Ashburton Courier: May 12, 2022

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14 Ashburton Courier, May 12, 2022
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AMethven woman hasmade the
plunge andlefther full time job to
launchabusiness producing log
booksto help people record their
tramping and travelling adventures.
Lauren Korstrom, anative of
Canada, was introduced to hiking
when sherelocatedtoNew Zealand.
‘‘I didn't do much hiking inCanada,
when Imoved here my partners mum
was into hiking, so Iemersed myself
into that,’’ she said.
Akeendiarist and blogger Lauren
had the idea of producing log books
specifically for tramping and
travelling.
‘‘Because Ilike diariesIthought it
wouldbecool to have somethingthat
had prompts in it so you can record
whereyou’ve been.’’
The prompts in the tramping log
book include date, location,
elevation, difficultly rating, weather
details, pages for photosand notes
andsafety information.
‘‘It’s agoodway to look back on
what you’ve done,for me especially
with hiking Ican see my progress as
well, because you start small and
move to biggerhikes.
‘‘With the travel log it’s great to
look back at where you stayed,did
youlikeit? would you go again?’’
With computersoftenbeingthe
placewhere peoplestore their
photosand writing, having abook in
your handhas itsadvantages.
‘‘You rememberthings better
Lauren Korstrom with her travel and tramping log books.
when youwrite themdown, itisa
lot more tangible.
‘‘In thefuture it will be like a
memento, in years to come Iwill
have this cool collectionofall the
places I’ve been,’’ Lauren said.
Leaving fulltimework has had
it’s challenges, but Lauren felt it
was time to take theplunge.
‘‘The biggestthing is nothaving a
steadyincomelikeIused to, soitis
amind setshift,you justhave to
commit andgofor it.’’
Laurenplans to expand her
businesssupplying the log booksto
shops, startingwiththe smaller
shops andboutiques in Ashburton.
The books can be purchasedfrom
herwebsite www.koradventuresco.
com.
Demand for church foodbank
BY MICK JENSEN
Acommunity food cupboard run
through St Mark’s AnglicanChurch
in Rakaia is continuingtohelplocal
residents with emergency supplies.
The foodbankinitiativewas set up
in mid­2020 during the firstcovid
lockdownand continues to see a
steady demand for non­perishable
foodand other goods.
Rev MichaelHoldaway from St
Mark’sChurchsaidthere wasa
constanttrickle of people looking
forfoodassistance.
He said the foodbank,like others
in the district,had recently received
funding being usedtotop up stocks.
Thefunding of$3000from the
Community Trust of Mid&South
Canterburywas paidintwo
instalmentsand administeredfrom
Inside the food cupboard run through
St Mark’s Church.
aseparate account, he said.
Rev Holdaway said theRakaia
Lions had topped up the foodbank
late last yearafter aTootFor
Tucker driveinthe townshipand
there hadbeenharvestfestival
services andprivate donationsover
the pasttwo years.
The church hadrecently
purchased afreezerwhich meant
meatdonationscould be stored.
RevHoldaway said peoplewho
had lost their jobsorbeenon
reduced hours duringthe covid
epidemic had been supported by the
foodbank,aswellasothers who
werestruggling.
‘‘Once peoplemake contact with
us we usually arrange atimefor
themtopick up food parcels,which
we leaveoutsidethe church.’’
St Mark’shas also recently
partneredwithStAndrew’s
PresbyterianChurchinRakaia to
better support thewider
community.