Bay Harbour: April 14, 2021

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Bay Harbour News Wednesday April 14 2021 16 NEWS Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz MEANINGFUL: The art piece ‘Forest Flight’ will be sold for $2800 and proceeds will go to the Diamond Harbour Volunteer Fire Brigade and Artists Against Slavery’s cause. Right: The designated track for the fun run. Art group to help raise funds for victims of abuse through fun run • By Samantha Mythen KEEN PARTICIPANTS: John Simkiss (left) will be running to raise money for Hagar International. Dereck Porter suggested the idea of the fun run fundraiser. SMALL ACTIONS plus many people results in huge change. This is the belief of Artists Against Slavery, a Diamond Harbour based charitable organisation, which uses creativity to fundraise for the rescue and rehabilitation of trafficked people worldwide. The Diamond Harbour challenge fun run event is its upcoming fundraiser. The event is on April 24, starting 9am participants can either run or walk from Godley House site to the wharf and back as many times as they like. The distance is about 910m per lap. In the lead-up to and during the event, participants can find sponsors to donate. All money raised will be donated to Hagar International which works with trafficked women and children in Cambodia, Vietnam and Afghanistan. Artist Janie Porter established the organisation in 2009. Said Porter: “I want to use the gift I’ve got to make a difference. For all the artists involved, whether they paint or sculpt, whatever they do, they want to both create and make their life count.” Porter’s husband Dereck is a runner and suggested the fun run event. Porter set the date and is making it happen behind the scenes. Resident John Simkiss, will be starting the run at 9pm on Friday, 12 hours before the official beginning. He is planning to run all night around the playing fields before joining in the official event laps at 9am on Saturday. “I like to run, so thought, why not run longer,” he said. “I have known Janie for a few years and seeing her fundraising efforts has inspired me. As a runner I thought, why don’t I do my part with running.” Simkiss has already done numerous running events to raise money for Hagar International. He does not have any fundraising goals but encourages people to donate or even just participate. “Getting to know about the cause is just as important.” Porter is donating a painting to be sold at the event too, where half of the proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Diamond Harbour Volunteer Fire Brigade and the other half will be donated to Artists Against Slavery’s cause. Porter explained six laps of the course is the equivalent of up and down the Bridle Path and 18 laps is the equivalent of going up and down Mt Herbert but even one lap counts. “You can do one lap. You can just stroll it. Anyone can join and if you are frightened of finding sponsors, you can just sponsor yourself,” Porter said. “It is a fun thing to do with friends and for a really good cause.” The organisation also runs other fundraising events. Artists donate work to the organisation to fundraise. They also participate in exhibitions where a portion of money from the artwork sold goes to Hagar. The next exhibition will be held in Diamond Harbour in October. In July, five local high school students will exhibit their work. In October each year, people are asked to donate $10 – the 10th month. Porter explained if 100 people donate that is $1000, which can make a world of difference to trafficked people’s rehabilitation. The group also runs coffee morning fundraisers, where for a small fee, which will be donated to Hagar, people can listen to an artist guest speaker. The most recent guest speaker was printer maker and oil artist, Gaby Reade. To register for the Diamond Harbour fun run email janieporter.art@gmail.com or for more information go to artistsagainstslavery.org ATTENTION BUSINESS OWNERS Do your services make homes warm and cosy? You could feature in the Cosy Zone at the 2021 Star Media Home and Leisure Show this July and reach over 10,000 attendees across 3 days! Central Heating • Diesel Heating • Fires • Curtains + Blinds • Underfloor Heating Double Glazing • Solar • Bedding • Merino • Heat Pumps • Airflow Solutions If this sounds like you, contact Lisa now on 021 800 809 or email lisa.lynch@starmedia.kiwi for a no obligation quote. Payment options available. Terms & Conditions apply. Play league with the Celebration this year! Join us - Grades Nursery - 14s Premier & Reserve training Tuesday night Visit our Facebook page for more facebook.com/CelebrationLionsLeague join the flight Linwood Keas welcomes all players & their whanau to play for our club this year. We offer teams in the following grades: Nursery, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, premier, reserves, womens and masters. Find us on Facebook: LinwoodKeasRLFC
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