Sir Peter Leitch’s Mad Butcher Club AT MT SMART STADIUM, HOME OF THE MIGHTY VODAFONE WARRIORS 10 June 2015 Newsletter #76 To subscribe or unsubscribe email: [email protected] Lost a Mate Today ODAY I lost a mate Ryeli Alexander Tipene TGulliver born on the 20/6/2003 died today 10/6/2015. He was our guest in the Stacey Jones lounge for the Knights game with his family and he had a blast a BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT MADE HIS DAY SPECIAL he was a rugby league player and big Vodafone warriors fan and a very brave little boy and it was my privilege to have got to know him. Heres a photo of Ryeli before his first league game in March REST IN PEACE MY MATE this year 2015 for Kia Ora Warriors in Palmerston North! Ryeli Alexander Tipene Gulliver Vodafone Warriors vs Sydney Roosters - At Home This Saturday Menu in the STACEY JONES LOUNGE for the Venue: Mt Smart Stadium VODAFONE Warriors vs Roosters game this Date: This Saturday 13 June Saturday Gates Open: 3:30 pm • Roast Beef with Garlic & Rosemary Gravy NYC Kick Off: 3:40 pm • Roast Potatoes NSW Kick Off: 5:40 pm • Peas & Carrots NRL Kick Off: 8:05 pm • Green Salad • Bread Rolls & Butter Click here to buy tickets! OY, WHAT a week I'm having. Last Saturday in Stratford, just out of NEW Plymouth, then early the next Bday on a 7am AirNZ flight back to Auckland and up to warkworth just north of Auckland for most of the day. Monday, flew down to Christchurch for the day ,Tuesday running around re the luncheon and hand- ing over the $10,000 CASH to lady WHO had WON by shopping at a MAD BUTCHER STORE and today picking up stuff for the luncheon and coping with my little mates death and off to see that KIWI legend John Rowles tonight. Tomorrow I will be on the TV1 breakfast show with my buddy Shaun Johnson ,then picking up my mates at the airport and setting up the room for our luncheon on Friday . A At Christchurch Airport I received this lovely email from Filomena the a team manager at Christchruch airport ramps. The Mad Butcher, Sir Peter Leitch, had Air New Zealand's Christchurch staff captivated with his quick wit and jibes when he visited on June 8 to unveil some of the new Warriors branded battery carts that will soon start operation. Sir Peter was a hit with staff as he joked, answered questions about the Warriors season and told of his fond- ness for Christchurch and his continued support for the city following the devastating earthquakes. His enthusiasm and one-liners had staff in stitches. After a BBQ, Sir Peter mingled with ramp and front of house staff, handing out Warriors booklets and posters. He said he loved coming to Christchurch. The 10 Warriors branded battery carts will start operation on the Christchurch ramp shortly. Hopefully we meet again one day. Regards,Filomena Koleszar Team Manager | CHC Ramp A Breast Milk - The Cows Milk that Funds the Cure OR 3 months, Lewis Road Creamery will be relabelling their 1.5L Homogenised (Blue Top) milk to Breast FMilk, the cow’s milk that funds the cure. 20c of every bottle sold during that time will go to medical re- search to help find the cure. Show your support with a bottle of Breast Milk. #idrinkbreastmilk Mad Butcher Club Newsletter Page 2 Stratford High School Fundraiser N SATURDAY 6th June I had the privilege of traveling to Stratford in central Taranaki to speak at a Ofundraiser supporting the Stratford High School netball touring team who are traveling to Australia in July. The night was a fantastic success and we managed to raise $11,000 for the girls towards their tour. Mor- ris West AKA Mrs Brown, was the MC and he did a fantastic job of warming the crowd up. Local businesses and famous sports people donated goods for an auction. The highlight of any auction is always Vodafone Warriors merchandise or tickets and this auc- tion was no exception. With one spe- cial Vodafone Warriors package going for $1600. What a fantastic effort. The highlight of the evening for me was meeting the girls and sharing my stories with them. They are a fantastic bunch of young women and I wish them the best of luck in Australia. Go beat some Aussie’s! http://www.stratfordhigh.school.nz/ HOUGHT I'D share the emails I received about Touring Team. Such an amazing experience to meet Tmy time in Stratford. As I say the greatest gift you and thank you so much for donating all the War- you can give someone is your time and receiving riors merchandise and your time. Everyone really emails like this certainly make it all worth it. enjoyed the night and we