Thank You To Our Sponsors......

Well, I'd just like to say a big thank you to our sponsors as follow. Please keep checking back to see new ones as they are added:

Roz Brown - Ros will oversee our financials.
Graham & Brown Accountants, Putaruru: $1,000 for Running Costs.
Deosan: Marquee Walkway - around $5,000
@Junction, Putaruru - Movie Making - Value is thousands but priceless for the night.
Home Sweet Home, Tirau - Pink Girlie Tools for the raffle.
Mattel - Think Pink Scrabbles AND pink toys for the raffle.
Kay Humphries,Travel Managers Putaruru - Australian trip with flights, accommodation and show to auction.
Anne Berben, Putaruru - Breast Cancer Think Pink quilt for the auction.
Jocelyn Pratt, Putaruru - Stone Sculpture for the auction.
Fiona Barrett, Arapuni - Painting for the auction.
Fire Works, Putaruru - Sculpture for the auction.
Putaruru Plaza - Venue
Putaruru Club - Venue
Super Liquor, Putaruru - So much - we couldn't list and invaluable advice.
South Waikato News - Advertisement/Write Ups
Urban & Country - Advertisement article.
Liz Siedel, The Old Shed, Tirau - A fantastic rate for our napkins.
Dean Gittings, Signwriter, Arapuni - Free signpainting on the container.
Kerre Woodham - agreeing to MC our event.
Annah Stretton & Tony Hope - for your assistance.
Louise Butler Photography, Okoroire - Photography package for the auction AND photography on the night.
Paul Bowers-Mason, Putaruru - Free musical expertese.
The Naked Gallery, Tirau - Artwork for auction.
Annie Waterworth - Artwork for auction.
Odeon Computers, Putaruru - Building our website for free.
Linda Fell, an amazing handmade doll - "RUBY" for the auction.
Putaruru Sports Stadium - free use of their billboard outside.
Tuscany Road Putaruru - for dressing Annette for the making of the movie, and for also offering a raffle prize too..........
PSP HAMILTON - for Corflute Boards for our advertising
Petes Bins / Enviro Waste - for the waste skip for the night.
Tirau Garden Centre - Loan of the plants for the evening.
Cadillac Cafe, Putaruru - For the loan of the cars for the evening...
Shanton and Bed,Bath & Beyond for Vouchers for the raffle.
Dean Gittings once again for signwriting the Sports Stadium board.
Dean Gittings a third time for sign writing the Coreflute from PSP.
Annah Stretton for making Annettes' Dress for the night.
Tanner Industries - Waitress' footwear.
Steve Ensor at Tirau Earth Movers for $1500 product and services for our "Garden Of Eden"
Annah Stretton - once again for fabric for our waitress' outfits.
Sydney Mounsey at 4U Computers Hamilton for hosting our website.
Steven & Sheryn Clothier of Corrugated Creations Tirau for our 3D corrugated ribbon.
Rainbows End for their raffle prize.
Putaruru Mitre 10 - 2 Pink tool kits for the raffle - A table top patio heater AND a Barcelona 5 piece Hardwood patio setting (4 chairs & table) for our "Garden of Eden" auction.
Over The Moon Cheese - Putaruru - Sue is making PINK CHEESE for our cheeseboard - HOW COOL IS THAT!
Corrugated Creations - Tirau - for the most amazing pink 3D corrugated ribbon.
The Loose Goose - Tirau - Thank you to Basil & Carol - cafe vouchers for the raffle.
Skyline Rides in Rotorua - a family pass for the gondola & luge for the raffle.
Tuscany Road - Putaruru (once again) for your clothing voucher.
Cutting Co - Putaruru - for your voucher.
Body Ease - Andrea works from Putaruru & Hamilton - 3 massage vouchers for each raffle.
Absolutte Coffee - Matamata - All of the coffee for after dinner!
Chelsea Sugar - Auckland - for the individual sugars for coffee & tea - ALL PINK
Hair Affair - Putaruru - for your voucher for the raffle.
Sue Harper - Nutrimetics - a fantastic PINK basket chocca with goodies for the raffle.
Heather Leonard - Naked Gallery - Tirau - Lady In The Pink Dress painting for auction.
Plumb Co - Plumbing Voucher to go with the kitchen
Wallace Corp - for providing all of our beef.
Wrigleys - for mints for the evening.
PCD Fire Designs - for sponsoring the drawing of our fire plans.
Paper Zone Putaruru for the hand stamps...
Laser Electrical- Putaruru have donated $1500 worth of sparkie time to install the kitcken.
Putaruru Electrical have donated $1500 worth of sparkie time for the garden of Eden auction.
The Cutting Co - Davines - Love Shampoo & Love Conditioner plus Pink Wizard Styling Product Total value $97.50 of course they are all PINK and are going into the Pink Paradise raffle......
Ambreed have donated $1000 to be used on the bands.
King Electrical - Tirau - $250 donation.
Wynn-Bowers Mason - Pink Patchwork Christmas Stocking
Roger & Mary Gainsford - Their holiday home in the Romance & Relaxation Package (and it is to die for.......)Harvey Travel Tokoroa - Tokoroa - $200 travel voucher
Steinies Barber Shop - for our raffle prize.
The South Waikato Town of Tirau for supporting us and turning PINK
Daltons - Matamata - for a $250 product voucher
Greenlea Meats - have added to our beef requirements.
McEntee Hire Cambridge - vastly reduced hirage rates.
BP Putaruru - for a $400 cheque, and filling up the Club van with petrol on the night to get the locals home....
South Waikato District Council - for their grant to pay for all of the out of town buses.
Notting Hill - for prizes and a voucher for the raffle.
Grog Shop - Putaruru for their raffle basket.
Unichem Chemists - Putaruru - for their gift basket.
Maungatautari Lodge - for their dinner voucher.
Synergy Matamata - for their spa voucher and Pure Fiji Product.
IM & JM Reid - Jean is organising the floral display in the marquee and her kind husband said that they would sponsor the flowers..
Sandra Ogle - for her painign in the auction.
Kevin Julian for his awesome sculpture in the auction
$500 DrLewins product for the auction
Ivan & Elizabeth Gray of New World Tokoroa for all of the bread rolls & bread for the evening.
Judy Grey for making our waitress' skirts.
Benchmark Putaruru for the 4 burner bbq in the Garden of Eden auction.
Don McKinnon for making the cake stands - they're being booked in for other functions before we've used them!
Linzi Shaw - for her craft skills with a piping bag.
Julie Van Dam for helping too...
Putaruru Information Centre for selling over 400 of our tickets - you rock!
Norm Atkins for our lighting and FONTERRA for paying Norms wages whilst he comes to work on Think Pink.
Lynn Hawkes for your awesome cake making skills yet again......
Michael Kirk for filling the vast void and being our head chef - even with a full time job & young twins........
Woolworths Putaruru for sponsoting all of our baking product for the cakes.
Goodman Fielders - Mount Maunganui - for the flour and muffin products
- big shout for Simone for organising it.
Fonterra once again for the strawberry milk...

