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February 13, 2019
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Looking like a colourful traffic jam, Hot Rods took over the streets of Orewa for the 10th annual Rodders Beach Fesitival. Photo, courtesy Skylens Aerial Photography
Rodders smash target When it comes to breaking records, the Hibiscus Rodders Club doesn’t do things by halves. The Rodders Beach Festival held in Orewa last month raised a staggering $60,000 for the Auckland based Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. This was $15,000 more than last year and $23,000 more than the event raised in 2017. An organiser, Sharon Morris, says the
success of this year’s 10th anniversary festival, which was held January 2527, was a fitting celebration of the event’s first decade. “The weather was great, the cars came in their hundreds and we estimate that there were more than 50,000 visitors over the three days,” Sharon says. “It takes the club nearly a year to organise so it is rewarding to get such a great outcome. It’s a way for people
to get out and enjoy themselves, and there’s the ‘feel good factor’ that they are helping a really worthy cause.” Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust marketing manager John Hooper described the amount raised as “quite remarkable”. “When Sharon approached us 11 years ago asking us to lend a bit of support continued page 2
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Healthy start to 2019 pages 11 to 15