Citrus for the South 2022 - A Lions Club Project
Supported by Gary Younger, One Agency Real Estate.
Lions Clubs are asking residents of Whangarei & Districts to check out their citrus trees, in particular sweet oranges & lemons for fruit to send to the people of Christchurch, Dunedin & Clyde + Districts.
COLLECTION POINTS... SUNDAY 3rd JULY 2022.... 8.30am to 2pm.
Bring your freshly picked citrus to the:
1. MARISTS SPORTS CLUB, PARK AVENUE, KENSINGTON PARK, WHANGAREI.
2. MAUNGATAPERE COMMUNITY HALL, STATE HIGHWAY 14
3. THE SPORTS COMPLEX AT NGUNGURU from 9.30am to 1pm
Mainfreight in Whangarei have again kindly agreed to pay for a shipment of banana boxes full of citrus from Whangarei to the South Island.
Your gifts will be delivered to fruit and vege co-ops for distribution. There are now 30 distribution sites around Christchurch with 2300 or more active members. Some will go on to Dundin & Clyde districts for distribution.
You can email Terry: ward41@xtra.co.nz, phone 435 0654 or
Gary: gary@oneagencywhangarei.co.nz, phone 021 467 514
Please contact us if you have an queries.
A popular Lions Clubs project
Supported by Gary Younger, One Agency Real Estate
Calling All Puzzle Masters! Can You Solve This?
When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height.
Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was.
If the tree grew by five centimetres each year, how much higher would the nail be?
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Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
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