Holla - for a Think Pink Tee.....

Come on people - the Rural Party Girls need your help.... We need to get a Putaruru Think Pink Tee made from Billi Tees...

We're asking you to do the following
1 Vote for Putaruru.
2.Say what you think is the coolest thing about Putaruru.
3. Say what you think is not sooo cool.
Submit your vote - then get your friends to do the same...

How great would it be if we had a tee shirt made for PINK......

Here's the link:
http://www.billitees.co.nz/hometown_promotion.php

Go Bus Go To Pink...

For those of you that didn't see the cool GO Buses coming into town - here's how they were dressed at Hamilton for the occasion. Many thanks to the South Waikato District Council for sponsoring the buses, and thanks to go bus for the extra effort.....

Raffle Tickets....

We've just discovered that ALL of the winners of the raffle were sold tickets by our very own Natalie - maybe she should have bought my bloody lotto ticket on Saturday night!

Last Night Totally Rocked......

Hey everyone - if you came along last night, leave us a message and tell us what you thought......

A big thanks to KERRE WOODHAM who did an amazing job of being MC for absolutely NO FEE AT ALL...............

Our glitch of the night was that the laptop stopped talking to the projector, and we could NOT get the powerpoint displays up on the screen to show our list of FANTASTIC sponsors, without which, the evening couldn't go ahead - to say we were devastated was an understatement - and so I will attach the powerpoint to the blog over the next 2 days to show our sincere appreciation for the extra mile that they went to to ensure the event went ahead in as good a style as it did - (see the photo link below.......)

We're currently sat around $70,000 dollars raised on the night which is tremendous.

The $500 Dr Lewins product sold for $350.
Fiona Tunnicliffes cow sold for $500.
Ruby the doll sold for $300.
Anne Berbens Quilt sold for $1800 - with the underbidder offering $1000 to the Trust for Anne to make a quilt for them.
Lady In The Pink Dress by Heather Leonard sold for $1,000.
Clematis by Fiona Barrett - Sold for $1,300.
Warm Allison by Sandra Ogle - sold for $2,200.
Keep The Faith by Me - sold for $1,900.
Grace by Jocelyn Pratt - sold for $2,000
Sculpted Fruit Bowl by Kevin Jullian - $700
Australian Holiday by Kay Humphries Travel Managers Putaruru sold for $3,100
Garden Of Eden Package sold for $2,500.
Kitchen Appliances - sold for $7,000
The Kitchen - a collaboration of suppiers orgainised by Hopkins Joinery sold for $12,000.

Many thanks to all who supplied pieces for the auction, and those who purchased them.

Here is the link to Tirau Dans flickr:
Putaruru Think Pink

Right - I'm exhaused & off to bed! Thank you everyone...

Anne Berbens Breast Cancer Quilt & more thank yous....

Here is Annes, rather funky awesome breast cancer quilt. It has been hanging in the Information centre as part of Involve '08, and could have been sold 10 times over. She has made it lightweight and backed with pink polar fleece so that if anyone is undergoing cancer treatment, it will keep you warm & add some brightness to your day with her bling take on all things girlie, a great pressie for someone undergoing treatment.

Thank you Anne..

We also have even more thank yous......

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 teh 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...
Bex for helping us as usual......

Accommodation.....

- Lakeside Farm Cottage & River Trail Cottage Walk


For those of you looking for accommodation - the following is still available in Putaruru. It's still available because we pre-booked it to keep it free for Think Pink....

@Junction - This pace sleeps six and is absolutely PRIMO....Mike & Raewyn have a cute little Hometel (A home used as a motel) in the heart of Putaruru. Totally stunning interior. They also have 1 room left in their en-suite homestay. this is first class accommodation, and the club van will take you back to your accommodation.

Lakeside Cottage - Dick & Liz Johnson have this awesome cottage by Lake Arapuni - Sleeps 6 (or 8 with pull out sofa bed) and is right on the side of the Arapuni Dam part of the river trail. On Sunday 19th as part of Involve '08 there is a walk from the Dam to Jones' Landing....

River Trail Cottage - Just 1km from Lakeside Cottage - Jenny & Duane have this cosy cottage - The club van will take you home from both cottages. They are a very easy 10 minute drive into town.

In all of the above accommodation, contact the owners direct and tell them we sent you!

Also - Putaruru Arms Motel - Dave is your host here - good all round budget accommodation - give him a call as I know he was filling up quick.

See you on Saturday!

More Thank yous, Sponsors & Donations......

We have even more sponsors to add to our list......

Ambreed have donated $1000 to be used on the bands.
King Electrical - Tirau - $250 donation.
Wynn-Bowers Mason - Pink Patchwork Christmas Stocking
Roger & Mary Gainford - 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
phew.......

Table Top Fruit Bowl to auction....

