Collecting for National Appeals

From the outset the Club in looking for ways to offer support to the community, offered support to local branch efforts to raise money for a number of high profile international relief agencies. So it was not surprising that one of its first initiatives in 1960 was for its members to turn out as collectors for a CORSO appeal in which it is reported that £206 was collected.

• In 1961 it assisted St John's Ambulance with a radio appeal but already there was insurrection within the ranks with a letter from a group of members objecting to being called to help with house to house appeals for other organisations. The letter stated that "the practices have the common factor of money raising as their repugnant feature and we are of the opinion that too much pre-occupation into such material considerations not only lowers the tone of our impact on the community but may well become the source of suspicion and contempt in this community."  Despite this, the practice continued as can bee seen because a CORSO appeal were supported in 1964 and by 1975 the Club switched its allegiance to the  Save the Children organisation  and assisted with collection which raised $1175.

• Support for the Save the Children continued right into the early 90's. This is partly explained by the fact the Club had a long association with this organisation in its Sponsor a Child programme, and through this avenue supported a number of children in Fiji through their formative years paying their school fees.

• And over the years members of the Club have willingly turned out to help fundraisers such as Crippled Children (1978), radio appeals (Denise Gordon, 1991 and the Town Hall 1978) as well as the on going SCF.

• Since the start of the new Millennium the Club no longer supports organisations wanting collectors. This in itself is a sign of changing social structures and reflects the fact the Club has sort the promotion of larger scale fund raisers to help local organisations.

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Bay Cycling

On a number of occasions members have assisted as controllers in various Bay cycling events. These efforts raise funds for the Project account.

• 1997 $500 raised assisting with Bike-a-thon

• 1998. Members help in the Bay Cycle Race and raise $500 for their assistance.

• 2000 Club assists with Tour of Bay cycle race.

• 2001 Members help with Tour of Bays cycle race and make $200.

• 2002 Club assist Tour of the Bays Cycle Race and received $200 for their efforts.

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Stock Taking

For a number of years, members have given up a Sunday evening to conduct a stock take for local business, particularly Pak'n'Save. Most of these activities have been arranged by Clive Adams. This activity has been an effective and regular fund raiser for the Club since it inception in 1996.

• 1996 Stock take at Safeway. (Later to become Pak'n'Save) 

• 1998. Stock take at Pak'n'save raises $960 for the Club.

• 1999 35 members turn up at the Pak'n'Save stock-taking. Club made $680 for their efforts. A further stock take in April realised $704 for the Club.

• 2000 Successful stock take at Pak'n'Save.

• 2002 Pak'n'Save stocktake raises $675.

• 2003 Pak ‘n Save stock-take realised approx $600.

• 2005 Members stock take for New World organised by Bill Beaton. $800 raised.

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Concert Fundraising

With the growth of the very popular Jazz in the Park Concert at the  Church Road winery, members have given their time selling Glo Sticks. Others have made collection on behalf of Cranford Hospice. The most interesting fund  raiser was a Champagne Breakfast held in the Napier Shopping Centre after the Kiri Te Kanawa concert at the Mission. While socially successful, the event failed to raise as much money as hoped.

Selling Glo Sticks has been a very lucrative form of fundraising for the Club's Project Fund.

Summary of fundraising event as reported in the Bulletin:

• 1992 Champagne Breakfast held in the Taradale Shopping Centre and raises $300. Held day after the Kiri Te Kanawa concert at the Mission.

• 2000 Club members made $1083 selling light sticks at Jazz in the Park.

• 2001 $660 raised selling Glo-sticks at Jazz in the Park concert.

• 2003 At Jazz in the Park Club members carried out two fundraisers

  • Light sticks sold making $1700 profit for the project fund;

  • Other members collected  $5600 for Cranford Hospice in in three quarters of an hour.

• 2004 The sale of Glo-sticks at the recent ‘Jazz in the Park’ saw a profit of $2185. Donations for Cranford Hospice at the ‘Jazz in the Park’ saw $5900 raised in 1.25 hrs.