Give A Kid A Blanket
Kia ora koutou Neighbours,
Once again I am a drop off point (Remuera - other areas listed at bottom of post) for this really awesome couple. If you have blankets, bedding, items of warmth to suit the descriptions below (new or clean second hand), I'm building a stockpile to get a carload(s) to them.
Please message me or text 0212170261 if you wish to drop off items.
Give a Kid a Blanket started in 2015 as a Community Activated Art Action conceived and lead by artists Donna Turtle Sarten & Bernie Harfleet. The project has gone from strength to strength and is now a non profit registered charity. With the help of the community of kindness that has gathered around the project we collect blankets and other items of warmth and care and gift them to kids and their families through service providers including police, public health nurses, social and community workers.
Since 2015 we have gifted over 60,000 blankets and over 40,000 other objects of warmth and care.
We also support North Shore and Auckland Hospital’s Intensive Care Units with family support packs.
In 2020 we start collecting for winter from from the May 30 till July 19.
This year there is a ‘Give a Little’ page to support the costs of running the project. givealittle.co.nz...
With what is predicted to be an even harder winter for many kids, with families in NZ facing the winter cold in cars, garages, sleep outs and damp cold housing, we hope we were able to help more families keep warm this winter.
We want recipients to feel both warmed and valued by the community.
Our focus is to celebrate the acts of kindness many are able to make, and acknowledge the important work of those working with families from health and social agencies.
Follow ‘Give a Kid a Blanket’ on Facebook - www.facebook.com...
What to donate:
New and excellent condition pre-loved blankets, sleeping bags, duvets, baby sleep sacks, winter bedding, duvet covers,
pyjamas, beanies, socks, jumpers, winter coats, rain coats, cots, Moses
baskets. We are only able to except New Pillows and New Hot-water bottles.
(NO other types of clothing thanks)
Donation Protocols (Covid-19)
All donations must be bagged or boxed, no loose donations please.
All Pre-loved donations must be washed by the donor before donating
When donating please place donations where the donation drop point host asks. They will then be quarantined for 72 hours before being handled.
Donation Drop off Points 2020
(Please Share)
NORTH
Warkworth
Lorna
0210 37 67 88
Orewa
Lisa
021833453
Whangaparaoa
Susann
0210662800
Helensville
Jennifer
0226486438
NORTH SHORE
Albany/Rosedale
Brolly Sheets
19b Orbit Drive, Rosedale
Monday – Friday 9 am – 4 pm
Ground floor office
Phone: (09) 271 21 42
* Donations to the Office please
Albany/Rosedale
Sonya
Mercy Radiology
5 Home Place
Rosedale 0632
Open Monday - Friday: 8.30am - 5pm
Preferred drop off times 12-1pm and after 3.30pm but not essential.
Albany
Mi-IT
2b/1 William Pickering Drive
Albany
Ask for Caterina 021 839767
Beach Haven
Sarah
0212073089
Devonport/Narrow Neck,Bayswater
Trisha
027 331 4670
Devonport /Takapuna/Narrowneck.
Victoria
26 Wairoa road, Narrowneck
0210633000
Devonport
Devonport Methodist Church
(Cnr Lake & Owens Roads, Devonport)
Church is open from 7.30am till 5.30am Monday to Friday and 9.30am till 11.30am Sundays.
Torbay
Carol
0211053021
Campbells Bay
Carly
021657267
Windsor Park
SWAS
8/ 326 Sunset Road, Windsor Park
Mon - Thurs only
9.30- 3pm
Sunset Rd, Glenfield
Lorinda
0274845778
Foresthill
Wendy
34 Selwyn Cres, Forrest Hill
Front House
Drop off any time
There is a plastic box by the front door to leave donations in
021 820 605
WEST & NORWEST
Muriwai & Waimauku
Sarah
0212952738
Whenuapai
Terese
021530162
Hobsonville Point
Krystle
0211210724
NWest Harbour
Rochelle
021 911 629
Avondale
Caitlin
0275466340
New Lynn / Portage rd
The Sleep Store
31 Portage Road, New Lynn. Drop off between the hours of 9.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday.
Portage rd
State of Grace
60 Portage rd Mon - Thu 9am - 1pm
New Lynn
Kate
0273694689 or 8260947
Titirangi
Titirangi Library
500 South Titirangi Road
Glen Eden
Heather & Jerry
098188809 or mobile/text 0276995480
Glen Eden
Natalie
0211893003
Glen Eden
Coralie
02102492706
Glen Eden / Parrs Park
Tiffany
021 240 8577
Henderson
Amanda
Text only Amanda will get back to you
0211027308
Henderson - Central
Corban Estate Arts Centre
7 days a week
10am – 4.30pm
2 Mt Lebanon Lane
Ph 09 838 4455
Henderson - Central
Habitat for Humanity
Re-store
7 Dora Street, Henderson
Mon -Fri 9 - 5
Sat 10 - 3
Henderson - Lincoln Rd
Space Max Storage
251 Lincoln Road
9am - 5pm Mon - Sat
10am - 4pm Sunday
Phone: 09-836 7019
Henderson
Bernie
0210740269
Te Atatu Peninsula
Lors
02040762060
Please text and Lors will respond
Te Atatu
Kevin
0223003549
Piha
Kim
0272 761175
Kumeu/Huapai/Waimauku
Jaz
0223949844
Kumeu
Kumeu Arts Centre
300 Main Road Kumeu (behind the Huapai Library)Kumeu
Tues - Fri 10am – 4pm, Sat 10am – 3pm
The Body Clinic
250b, Main Road Kumeu
*please email info@thebodyclinic.co.nz
or ring to organise drop off (09-320 3803)
Mon: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Tue: 9:00am to 8:00pm
Wed: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Thu: 9:00am to 8:00pm
Fri: 9:00am to 5:00pm
EAST
Meadowbank/St Johns/Stonefields
Laura
0274867643
Orakei, Kohimarama, St Heliers, Glendowie, Glen Innes, Pt England.
