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I love this one so much I thought it deserved it’s own post 😉 Carrying on this tradition since 2016 has been great fun and whilst we’ve made a few tweaks to the award along the way, the essence of why the award is given is still the same. It’s not given out for beingRead more

This year we went through around 800 sausages for the eager runners and walkers from our school community! Despite getting the bbq up and running a good hour and a half before people started to cross the finish line, and a few helpers on board, we still struggled to keep up with demand! Wonderful toRead more

These guys are an amazing team of volunteers who, since the 1970’s, have been helping to preserve the character of Centennial Park by increasing bird life, eradicating weeds and improving stream quality. They increase awareness of the issues facing the park and organise weekly working bees in the park to help clean it up. IRead more

Whilst not a sponsorship as such, we were definitely out and about in the community, moustache and all – in November! This was a fun initiative aimed at raising awareness for Movember and Mens Prostate Cancer. We put moustaches on all of our signage throughout November and ran a social media campaign where we donatedRead more

In 2018 MBIS introduced a new initiative, – the Rugby Academy. Kids who want extra rugby training are invited up to Rangitoto College every Wednesday morning to train under their High Performance Sport Department. When asked if we would help with some hoodies it was a no brainer. They were so popular that we hadRead more

For the last few years at Christmas time, instead of giving gifts to clients, we have invited them to come shopping with us to choose toys to donate to a worthwhile cause. In 2017 and 2018 we chose the Auckland City Mission. Each year in December we took around 30/40 kids to The Warehouse inRead more

Basically with this one, my colleague Marty van Barneveld and I dress up and run around the North Shore completing challenges and helping to raise awareness for Hospice as part of the Front Up for Hospice challenge – which we have been the overall winners for 2 years running. (See Harbour Hospice Quiz Night postRead more

For two years now Marty van Barneveld from our commercial office and I have organised and hosted a quiz night at Hurstmere Road Brew Bar to raise money for Harbour Hospice. Each year we have had around 180 people attend (the 2018 event sold out in 5 days!) and in total have raised over $25,600Read more

in 2017/18 we have sponsored a number of events at the school, including a Bogan Bingo fundraiser (adults only!), the end of year Christmas concerts, the annual book week and the Plant to Taste programme recipe book. I also help with coaching sports teams for both regular sports and tournaments. With two of my ownRead more

Whilst of course our focus for most of the season is building these kids up to be enthusiastic rugby players, we do like to break it up with some fun club days and nights! As a committee member and grade co-ordinator, I really enjoy helping to organise these sessions, – from mud slides to tug-of-warsRead more