Who needs sleep anyway.....

Thank you Anne White in assisting my lack of sleep last night......I checked my mobile (rather stupidly) at 1/4 to midnight to see that Deosan have pledged the money for the ENTIRE marquee walkway between the two buildings - that's around $5,000. Thank you to Kip - a huge thank you once again. Who knows what could get added before the weekend.

Almost the end of the week that was.......

Well this week has really been truly amazing and I'm not sure where to start with the thank yous. On Tuesday evening, Nat and I went to see Mike and Raewyn at @ Junction in Putaruru to arrange the filming of a movie short that we're making. We had an awesome evening, and finished with a tour of their amazing accommodation. We had a very unexpected gesture from them both that blew us away. The ENTIRE project is to be done for free....This really has saved us thousand of dollars - money that can be put to equally good use elsewhere. I was [rarely said] speechless!!! A massive thank you to you both a million times over. Wednesday saw us all having an interview with Sandra Hunter from Urban & Country - what a hoot, we had an absolute riot and she probably left thinking we were total maniacs. We tied the loose ends with Cambridge Cuisine, and they will be providing the pre function canapes on the evening, to which we seemed to spend an age salivating over their menu choice. Then, as if we needed more excitement this week, the fantabulous Kay Humphries from Travel Managers Putaruru who has arranged a trip for us to auction. The trip will include flights to Australia, accomodation AND a show - WOW Kay, a MASSIVE THANK YOU to you and Travel Managers. And finally - yes there's more - Anna Hawkins will be joining in with the entertainmet on the night - that takes our number of different musicians / bands to 4 in addition to the other surprises that we have in store. Anna sang this week on Stars In Their Eyes as Sarah Brightman and has an amazing voice. Maybe next week, I may fill you in on the story of Natalie and 11g of crackers.....

