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  • Update for 19/11/2009

      19 November 2009

    The Riding for Rakiura bike ride was a huge success. All of our brave riders made it to Rotorua completing the ride and making it to Rotorua in time for the YHA Annual General Meeting. They were greeted by the YHA Rotorua Branch who put on a fabulous high afternoon tea as a fundraiser and welcome for all the arriving members. In terms of our fundraising goals we have done extremely well surpassing our original targets to break through to the final figure of $56,713-35.We are expecting a few more donations to come in over the next couple of weeks which could easily take our final figure to $60,000-00!! Thanks again to everyone who contributed through?Give A Little?and to all our sponsors.Click on the link to see who supported us- http://www.yha.co.nz/Sustainability/Stewart+Island+Project/RidingForRakiura.htm"" Riding for Rakiura Sponsors?We couldn't have done this with out you. If you would like to make a donation and help us to reach $60,000 please click on the donate button. Thanks again with your help we are well on our way to building a new eco hostel and learning centre on Stewart Island for future generations of young people.

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  • Update for 29/10/2009

      29 October 2009

    Thanks so much to you all for your support for the Ride for Rakiura and Stewart Island Project so far. The team are in Taupo now having braved a howling Southerly and snow on the Napier Taupo road today. Wefre closing in on $50,000 worth of donations now(nearly $17,500-00 of that from on-line Give A Little sponsorship) and would love to get over this line by the time we get to Rotorua. One of our youngest riders Amy Patterson from Queenstown has had a moment of hypothermia induced inspiration and booked CEO Mark Wells and Chairman Ben Mitchell in for a leg wax tonight. Wefre not asking too many questions about what led up to this, but naturally the boys are a little reluctant. If we can get a $1000 worth of donations by 6pm tonight out come the wax strips and off comes the leg hair!! Thankyou if you've already donated but if you would like to make another donation and help us reach our target then we would appreciate it. If you donate donft forget to mention itfs for the wax! If we get there wefll post the video on Youtube and the Givealittle website. It should provide hours of pleasure for those of us not having their leg hair pulled out by its roots!!

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