Youthline to Help Local Groups
The Greenhithe Girl Guides, North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics,Takapuna District Cricket Club, Mahurangi 1st IV and Adults in Motion, (AIM) are all volunteering on the night to fund raise for Youthline, with a portion of every donation they collect going to their own projects.
The Greenhithe Girl Guides are fundraising to send ten girls aged 10-13 and three leaders to an International Guide Jamboree in Christchurch in January 2008. Similarly, the Takapuna District Cricket Club is working to send 14 boys to England and Holland in 2009 to play other under 13’s and under 15’s teams, while the Mahurangi 1st IV are fundraising to send their team of 25 to the Gold Coast in April 2008 for a week to play against three school and club teams.
AIM works to provide programmes in Rodney for young adults with intellectual disabilities to transition from school and offer life skills training, community involvement, work experience, CV writing and job hunting skills.
They are fundraising to keep the one year old service operating. The North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics team have a big fundraising project on the go, with funds collected on Saturday going towards purchasing a set of competition mats which cost between $16 000 to $32 000, in order to host the North Harbour Regional Competition in 2008.
They also hope to send three gymnasts in their club to compete in an international competition in Bulgaria in 2008.
Angela Grubb, fundraising coordinator for the Greenhithe Girl Guides says they are looking forward to the night, helping Youthline and to reach their own fundraising goals, while Coach for the Takapuna District Cricket Club Rob Ter Braak says his team are also looking forward to the concert.
Youthline has been a long standing partner of Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park and in the last six years has collected donations to fund their own work with young people and their families across New Zealand and has a supported a number of smaller community groups to raise funds.
“Youthline is about helping to develop the community, so it makes sense to partner with other organisations because ultimately we are all here to support young people,” says Youthline North Shore Coordinator Zoe Hampton.
Over 400 volunteers will be collecting for Youthline at Saturday’s event.