First-ever StarJam Picnic; CoolJam expands reach of workshops; acknowledging our financial supporters
The First Ever StarJam Picnic
CoolJam Expands Reach of Workshops - Enrolments Open for Term Two
Acknowledging our Financial Supporters
The First Ever StarJam Picnic
The weather was very kind to the first ever StarJam picnic held in Cornwall Park on 31 st March. Around 80 brought their picnic rugs and their smiles ready for an afternoon’s fun.
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Lena Zhang-Harrup is fully focused on keeping her Easter egg balanced on the spoon while others lined up at the start line watching for winning techniques. Everyone was a winner at the end of the day with telltale chocolate smears around everyone’s lips.
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The wheelchair races were for everyone. Those who’ve never used wheelchairs before were surprised how difficult it is to go ‘fast on four’.
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In the first heat of the motorized chairs race, Ryan and Blake Leitch stormed ahead. The last wheelchair race was between Brittany, Bonnie, Blake & Ryan. They all took off with a hiss and a roar and then it became clear that both Ryan and Blake throttled back to let the girls take the lead. It was definitely one of those hanky moments.
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  The games ended with a treasure hunt to find the Easter egg tokens hidden up trees and under leaves. The Easter bunny’s job was to swap tokens for more chocolate but the eggs were going into pockets as many stomachs were already full to capacity.
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CoolJam Enrolments Open for Term Two
Whether you want to show off your sensational singing skills or get groovy on the guitar, CoolJam has lots of workshops to help develop your creative talents and give you the chance to shine.
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Michael Dunn, Ben Bayer and Nathan Child having fun at Groovy Guitar CoolJam
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Best of all, the CoolJam programme has now expanded, with new singing and dance workshops available in west Auckland, south Auckland and the North Shore. Make sure you tell all your friends about these new opportunities, as we would love to welcome new Jammers into the StarJam community.
CoolJam opened doors for many in Term one. Sian Thomas who attended the ‘Creative Concepts’ eagerly looked forward to each workshop Cushla Burgess loved the singing so much and said that she’s made lots of new friends and learnt how to sing instead of scream. Lena (pictured above in the egg and spoon race) would go home after every rockin’ hip hop workshop and show her two sisters the new moves she’d learnt.
Enrolments close on Friday 13 April and there are limited spaces in each workshop, so don’t delay – enrol today!
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The line ups at Rockin Hip Hop and Sensational Singing
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Acknowledging our Supporters
At the end of our financial year we need to get busy and complete our annual accounts. This time of year reminds us that without the generosity of many people and organisations, we would not have been able to achieve so much and bring so much joy into the lives of the Jammers. A Jam normous thank you to those who have made significant contributions:
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Air New Zealand
ASB Community Trust
Century Foundation
Lion Foundation
New Zealand Community Trust
SKYCITY Community Trust
Vodafone NZ Foundation
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And so many others who have supported our organisation and our programmes, activities and stage productions throughout the past 12 months.
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5 StarNet
AAA Design Ltd
Alloy Metalworks
Auckland City
Auckland Confederation of Billiard Sports
Billy Fury Fan Club
Caversham Foundation
Century Foundation
Chenery Memorial Trust
Clyde Graham Trust
Cut Above Academy
DLA Philips Fox
East Tamaki Community Trust
Fuji Xerox NZ
Hewlett-Packard New Zealand
Hobson Leavy
Ice Design
Institute of Strategic Leadership
Interactive Solutions
Island Films
JR McKenzie Trust
Jubilee Trust
June Gray Charitable Trust
Langham Hotel
Life Education Trust
Lotteries Community
Lois Dallery Charitable Trust
Mangere Bridge Sports & Cultural Society Inc
Mannion Associates
Microsoft NZ Ltd
Multi-Media
Mt Wellington Community Trust
Nestle NZ
Pacific Sports & Community Trust
Patrick Bellett Photography
Perry Foundation
Picture Talk Productions
Rehabilitation Welfare Trust
Robin Hood Foundation
Rotary Club of Mt Eden
Rotary Club of Newmarket
South Auckland Charitable Trust
Southern Trust
Trillian Trust
United Way
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On behalf of all the Jammers, thank you so much.
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