A Peace Memoroial celebration fundraising event of 97 years from the dedication back in 1926
Hello to all residents, friends, groups and schools from Te Aroha and neighboring areas. I am just wondering how many of you would have had relatives generations back who gave their lives in the 1st. World War in particular.? (The second W.W. obviously is loser to our memories as are some of the others.) However as you may have seen on previous posts from June Wyatt from Te Aroha, a fundraising celebration is being held on the 28th.October on the Te Aroha Domain, where stall holders will be selling their wares, Military will be present, raffles held, games for children music songs and dancing and a War re-enactment will take place. Then in the evening at the RSA a fabulous evening of buffet meal and dancing. The Peace Memorial was dedicated on October 24th in 1926 to a listed historic building to remember those who died for us in the 1st World War. We meet on ANZAC Day, crowds in every town, and as the trumpet rings in our ears we say.."We will remember them "I'm inviting all who reads this from Te Aroha and all the towns who belong to the Neighbourly Site please come along and support this auspicious occasion., starting at 10am until 4pm. Please copy and paste this to your Facebook page, and tell your friends and families. But I also ask you now, to pray for Peace, for Israel and all those affected in this dreadful war. As we think back to the previous wars and the loss of life and destruction, we don't want more evil to add to the sadness of we already have and to stand once more and say 'We will remember them". Thank you for reading this.
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And the 2024 Prospa Local Business Hero is...
A huge congratulations to mother and son duo, Mary and Sam Danielson from The Puketapu Hotel.
The votes for all finalists have been tallied and they have been chosen by Neighbourly members across the country as the Prospa Local Business Hero of 2024.
The Puketapu Hotel was nominated by a local called Margaret and the nomination reads:
'On Feb 14, 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle flooded many of the rural areas. Puketapu Hotel went under perhaps half a meter of water. However, immediately Mary Danielson and her son, Sam Danielson, along with their loyal staff pulled it together to cook copious amounts of food that without electricity would have been wasted. Throughout the years many of us have been treated with a pub gathering where we can reconnect and a free meal. At Christmas there was Santa, games, gifts for kids, donated patchwork for adults, an ice cream truck and lots of camaraderie.
This February on the cyclone anniversary, they again pulled out the stops to give hundreds of us a special night. We are all tired of the cyclone cleanup and they understood that it was needed.'
Such a deserving business and team, well done Mary and Sam. And thank you to all those who voted!
Congratulations to...
Our Tuesday prize draw is here and the following members have won a $50 movie voucher:
Nazim Molla from Te Atatu South
Cassie Stirling from Napier
Jacob Ferris from Saint Martins
Shania Kenny from Woolston
Are you a winner? Get in touch with our Neighbourly team here to claim your prize.
Not a winner this time? Come back each Tuesday and we will have ongoing prize draws and more winners!
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