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.......