North Canterbury News: October 29, 2020
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4 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>October</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Fundraising initiative ... Butterfly Run organisers, from left, Aleisha Black, Barbara<br />
Frazer and Corrine Christian with her daughter Rose.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
Inaugural fun run<br />
well supported<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
The inaugural Butterfly Fun Run, held<br />
during the recent Baby Loss Awareness<br />
Week,drew people honouring their lost<br />
little ones, supporters of the cause, and<br />
thosewho turned up to enjoyarun.<br />
Participants in the event, at the<br />
Groynes Reserve,Christchurch, ran or<br />
walked ascenic6km track.<br />
MiscarriageMatters NZ chairwoman<br />
Aleisha Black said participants<br />
positivelysupported the cause.<br />
Hurunui MayorMarie Black, who<br />
started the run, saidshe stood before<br />
participants as adaughter,sister,<br />
mother and grandmother.<br />
‘‘It is important to acknowledge<br />
special relationships and that<br />
miscarriagedoesmatter,’’ she said.<br />
Joel Philps andJozef Knottenbelt<br />
were the firsttofinish.<br />
The event was well supported by local<br />
businesses, withspot prizesfrom the<br />
Christchurch SymphonyOrchestra,<br />
BlackCat Cruises,Cloud9 Float Club,<br />
<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> RiverstoRanges,Dr<br />
Bugs Popcorn, and the Christchurch<br />
Casino.<br />
All participants received abanana as<br />
they finished thanks to Dole.<br />
The event was also well supportedby<br />
Technical Event Solutions (TES), Sport<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>, photographerCamila<br />
Jordo, and dance instructorCharis<br />
Ripley,who took the warmup.<br />
Miscarriage Matters NZ head of<br />
fundraisingCorrine Christiansaid it<br />
was agood response for thefirstevent.<br />
It enabled the grouptoraise money<br />
for its care package initiative in<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> and the West Coast.<br />
It has givenout 563 care packages,<br />
containing items for families affected by<br />
miscarriage, since it started distributing<br />
theminApril.<br />
The group collaborateswith Sands<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> for the packages distributed<br />
at Christchurch Hospital, where at least<br />
one is neededeveryday.<br />
SheaAddison, the head of care<br />
packages for the organisation,says many<br />
families experience miscarriage.<br />
‘‘Our carepackages are away that we<br />
can reach out to themstraight away and<br />
acknowledge whatthey are going<br />
through. We have put alot of thought<br />
intomaking them somethingthat<br />
expresses loveand support.’’<br />
To learnmore,visit<br />
miscarriagematters.org.nz, and sands.<br />
org.nz.<br />
Garden club marks 75 years<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
The Woodend Garden Clubisset to mark<br />
its 75th anniversarynext week.<br />
PresidentShirleyWheeler saidthe<br />
club was formed in 1945 at the end of<br />
WorldWar 2, when somelocal ladies<br />
were lookingfor social outings.<br />
‘‘They were farmers’ wives with the<br />
Anglican church in Woodend and they<br />
decided to form agarden circle.’’<br />
In the early years,the club met in an<br />
old Anglican church halluntil it burnt<br />
down.<br />
‘‘When Istarted going, the oldhall was<br />
stillthere.There was no heaterinthose<br />
days,sointhe winter there was aroster of<br />
who tookwood for the fire.’’<br />
Afterthe fire,the club met in the<br />
Methodist churchhall and thenthe<br />
bowlingclub, until the membership<br />
outgrew the venue.<br />
The Woodend Community Centre<br />
opened at the right time and the club has<br />
been meetingthere eversince.<br />
‘‘We tried runninggarden competitions<br />
for awhile, but people were abit shy<br />
about entering their gardens,soitwas<br />
hard work,’’ Mrs Wheeler says.<br />
‘‘But when we did do it, it was great, but<br />
we haven’t had them for years.’’<br />
More successfulwas the club’s<br />
involvement with the <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Horticultural Society, including putting<br />
together displaysaspart of festivals on<br />
the Avon River and in Victoria Square in<br />
Christchurch.<br />
Ahighlight was winning asilver medal<br />
at the Ellerslie FlowerShow in<br />
Christchurch,‘‘which was such athrill’’,<br />
Mrs Wheeler says.<br />
‘‘We had alot of laughs and alot of<br />
pride to thinkwewere there doingthat,<br />
and the local businesseswere very good<br />
at supporting us.’’<br />
In recent years theclub has taken over<br />
the running of the WoodendSpring<br />
Flower Show in partnership with the<br />
WoodendLions.<br />
To mark75years, the club willhold a<br />
lunch on Friday, November6,at<br />
Rosebank in Belfast.
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