loved getting to spend time with you! Once again thank you much for giving us Dear Sir Peter Charles Leitch, your time, I cannot express how much we appreciate Thank you very much for spending your Saturday your time and effort. night with all of us, to help us with our Australian Tessa Smith and Tia Coull-Herewini Touring Team Fundraiser. We are very grateful for your donation of the amazing auction items, the 2015 Stratford High School Netball Touring Team laughter you shared and your infectious spirit. We felt very privileged to have you in our school and Dear Sir Peter Leitch, community. Your enthusiasm to raise money for our We would just like to thank you for everything you trip is greatly appreciated. We also heard you on the did for our team over this past weekend, we realise radio this morning and it so cool to hear you talking you had to give up your free family weekend to come about our little town and how you helped out with and support us and it was greatly appreciated. You our cause. You are a very inspiring man, who defi- have helped us to raise so much money for our trip nitely deserves the title of 'Sir'. Thank you again! to Australia. Bringing your own items to auction off Yours sincerely, and adding perks into the auctions made a massive difference to the money raised and for that we are Georgia Gavin and Courtney Mackintosh-Tairaki extremely grateful. Hearing your speech about what you've achieved in life was inspirational and enjoya- Members of the Stratford High School Australian ble for all those who attended the event, you're enjoy- Touring Team 2015 able to listen to and amusing at the same time. Dear Sir Peter Leitch, Once again thank you for your contributions to our Thank you so much for coming and supporting our fundraising and we look forward to hearing from fundraiser! We had a great night and we really ap- you in the future. preciate the time you gave up to support our Netball Laura Ward and Beth West Mad Butcher Club Newsletter Page 3 Vodafone Warriors vs Rabbithos - 06 June 2015 Siliva Havili of the Warriors leaves Jacob Lillyman of the Warriors Ken Maumalo of the Warriors the field after the warm up. powers through the defence. takes a grab. Manu Vatuvei of the Warriors Siliva Havili of the Warriors passes Jacob Lillyman of the Warriors is celebrates after scoring a try. the ball. tackled. Greg Inglis of the chased down by Greg Inglis is tackled by Nathan Ryan Hoffman of the Warriors is Chad Townsend and Sam Lisone. Friend and Chad Townsend. tackled. Ben Matulino of the Warriors is Dylan Walker of the Rabbitohs is Simon Mannering of the Warriors tackled. tackled by Manu Vatuvei. is tackled. Mad Butcher Club Newsletter Page 4 Halfway Point Approaches in Appliance Shed Fox Memorial Season HE APPLIANCE Shed Fox Memorial Premiership’s two top teams struck further fear into the competi- Ttion by each clocking up 76 points in wins during round 8. The Mt Albert Lions made easy work of the Otara Scorpions, shutting out the Fox newcomers 76-0 at Fowlds Park. Pt Chevalier were almost as devastating, beating local rivals Glenora 76-14 on the road. For Glenora it was the latest setback in a tough month, which has seen them slip from a perfect 4/4 record to now teetering on the edge of the top four. The team challenging them for that spot are the Marist Saints, who beat Northcote 34-20 at Murray Halberg Park. Mangere East beat Howick 30-22 and Papakura got over the top of Otahuhu 34-18 in the remaining games. This Saturday marks the end of the first round, with plenty of exciting games to get out and support. Rd 9 Appliance Shed Fox Memorial draw (all games Saturday at 2.30pm) Otahuhu v Marist @ Bert Henman Park Northcote v Mangere East @ Birkenhead War Memorial Mt Albert v Howick @ Fowlds Park Otara v Pt Chevalier @ Ngati Otara Park Papakura v Glenora @ Prince Edward Park ARL Results Appliance Shed Fox Memorial Premiership SAS Sharman Cup Glenora 14 Pt Chevalier 76 Bay Roskill 30 Papatoetoe 18 Howick 22 Mangere East 30 East Coast Bays 30 Richmond 26 Marist 34 Northcote 20 Hibiscus Coast 16 Manurewa 64 Mt Albert 76 Otara 0 Mt Wellington 20 Manukau 18 Papakura 34 Otahuhu 18 Pakuranga 22 New Lynn 14 Ponsonby 18 Glenfield 44 Waitemata 0 Ellerslie 56 Te Atatu bye Support our sponsors as they help support this newsletter. Mad Butcher Club Newsletter Page 5 Vodafone Warriors Make Seven Changes ODAFONE WARRIORS head coach Andrew moving onto the interchange where he can cover a VMcFadden has made seven changes for the number of positions for us.