Are we nearly in June?????

Well, we've just had our regular Monday meeting. For once, we were ALMOST on time....So what's the gossip???
KERRE WOODHAM has been confirmed as our MC for the evening - we have a HUGE thank you for Kerre for accepting and to Annah Stretton for arranging it all. Sass has been organised to do the desserts - and for the locals amongst us, Sass is nurse Jane Reas' daughter who has worked all over the world as a pastry chef. Deosan have come on board as a major financial sponsor, and although details are being finalised, they are actually as excited about supporting breast cancer as we are. A massive thank you to Deosan. We're going to feature in the Urban Country magazine pushing the rural part of our quest, and slowly but surely all parts of the jigsaw are coming together. Nathan from Hamilton Party Hire came to see Annie this week, and it was apparent that a bigger marquee was needed - thank you Nathan for all of your help, and our final artists have come on board - Fire Works of Putaruru have confirmed their piece for the auction. We're slowly getting the website ready with details of the auction and the facility for us to link any out of town prospective buyers with a bidder on your behalf - we wouldn't want you to miss out. Word out on the street on dress code is varied - from Annah Stretton & Trelise Cooper pink creations to old pink high school ball gowns and some of the most bizzare fancy dresses we have ever heard of and yes - jeans & tee shirts are allowed HOWEVER you must have SOMETHING pink on, or you will be "issued" with regulation something pink...

As soon as we've finalised everything for our auction, we'll be able to list them all and then the website will probably go live at the beginning of September.

Dean Gittings our local Arapuni signwriter has very kinly donated his services to paint the container on the way out of town to get everyone to Google Putaruru Think Pink - just in time for the Field Day traffic, so thank you Dean for the invaluable advertisement.

Last week, we had a wine flown in from Aussie that had the perfect packaging for us, and it was tasted over lunch. The packaging was perfect, but Nat and I thought the pink sparkly was "bloody awful". Nat said that she was taken back to being a 16 year old and buying cheap $5 bottles of spumante, I for once was speachless, although my screwed up face told the story and Anne White said that she actually liked it so it must be bad because her taste in wine was sweet & sickly. A unanimous decision was made to buy local and stick to Kiwi wines...YAY

So another week ahead, and a huge push for sponsors - if only we weren't so finiky - lol..........

Hot Off The Press

OK,OK - delays in the update, but here's the news kinda hot off the press. The Bejeweled Bra Ball usually hosted by Annah Stretton in Hamilton is not going to happen this year as we're going to host Think Pink in Putaruru instead - YAY. We had a few sleepless nights when it was going to be moved to October, but I think that the trust realised how pedantically nit picky we are and gave us the go ahead on Monday morning. We prepared the proposal and had to wait (hence our silence) but now we're louder than ever and there's a bigger space to watch!!!! Thank you guys...

Thank You Matel....

Amongst lots of Pink goodies from Matel is 2 pink scrabbles...Maybe this could help me with the obsessive scramble games on facebook...Anyway - this week has been quite a week for organisation for us - more later, but we're all in information hyperdrive and I'm about to start making some of the personal invitations in my obsessive manner. I think that I'll only make 1 and have to call in the troops for their approval:0) Thank you Matel once again - and keep watching this space..

Tuesday Meeting..

Well, things during the holidays hve been fast & furious around here with Annie & Nat helping a friend with a wedding, but all things are go for the next meeting on Tuesday. Graham & Brown Accountants have come on board with sponsorship, and all details on the band hare concrete - a huge 9 piece to play as the venue is quite a large one. We know the band well and they will have the place rockin.. Now is the hardest part for us - and that is getting the sponsorships. Local people and businesses have been amazing so far, and now we need to go further afield. We're frantically trying to sort out our MC's who would literally be the icing on the cake if we can pull it off - maybe we need a weekend of prayers and crossed fingers, toes EVERYTHING....