No tickets left at the information centre, and so we're bringing back the 20 from Hamilton to sell over here at the information centre as we're inundated here.... We have also had a new auction lot - big thanks to Kevin Julian for our new auction piece. This awesome table top fruit bowl is hand carved and more details to follow....

Number Of Tickets Left....

We have 19 tickets left at the Putaruru Information Centre, and 22 tickets at the Hockin Building at Waikato Hospital. We'll keep you informed of how they are selling....

Thank You To Paul Henry...

A big thank you to Paul Henry who did exactly what we expected this morning...We sent him an invite & 2 tickets to the event - we knew he wouldn't attend but sent them anyway and got free press coverage and the event talked about, and the trust mentioned....We couldn't believe that it was EXACTLY as we predicted........

Warm Allison - a new addition to the auction...

This painting has been kindly donated by local artist Sandra Ogle. Here is the artists expaination:

HERE IS WHY I NAME THE PAINTING THIS , WARM IS THE FEELING I GET LOOKING AT THIS PAINTING IT ALSO HAS NEUTRAL COLOURS WHICH IS PLEASING TO THE EYE I HAVE ALSO ADDED THE NAME ALLISON TO THIS PAINTING , ALLISON IS MY PARTNERS MOTHER WHO HAS NOW PASSED ,ALLISON TERESA CASEY PASSED AWAY 8YRS AGO SHE DIED OF LUNG CANCER
SHE WAS A VERY WARM CARING PERSON WHO CARED FOR OTHERS.

I AM HONORED TO DONATE THIS PAINTING FOR THIS CAUSE.

May thanks Sandra.

All Things Pink In Putaruru....

I've just seen our cows coming out of the milking shed with pink - yes pink tail paint in readiness for AB (or mating season)....I saw my hubbies support of think pink, and thought that I'd show you the Putaruru pink support....The clamatis is at my home an is over 2m tall......PUTARURU THINKS PINK........And by the way - RD1 in Putaruru has been pushing pink tail paint to get the local herds involved too.....

The Appliance Auction....

This is yet another awesome kitchen auction, this time for the kitchen appliances. A huge massive shout goes to Van Dyks of Putaruru and Fisher & Paykel. We can only pretend to understand the level of requests that they get for sponsorship, and in today's finacial climate & the fact that every cause is important, we are incredibly grateful to have the following appliances for the auction:

The E522BRXFDU Stainless ice and water fridge freezer - Active Smart technology has been given a new addition, an integrated water dispenser providing you with chilled filtered water and an internal ice maker for clean, crisp ice cubes on demand. With no impact on space in the freezer or refrigerator door, this is the perfect addition to the Active Smart family.

OB60SDEX1 Oven. Fisher & Paykel ovens are designed with simply perfect cooking in mind. The OB60SDEX1 has seven cooking functions for flexibility and complete control, while clean lines and flat panelling in glass and stainless steel compliment the style and elegance of any modern kitchen.

The CT560FSS cooktop - 4 Elements, Brushed Stainless Steel Fisher & Paykels ceramic cooktops provide a completely flat profile. This allows you to move pots and pans around the hob simply and quickly whilst providing extra storage space when it is not in use. High speed ribbon elements heat up quickly and maintain an even temperature for faster cooking while the stylish dark Ceran glass surface is a breeze to clean.

DD605SS DoubleEZKleen Stainless Steel Dishdrawer Dishwasher... We imagined the ideal dishwasher...and the concept of the DishDrawer was born. Years of research and refinement have created an appliance that offers a compelling blend of form and function. Each drawer is independently operated, allowing you to wash small loads as economically as large ones. DishDrawer lets you match the wash programme to the contents, so dishes are better cared for.

The WD2002 waste disposal - Fisher & Paykel's waste disposal unit is the clean, convenient answer to kitchen waste. With stainless steel grinding components and a 1/2 horse power motor these waste disposal units provide an extra fine grind, that eliminates any drain blockages.


The perfect auction to win if you're looking for new appliances (maybe to go in your brand new HOPKINS JOINERY package....)

My Painting - Keep The Faith.....

Here is my painting - "Keep The Faith" - and there's a lllloooong story to it! Underneath the greys, blacks & silvers are a whole rainbow of colours - big bright & vibrant. So no matter what the appearance, no matter what your faith, remember that things are not always as they seem, and every cloud has a silver lining.....

I painted this over the last few months, and visitors have got used to wondering what colour is next - it is pictured against a soft sage wall, and measures 30inches x 40 inches or approx. 70cm x 100cm. I don't have a price guide as I don't usually sell my work (but I know how much I'm willing to get John to pay to buy it back as I quite like it against the soft sage colour of my lounge!!!!!)

