ROTARY BOOKarama 2023 Seeking donations of Books, Records, DVD's, CD's and Jigsaws
Through our Charitable Trust, the Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside will once again be holding its annual BOOKarama at the YMCA Bishopdale Recreation Centre Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd April 2023 starting at 10am daily.
Proceeds will be distributed to Rotary Community Services and Charities. Over the years that we have been running Bookarama, we have been able to distribute nearly $1m of funds back into the Community.
We are currently inviting donations of good quality and clean Books, Records, DVD's, CD's and Jigsaws.
If you are able to help they can be dropped into our collection bins at the following locations:
Caltex - Avonhead
Raeward Fresh - Harewood
Raeward Fresh - Tower Junction
Z - Bryndwr - Cnr Strowan & Normans Road
Super Value - Fendalton Village
Fresh Choice - Merivale
New World - Fendalton
New World - Bishopdale
New World - Northwood
New World - Prestons
New World - Ilam
YMCA Bishopdale
Our collections bins should be available to around 10th of April but depending on the level of support we may withdraw bins earlier if required, so make sure you drop off early to avoid missing out.
Check our website for further information.
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Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
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