Selwyn Times: August 09, 2016

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Tuesday August 9 2016
ACHIEVERS
Work in feeding
families ACHIEVERS recognised
BUSINESSES
SPORTS
COMMUNITY HELPER: Rachel Rolton accepted the
community hero award from The Warehouse Rolleston store
manager Lauren Trubshoe for her community work. ​
A ROLLESTON woman was
given a community hero award
for feeding families in need.
Rachel Rolton was honoured
with The Warehouse Group
community hero award for
the Canterbury region for the
work she does with the Bellyful
organisation.
Bellyful is an organisation that
provides meals for families with
newborn babies and families
with young children struggling
with illness.
In her nomination, Ms Rolton
was described as having a
strong desire for supporting
the community through her
co-ordination of fundraising
activities that keep Bellyful
running. SPORTS
Ms Rolton won a $500 gift
card at The Warehouse. She is
one of nine regional recipients
of the award throughout the
country.
The annual awards aim to
acknowledge the outstanding
contributions to the community.
Recipients are selected from local
community groups throughout
the country.
Regional manager Chris Watkins
said Ms Rolton’s efforts and
community values centre on a
belief that community members
should look out for each and
support those lacking a good
support system.
“Rachel is kind, caring and
genuine and certainly deserves
acknowledgement for her work,”
Mr Watkins said.
Mr Watkins said she stood
out in the group of Canterbury
finalists.
“In choosing our regional
winner, Rachel stood out for her
ongoing commitment to the area
and her humble approach,” said
Mr Watkins.
One of the regional award
winners will then go on to
receive The Warehouse Group’s
national community hero award
at the group’s gala dinner next
Friday (August 19).
BUSINESSES
Selwyn tea party to free women
and children from slavery
Locals will be enjoying a high tea
at Lincoln Baptist Church on the
20th of August for a good cause. The
annual event raises money for Hagar,
an organisation that works with
survivors of modern-day slavery and
trafficking in Afghanistan, Cambodia
and Vietnam. Many people within the
Selwyn community offer their services
for free so that all money raised from
the event can be donated to the
charity.
Hagar is a not-for-profit, faith-based
organisation that helps to restore the
lives of women and children through
protection, recovery and counselling
services, and by offering opportunities
for education and employment.
A mouth-watering high tea will be
prepared and served by volunteers
during the afternoon, with elaborate
floral displays and live entertainment
to match this year’s Nutcracker Suite
theme. Local churches donate the
ingredients for the high tea, while
a craft group have been sewing
handcrafts and designing cards to sell.
A silent auction available during the
event also helps to raise funds.
Eleonore Dumaine, this year’s
committee chair, is passionate about
the work Hagar does and appreciates
the amazing community backing.
“So many people volunteer their time
and services to make the tea party a
memorable occasion. Others really
enjoy coming along on the day, it’s
an afternoon to share with friends or
family while supporting a worthwhile
cause,” said Mrs Dumaine.
The committee hope to raise a similar
total to last year’s $7,000. There are
150 tickets for sale, with around
60 tickets sold already. People can
purchase individual tickets or buy in
table groups of two to eight.
n Tickets are $30 each, $25 for
seniors, available from the Lincoln
Event Centre or call Lynn on
(03)741 1038.
Brothers successful in
orienteering competition
TWO BROADFIELD brothers
were successful at a national
orienteering competition.
Clayton, 12, and Ayrton, 15,
Shadbolt competed in the New
Zealand Secondary Schools
Orienteering Championships
held at the end of the school
holidays.
The two represented their
school, St Andrew’s College. They
competed in the relay teams and
independently.
During the event students had
to run and navigate hills and
limestone outcrops around the
Cambridge area in the Waikato
with a map and compass. The
students had to find tick off
check points as they went. The
short distance course covered
2.3km and the long distance
one covered 6.2km. Schools
from all around the country
SELWYN TIMES
were involved in the three-day
competition.
Clayton won the long distance
event for the year 7-8 age group.
Ayrton competed in the
indivdual challenge, he placed
10th out of 70 and he was also
part of the school team that
won silver in the intermediate
boys’ relay.
Ayrton was selected for the
regional invitational New
Zealand team which will
compete in the Austalian
Orienteering Championships
next month.
The boys both belong to
Peninsula and Plains Orienteers
Club and they have been involved
in orienteering for two years.
The pair spend many weekends
taking part in orienteering
courses around Canterbury.
SCHOO
SCHOO
ON THE MOVE: Mr. H. E. Peryman’s threshing mill and two
whares were being pulled by a tractor to the next job in the
1920s.• Heritage photos supplied by Selwyn Libraries on behalf
of the Lincoln and Districts Historical Society. If you have any
information about this photo, please contact the library via
www.selwynlibrary.co.nz
Nutcracker Suite
Tea Party
SPORT
Delicious high tea,
music, entertainment,
craft stall & silent
auction – all proceeds
to HAGAR NZ
Saturday 20 August
Lincoln Baptist Church
530 Birches Road, Lincoln
2.00 – 4.15pm
Tickets available now:
Lincoln Event Centre,
Lincoln Baptist Church,
Lincoln Pharmacy
Lynn: 741 1038
Judith: 325 2863
Tickets $30
$5.00 Discount for Seniors