Heidi
021373784
St Heliers
Turua Gallery,
10A Turua Street, St Heliers.
Melissa - 0274328888.
Botany / Northpark/Dannemora
Lee
021 263 0879
Howick / Cockle Bay
Kay
0211069927
Beachlands
Rosa Gifts Coffee and Cake
43 Wakelin Rd
Hours to drop are
Tues- Saturday 9.30 - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 1pm
Maraetai
Stephanie 027 5364400.
Anytime at 22 Omana Heights Drive, Maraetai
Flatbush
Gaylene
021442845
CITY ( & surrounding suburbs)
Sandringham
Canoe & Kayak,
502 Sandringham Rd
Sandringham
09 815 2073
Open 7 days, 9-5 weekdays; 9-4 weekends
Ponsonby
INCO Studio
182 Ponsonby Road
(09)2187088
Tuesday-Saturday 10-4
Grey Lynn
Deb
0275678948
Grey Lynn
Grey Lynn Community Centre
510 Richmond Rd
Mon - Fri 9 - 4 at the Office Please
Grey Lynn
Elke
0272445935
Herne Bay/Ponsonby
Mayhla 021 402 846
30 Shelly Beach Rd,St Marys Bay,
off Jervois Rd,Ponsonby.
donations can be left on the front verandah
Mt Albert
Abby
022 352 6830
Epsom
Teresa
Ph 021 26 44434
Remuera
Anna
0212170261
Remuera
School Uniform Centre
588 Remuera Road
09 524 6270
8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday
10:00am - 1:00pm Saturday
Pt Chev
Vicky
027 935 9120
Pt Chev (Meola Rd)
Jo
021 126 6896
SOUTH
Manurewa
Sarah
0211484442
Papakura
Helen
0226987912
Pokeno
Kara
0272914006
Please leave a message if phone not answered.
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Urgent Community Support Needed for Representing New Zealand on the World Stage!
Tēnā koe (Hi) Neighbours,
I trust this request finds you well.
I am writing to seek your support for my sponsorship request.
I am an Old Boy of Auckland Grammar School, alongside the fact that I am an alpine skier who began with Special Olympics New Zealand and now represent New Zealand under Virtus International, the global governing body for elite athletes with an intellectual impairment.
Paralympics New Zealand is the affiliated national member organisation for Virtus, responsible for elite athlete pathways and development. I have been officially endorsed and classified to compete for New Zealand at the upcoming Virtus Open Alpine Ski Championships from late January to February, where I am currently the only athlete in my classification.
First and foremost, I am a Double Gold Medallist from the 2007 and 2011 Special Olympics National Winter Games, and I represented New Zealand at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in PyeongChang, winning Bronze in Slalom and placing 6th in Super Giant Slalom and 7th in Giant Slalom. Alongside this, I have contributed as a volunteer to major international sporting events, including the 2010 Inaugural Youth Olympic Games and the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, and served on the 60th Committee for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Aotearoa New Zealand.
As I prepare to represent New Zealand on the international stage as a Virtus para-athlete, every moment of training and every bit of support, including financial contributions, counts towards this journey of dedication and excellence.
Notably, I am at present dedicating myself to my training, while maintaining the focus and determination required as I prepare to compete at my best in the upcoming Virtus Open Alpine Ski Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, and Kitzbühel, Austria.
Skiing is a sport that demands discipline, resilience, and precision, and each race requires strength and the confidence that comes from knowing I have a community standing behind me. My journey is far from over, and I now need your support more than ever as I work to secure my position at the Paralympic Winter Games in 2030, once the selection regulations are finalised, as they are currently being confirmed following the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Virtus International.
Most importantly, I remain fully committed to intensive training and performance development, intending to win a medal at the Virtus Open Alpine Ski Championships and progress towards sponsorship opportunities with High Performance Sport New Zealand.
Thus, with the relevant regulations uncertain in order to compete at the international level, rigorous preparation is essential to cover all contingencies, whilst ensuring I am fully ready should a regulation be implemented. That said, the FIS and Virtus memorandum highlights the vital importance of inclusion in winter sports:
www.fis-ski.com....
In light of the above, given limited sponsorship, financial support is crucial. Any donation, no matter the amount, makes a significant difference, and introductions to potential funders are warmly welcomed. Donations can be made via my Givealittle Fundraising and/or Pledge Me pages. Here are the links for more info: givealittle.co.nz... and www.pledgeme.co.nz....
Every contribution makes a meaningful difference. Additionally, it would be greatly appreciated if you could simply share my page, as your support helps me stay on the slopes, refine my skills, and pursue excellence on the international stage. If you know of any sponsors who may be able to provide support, I would be grateful if you could connect me with them at davidee@outlook.co.nz.
Attached is a letter of support for your kind consideration for any future sponsors or funders.
Lastly, your support enables me to continue training, competing, and representing New Zealand at the highest level.
Thank - you.
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