Category: News
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More good will…
This week we had donations from St Columba in Botany Downs. They had four brand new rolls of carpet which we were able to give to a family who just had rough bare boards for the children to sit on. They were gratefully received. They also collected 6 big bags of food shopping for our…
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Food for thought…
We are having a big new push with our food for thought initiative. What’s that I hear you .. well we are working to partner decile 8-10 schools around Auckland with our decile 1 schools in South Auckland. At the moment we have two schools who collect food donations each term for their partner schools…
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The Holidays are here…
Yes the schools are on two weeks holidays, which means that things are a bit quieter at Club head quarters. No rushing off for breakfast club every morning, but we are still out there with food and support. We pick up 8 huge pallets of cereals from Hubbard’s which we will divide out between the schools…
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Sports Academy at Les Mills
It was a fun last week at Randwick school this week. The Sport Academy kids had a blast at Les Mills learning about the gym, trying a bit of boxing and then burning up the last of their energy in a fun dance/exercise class They followed that up with a great tour around eden park, finding…
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Time to get walking
Yes its getting closer we only have a month to go until the big Head to Head walk. Last years fundraising efforts helped us start up the Crackerjack Kids program at Randwick Park . This year the organizers will not only continue to support Randwick Park…
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A nice surprise
This week have been amazed at the generosity of one of our sponsors Kensington Swan Lawyers.
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Reaching out
When the Breakfast club started four years ago we knew that we didn’t just want to feed kids breakfast. We wanted to make a difference to their lives. This ment that we needed to connect with the community that they were living in and work along side the teaches, social workers and the police. Over time…
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A buzz in the air
There is a real buzz in the air around our sports academy kids. They are getting excited about two great experiences that we have planned for them this month.
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Ending with a smile
Its nice to end the week on a good note and with a smile. We started the day picking up our supplies for breakfast from South Mall new world and were greeted with a bag full of socks and underwear. Kim had read our facebook post yesterday about Randwick park kids having no socks in…
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New Faces
We have some new faces coming to breakfast at both of our schools this term. After talking with Manukau Police District Domestic Violence division, we are pleased to let you know that from now on two members of the team will now be regularly coming to help serve breakfast to the kids. Our hope is…