Clematis By Fiona Barrett

Clematis
Fiona Barrett
Oils 40 inches x 36 inches


May 19th 2006 was the day that my world was turned inside out, I was diagnosed with an aggressive HER 2 Breast cancer. As I lay on a hospital trolley being poked and prodded by well meaning medical staff, my thoughts immediately turned to my family and how much I loved and needed them.

They hugged away my tears, protected me from embarrassment, made me laugh and laugh and laugh, encouraged me to stop and take time to do the things that I had always left to last, painting and gardening.

These medicines of life and of course chemotherapy, radiotherapy and several operations have seen me through the hard times. Painting and gardening are now my addictions, and I have combined them to produce large floral artworks that brighten up the day.

So knackered.......

Last night saw us all involved in my 10 year old sons birthday party......All of the kids arrived and the girls sat nicely around the outside of the room whilst the boys charged straight in and systematically tried to beat the living daylights out of each other with balloons...a real eye opener!!! By the end of the night - the adults with a few helpings of wine, danced, danced and danced some more - on a concrete floor - NOT A GOOD IDEA when you have to get up early the next morning to continue painting the ribbon around town....In the UK, we had this thing in the 80's with The Gap Band called Ooops Up Side Your Head, and we thought it would be a hoot to teach the kids how to do it (click here to see a random You Tube clip) - well today, I can hardly bloody walk & I have dancing feet!!! Next week we have The Feelers in town so I'd better be right by then!

So the ribbon is complete throughout Princes Street in town - we've realised that if you want something done, ask an Ann or Annie - hehehe - with the exception of Nat, everyone was called either Ann or Annie, even the imports!!!!

BIG thank you once again to Dean Gittings who had us all lined up and ready to go by 10am - his assistance, yet again was invaluable!!

Once again Putaruru Rocks.... Richard & Sue Heslop from our local pharmacy baked us morning tea, Sid from K_Beez superette provided free soft drinks and the Bakehouse gave us free coffees and kept the kids fed for free - we were sooooo overwhelmed as we didn't expect any of that at all - so a big THANK YOU to you all....

PGG Wrightsons / AON Insurance have covered ALL of our Public Liability Insurance for Think Pink as sponsorship - Huge thanks to Heather Wood and the team at Hamilton who organised it all out of the blue for us....THANKS GUYS.....

More soon - I need to go dig out the foot spa........

The FREE Think Pink Buses...

Proudly sponsored by the South Waikato District Council - Community Development Grant.

IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT, THE SOUTH WALKATO COUNCIL HAVE VERY KINDLY APPROVED THE TRUSTS GRANT TO PROVIDE BUSES INTO THE AREA WHICH ANNE WHITE HAS BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY WITH GO BUS IN HAMILTON FOR MONTHS.... A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE SOUTH WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR THIS AND TO GO BUS FOR THE FANTASTIC RATES - WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT!

TO BOOK ON THE BUSES, CONTACT ANNE WHITE ON:
Anne 07 8838 942
Anne - TheWhites@orcon.net.nz
Annes Mobile - 021 077 8775

HAMILTON
Chartwell
Depart 5.30pm Lyndon Court Bustop
Cars can park at Westfield Centre Carpark at ASB end of Centre on Comries Ave for free
Hospital
Depart 5.30pm Blood Donor Centre Carpark
Cars can park at Hospital Carpark max cost $7-50
Skycity
Depart 5.30am
Cars can park at Skycity from 5pm for flat rate of $10.00 (good safe place if need to leave overnight)
RETURN DEPART TIME for Hamilton buses will be 12.30am & 1am

CAMBRIDGE
Depart 6pm from Lake St Bus stop behind Info Centre
Free parking available
Return– Depart Putaruru 1am
MATAMATA
Depart 6pm from Info Centre
Free parking available at rear
Return– Depart Putaruru 1am
MORRINSVILLE
Depart 5.30pm from Info Centre opp Caltex
Free parking available
Return—Depart Putaruru 12.30am
TE AWAMUTU
Depart 5.30pm from Rose Cardens opp Info Centre
Free parking available
Return—Depart Putaruru 12.30am
TOKOROA
Depart 6pm from SWDC
Free parking available
Return– Depart Putaruru 1am

Garden Of Eden Package So Far...

Garden Of Eden Package


Tirau Earthmovers Voucher
Value $1500– for Goods & Services
Daltons Matamata Voucher
Value $250-
Mitre 10 Putaruru
Outdoor Table & Chairs - Barcelona $400
Outdoor Table Gas Heater - Stainless Steel - $190
Pink Tool Set
Bunnings Putaruru
4 Gas Burner Hooded BBQ
Greenworld Tokoroa Voucher
Value $100
Putaruru Electrical Voucher
Value $1500-
Freedom Furniture Voucher - $100


Don't forget to keep checking back to see what gets added - and if you're a company looking to sponsor anything in this section - contact us via any of the methods listed on our "Contact Us Page.."