Woody lives on the 309 road and grows a lot of daffodils on his land and pickers made up 180 bunches to give to donors at the Daffodil Day stations. Thank you, Woody.
Winsome brought over 200 bunches all the way from Kaiawa to add to the Daffodil Day ambience. She brought them because her friend Dot Clacher was a volunteer collecting donations on Daffodil Day.
These funds donated are not for local Cancer Support Organizations but are used by Waikato Bay of Plenty Cancer Society for research.
If you know anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer, it is not hard to notice that specific drugs are increasing the ability of sufferers to fight the cancer and the effects in many cases are less intrusive
In many places cancer research is making a significant addition to the probability of being cured or extending a person’s life.
I am from a big family. We have had tragedies from cancer but also some good news stories. Research is not an immediate return, but it is a huge benefit and needs to take time for proper experimentation across societies.
The Covid vaccine did not have that research and experimentation period and the future will reveal through investigative research the impact of this large-scale shortfall in science.
The organisers of Daffodil Day want to thank all the volunteers who sat in the streets outside our supermarkets, walked canvassing businesses to gather donations. The Informer will report on how much was raised across the Peninsula when all the eftpos takings can be tallied.
Hospitality is working hard all around the Peninsula and on Hauraki Plains. They are organising all kinds of events to raise monies for worthy causes. They do this by offering their premises for the events – preparing food at a discounted price so supporters of a good cause pay some of their spend to fund raising but there is still a percentage for the restaurant, café, bar or tavern.
This week we include the Buffalo Beach Club with its Big Brothers; Big Sisters event and the tenth celebrations of both Stoked on Buffalo Beach and Grace O’Malleys on the Whitianga Esplanade.
This is why The Informer is running the Winter Dine out. Eating out is not cheap but planned well and doing it with someone you care about can make the expense an investment. Tonight we will collect the receipts from eleven restaurant and randomly select two winners of $100 voucher each to eat out at the restaurant of their choice.
I have come to the conclusion reading about the Momentum Fund and the 5 town – based Future Funds on The Coromandel and reading about so many good ideas for the future coming from so many different locations that if one town benefits, we all benefit. That too is not immediately seen but it does come to pass. This truth works for when one area suffers, our patch will suffer too in time.
We all share in the disgraceful appearance of the Kopu Roundabout. It is not cared for. It has no signage or information welcoming you. It has only the Ngati Maru Highway to read directly. Where is the bright welcome to what is tourist region? How come signage needs to give only Information? Could not NZ Transport or Waki Kotahi use the same budget for signs but with a far different effect?
Everyone, every town, suffers because of this poor planning and lack of investment in what is a beautiful vista of scenery and experiences. Whose job is it to put pressure on the right points to get some collegial action. I dare say our MP Scott Simpson could make a few calls and see a process through from start to finish. Let’s not begrudge what another town might receive instead of your area – but keep fighting for what is needed just because it is needed. Don’t give up.
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