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Thank you for Helping us Spread Christmas Cheer

We wanted to wait until a majority of people had reconnected with social media before we shared this post, in hope of more people reading it.At the end of last year we decided to put together Christmas Cheer Packs for our members and their family after a difficult year for so many.Our hope was to enable members and their family to come together to reconnect, have fun, enjoy new experiences and most importantly create new memories together.Due to the fact all of our annual fundraisers had been ca...

Mike Connolly's Big Head Shave

This week's Supporter Sunday Shout Out goes to Mike Connolly who shaved his hair on Friday. Mike had grown his hair for three years after starting chemotherapy treatment following his cancer diagnosis. The fundraiser was attended by his son Jack as well as friends and work colleagues in New Zealand and across the globe.We are pleased to share that Mike has raised a staggering $1970.00 for our charity. Mike you're an amazing person with a great sense of humour and we can not thank you enough for ...

Thank you - Harcourts Hawke's Bay

Forever grateful for our supporters Harcourts Hawke's Bay...

Supporter Sunday Shout Out - Glenn Swayn

This Weeks Supporter Sunday Shout Out goes to Glenn Swayn who recently did a sponsored walk for The SPCA and The Acorn Project Hawke's Bay raising $740.00 for each Charity Glenn decided he was going to walk from Waipukurau to Napier a staggering 70 kms he reached out and asked if he could fundraise for our charity as well as SPCA. We were so grateful for his support and kept in touch on the run up and also met him along the walk at Countdown in Hastings. When he arrived at the Hastings store he...

Thank you - Hawke's Bay Harley MC Spring Run 2021

We would like to thank the Hawkes Bay Harley Mc and all the supporters who donated gifts and cash for the Spring run 2021. Unfortunately due to Covid 19 this event was cancelled again this year. However Hawkes Bay Harley MC have saved all the donations for the 2022 event. Without the generosity of so many, much needed fundraising events such as this one would not be able to take place ~ so once again thank you all so much and we look forward to seeing you at next years event....

A Big "Thank You" to Mitre10 Mega Napier & Hastings, Langley Twigg Law, Robinhood & Steelfort

Today was an amazing day for our charity, although the MEGAwalk 2021 was cancelled we received this incredible donation from Mitre 10 MEGA Napier & Hastings, Langley Twigg Law, and suppliers Robinhood and Steelfort.The money donated will go towards continuing the support we offer our members and their family.We are humbled and so very grateful to have such support in the community.#CommunitySupportingCommunity...

Supporter Sunday Shout Out - Torpedo7 Napier

This week's Supporter Sunday Shout Out goes to Torpedo7 Napier for supporting our Christmas Cheer Packs for 2021. They have an apple bin wrapped by the till to receive purchased items from instore, that will be then donated to our charity to pass onto members and their family just before Christmas. Support like this has a huge positive impact at a difficult time of the year for many families, especially for those living with cancer. So if anyone is shopping in this fantastic new store, and feels...

Supporter Sunday Shout Out - Napier RSA

This weeks Supporter Sunday Shout Out goes to Lyn & Chris Valk from RSA Napier Cue Sports who have been organising Housie and raising money for local charities. throughout the year. Last weekend we received $800.00 from the group which is incredible especially with so many cancellations taking place due to Covid19 this year. We would like to thank them for their hard work and also a big thank you to everyone who participated in too. The money will be used to support our members and their family ...

Ascend Global Church - Brave the Shave Fundraiser

We were lucky enough to come along and watch all the hard work of Ascend Global Church come to fruition.The whole fundraiser was set up and organised by the youth leaders and youth of the church. They lined up barbers to offer haircuts for Koha, a sausage sizzle, and a number of charity shaves.Thank you to everyone involved in the event, everyone who sponsored the shaves and to those who came out rain and shine to be part of the amazing day. We want to give a big shout out to Blossom Sale,&...

Supporter Sunday Shout Out: Mitre10 MEGA Napier & Hastings

This weeks Supporter Sunday Shout Out goes to Mitre 10 MEGA Napier & Hastings Graeme, Stephen and the Ricketts family for very generously donating $10,000.00 to our charity. Today should have been the Mitre 10 MEGA Walk 2022 ~ people would have been arriving to participate, warming up, getting to their marshalling points and setting up the finish line fun. Unfortunately for the first year ever this event had to be cancelled due to the unpredictability of Covid 19 and the need to keep everyone sa...

Wardini Books: Battle of The Book Clubs 2021 Update

We are sad to announce that this years Battle of The Book Clubs hosted by Wardini Books has been cancelled. Due to the uncertainty of Covid 19 and to ensure the safety and well being of everyone involved we decided the best option was to cancel this years event. If you have ever attended one of the evenings you know it is a night to remember, however we will look forward to seeing everyone in 2022 instead. A HUGE thank you goes out to those teams who had bought tickets as well as to Louise, Gare...

Ascend Global Youth Head Shave

The Ascend Global Youth are hosting a group head shave to raise money for our charity.Not only is this truly amazing, but young people are doing the shave to support other young people in our community living with cancer, this is absolutely inspiring and also empowering for our members who receive support from the services we provide.Fundraisers such as this one provide us with the financial support to continue providing our services as we receive no government funding. However all but one have ...

Supporter Sunday Shout Out: Monique (Happy Happy NZ)

This week's Supporter Sunday Shout Out goes to Monique from Happy Happy NZ Monique has given us a selection of her natural products to gift to members and their family when they deserve a little treat. As Monique's products are natural they are suitable for all skin types which makes this the most amazing gifts for everyone. Kindness such as this enables us to add new items to our care packages to lift our members spirits during tough times. Monique we are forever grateful for you kindness and ...