. Scholastic Caught Being Avalon School, Otaki School, Gilberthorpe School, Mangere Bridge School and Te Kura-a-iwi a Good Dad Award o Ngati Whatua o Orakei will all be receiving their books thanks to Trade Me and everyone who bought a copy of this entertaining book! The book is still available to purchase directly from us through the Trade Me website so New Sponsors just visit www.trademe.co.nz and search for ‘Handbags and Hovercrafts’ Welcome to our newest sponsors – it’s great to have you on board!

Get social with Duffy ANZ Business Bank and EFTPOS sponsoring Miramar South School, Now you can connect with Ngati Toa School, St Anne’s School Duffy more than ever! and St Bernadette’s School – all in Join us Facebook, Twitter, Wellington YouTube and Blogspot to find out the most up-to-date Nautilus Foundation goings on in the programme. sponsoring Clendon Park School and St Anne’s School (Manurewa)

New World Warkworth sponsoring Beach Haven School

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Letters THANK YOU TO ALL OUR MAJOR SPONSORS Hi Anna, What a great day. An enormous cheque for We’ve just had Tony Williams come to talk to us Red Cross, a huge pile of the most amazing and it was a wonderful experience for pupils and collection of books, and of course Duffy along with staff alike. special guests. Thanks. Some students received Tony arrived early so he could talk to us. their book today. All our students will wallow in He showed an interest in our school and asked book selections tomorrow. No doubt you will get about our definition of a role model. to see some pictures soon. Thanks again! We came up with words from our school Rick Wardrop poster/branding such as: Spreydon School -make connections with the students School Sponsor: The Lion Foundation -motivational person -successful -show initiative All of the children at Bromley School were very -life-long learner excited to receive books for their families to read -risk taker (not afraid of failure/obstacles) and enjoy. Thank you so much to Paper Plus, -goal setter…and a few more. Tony gets a big tick Duffy Books in Homes and the generous families for demonstrating all of the above qualities. that donated the books! He used a variety of tools to get his message Our role-model for the assembly was Dallas across: humour, repetition, song, dance and Seymour. Dallas visited one of our junior audience interaction. classrooms at the end of the assembly and I loved his messages: read them a book in Te Reo Maori. Awesome! - reading helps you become who you want to be Lyn Allan - you must understand the message when you Bromley School read School Sponsor: The Lion Foundation - a dictionary is a vital tool to help you find out about words you don’t know or are not sure of. - aim high to achieve We had the Duffy Theatre team in this week and Wow! All our students were fully engaged. they were simply amazing. Tony treated our students with respect when he An energizing performance answered their questions. He is an excellent role with so much passion and the model and I’m sure our students will remember key messages getting through. Tony as a motivational speaker who informed, I just wanted to say to Rutene, entertained and respected them. Simon and Michael that we enjoyed He stayed behind in my room to hand out the rest their work and wanted to say a huge of the Duffy books and also sign his name on the thanks to you and your books, 3-D glasses and arms. Duffy team. Thank you. We are now getting used to top We love reading and quality speakers and entertainers. we love Duffy. Please pass this onto Tony. Mark Ellis Elena Leask Rakaia School Bluff Community School School Sponsors: Winslow School Sponsor: Mainfreight Limited - Ltd & Claas Harvest Centre thank you to all our Invercargill Canterbury sponsors and supporters

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