big brothers big sisters of nelson community newsletter august 2011
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nelson Community Newsletter August 2011TRANSCRIPT
Community Newsletter
Issue No. 6 August 2011
Where? Ernest Rutherford Retirement Village, 49 Covent Drive, Stoke.
When? Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Time: 6.00pm
Tickets: only $10 (which includes your entry, first drink and nibbles) Tickets can be ordered by calling 545 9864 or email: [email protected]
Items donated to date: Signed artwork from Prime Minister John Key, Helicopters New Zealand flight to luxury accommodation, signed basketball from the Nelson Giants, Interislander travel package, accommodation packages in Nelson and Wellington, furniture from Hunter Furniture, adventures by kayak or boat, sporting memorabilia, jewellery, art work, vouchers for accommodation, dinner, beauty therapy and a whole lot more. The list of donated items can be viewed at: http://www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org.nz/local/nelson/news/
Jeff Rackley will call the live auction of 20 items at approximately 7pm and throughout the evening over one hundred other items will be on view in a silent auction (which will close 20 minutes after the live auction).
Come along for lots of bargains, a fun night out and help support Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Nelson!
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Private Bag 39, Nelson 7042 Phone: 545 9864
Thank you to the Tasman Makos who have provided 20 double passes for mentors to take their young people to the Sunday afternoon game vs Otago.
We hope this is the start of a long term relationship for our mentors, young
people and the Tasman Makos
Tasman Makos proud to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nelson
Go the MAKOS!!__________________________________________________
THANK YOU MARK... The Signman
On behalf of the Board and Staff of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nelson we wouldlike to say a huge THANK YOU to Mark Nihotte “The Signman” for sponsoring the Artwork on the
new car. We hope this will help to market and promote the programme, attracting more mentors.
Nelson Bays Suzuki and The Signman proud to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nelson
Thank you to the following organisations and individuals for their generous grants and donations this quarter:
Canterbury Community Trust United Way The Tasman Police District Duncan CotterillRotary Club of Nelson
Our new personal monthly sponsors
We could not do it without you!
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New Ways to Support our Programme in Nelson this quarter!
Buzz the People
Help Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nelson raise money by doing the occasional survey by email. Every time you complete a survey we’ll get paid for it -$1/survey!
Click this link to sign up:
http://www.buzzthepeople.co.nz/helpfundraise.aspx?s=B15D5CE7
This fundraising programme is run through a website called Buzz.thePeople and they’ve raised over $327,621.91 for New Zealand charities, schools and individuals since they started in 2005. When you do the surveys you’ll also have the chance to win prizes with monthly give always and the occasional big prize (they've given away 3 cars, laptops, iPhones and iPad + 3 lots of $10,000 cash over the same period)
Buzz runs surveys for all sorts of organisations ranging from Government departments to ad agencies and media companies, you can unsubscribe at any time you like and they never use our member details for any promotional offers.
Please do sign up – and send this link to all your friends too so we can make a real difference!
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Purchase your new 2011 | 2012 Entertainment™ Book now for just $65 and you'll receive over $15,000 in valuable offers that you can use from now until 1 June 2012. Choose what you want to do and when you want to do it, with valuable 50% off, 25% off and 2-for-1 offers. 20% of the proceeds from your purchase of this Entertainment™ Book benefits community fund-raising. Additionally, Entertainment™ will donate a further 5% from every Book sold directly to the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery efforts
Please purchase a 2011 | 2012 Entertainment™ Book via the secure online payment site in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nelson. 20% ($13) from each Book sold contributes greatly to our fundraising.
https://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/137122PICK-UP OR DELIVERY You can either collect your Entertainment™ Book from the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nelson office located at the Nelson Police Station, St John Street, Nelson or we can post it to you directly to you for additional $6.00.
MORE INFORMATIONFor further information please contact Gavin Millar on (03) 545 9864 or 027 285 6670 or via email [email protected]. Thank you for your support!
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Become a Mentor Today! You don’t have to change your life
... to change theirs. Being YOU is the only skill you need. It’s fun! Being a “Big Brother” or “Big Sister” is one of the most rewarding and enjoyable things you will ever do. It’s simple too. Together you can share the kinds of activities you already like to do:
Kicking a ball - Playing games - Kite flying – Fish n’ Chips at the beach.
Just one activity a week can change a young person’s life. Volunteer to become a mentor today. Please contact Big Brothers Big Sisters on ph. (03) 545-9864 or e-mail [email protected] or go to www.BigBrothersBigSisters.org.nz
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STATISTICS to July 2011
Currently we have:
Total active matches = 101
Total boys matched = 34
Total girls matched = 67
Total Active Community-Based 46
Total Active SB+ 6
Total Active School-Based Adult 10
Total Active School-Based Teen 39
Total all Active School-Based 55
The waiting list:
Community based MALE 39
Community based FEMALE 20
TOTAL 59
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Check out our Facebook page – and keep up to date with what is happening wit h us locally. Click that you “like” the site and you will receive regular updates.
or
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big -Brothers-Big-Sisters-of-
Nelson/126901214008486 website: http://www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org.nz/local/nelson/
FRESH FM 89.8FM
Over the last month Barbara Lloyd has taken up an opportunity provided by Fresh FM to run our own radio interviews.
To date Barbara has interviewed: Dave Marshall – CEO Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Zealand, Gavin Millar – Programme Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nelson and mentor Tanya McMurtrie and her little person Ashlee
It is our hope to run a regular series of interviews with our mentors and their little people over the coming months. So listen in every second Wednesday at 11.40am or Sunday at 4.40pm our download the sound bite at
http://www.freshfm.net/?page_id=177
and search for Big Brothers Big Sisters.
AD AS Big
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nelson would like to thank the following organisations, groups and individuals for their continued support and sponsorship:
Thank you for helping to make a difference to the
young people in our Community
OUR SPONSORS
* Nelson Bays Suzuki * The Tasman Makos
*CB Marketing * The Sigman
* DryCrust Communications * Konica Minolta
* Rotary Club of Nelson * Rutherford Rotary Club
* Whakatu Rotary Club * Sealord
* The Leader * Hirequip Nelson
* Peter Noonan Memorial Golf Tournament * Lifeline Goodwill Store
* Our Individual Personal Sponsors * 92.8 MoreFM
* FreshChoice
If you are able to support us in anyway please make contact with us - with your support we can make a difference for the young people in our community!
Please tear off this page and return it to: Big Brothers Big Sisters of NelsonPrivate Bag 39Nelson 7042
My/Our Name: ____________________________________________
My/Our Organisation (if applicable): ____________________________________________
My/Our Contact number: ____________________________________________
I/We wish to become a Mentor
I/We wish to donate an item to the “Bid for this Kid” Auction 2011.
We would like to donate_____________________________________________
I/We wish to make a Monetary Donation* $_________________________
I/We wish to donate merchandise. We would like to donate____________________
I/We wish to become a Board Member
I/We wish to help out by doing other volunteer work such as: office work, participating in fundraising events…etc.
Other (please specify)____________________________________________________
Please contact us to discuss the possibilities. We look forward to working with you in the future.
* Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nelson has been registered by the Charities Commission as a charitable entity – Charities Act 2005 registration # CC30342. All donations over $5 are eligible for a tax rebate and from the 1st April 2008 the limit was removed for maximum refunds. All charitable gifts up to the amount of your taxable income now qualify for a tax credit of 33⅓% of the amount of the gift.
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