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West Melton based Adyson Fernandez (7) attends West Melton School and has been growing her hair for about two years, intending to donate it for awig. Thetime isnearlyherefor the big chop, which will help raise vital funds for Greyhounds

As Pets (GAP), as well as provide a wig for someone in need. Adyson never gets tired of doing little things for others and has a strong love for animals. In this case, this little thing occupies a big piece of her heart. She's excited and nervous about having her hair cut o as she hasn't had short hair since she wasatoddler.

“I like helping the dogs as I really love them. We get to have them in our house for a while until another family wants them. I decided to grow my hair long enoughtogetitcuto todonate so that someone who doesn't have hair or can't grow hair can have some. I enjoy helping peopleandanimals,”commented Adyson.

“As a family, we have been fostering greyhounds with Greyhounds As Pets for nearly two years. We currently have our twentieth dog with us, who is waiting to ﬁnd her forever home,” commented Adyson’s mum Tania Tania.

“While they are with us, they learnaboutlivinginahomewith a family. Each foster home gives them di erent experiences, and the dogs who end up with us get usedtochildren,aswehavetwo, and the noise that comes with that. They also learn the basics of home life, like di erent types of ﬂoor coverings (tiles, carpet), vacuum cleaner noises, etc. We've even had one who walked into closed glass doors as he didn't realise what they were or how they worked for a couple of days. We love seeing the dog's personality come out and GAP ﬁnding perfect families for them. It makes us very happy, and Adyson takes pride in being part of their lives and getting them ready for their forever homes,” Taniaexplained.

“We are very proud of Adyson in her decisions to help both people and animals with this.

She has stuck with it for two years now and has been conﬁdent inherdecisiononwhat she wants to do and has never changed her mind,” Tania concluded. GAP didn't get to do as much fundraising in their annual appeal due to the weather events in the North Island. The funds Adyson raises will help the dogs get health care, food, jackets etc while they wait for their forever homes. It's not about donating a lot, it's about making a di erence and every littlebithelps.

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Locals Involved With Festival

The North Canterbury Wine and Food Festival is back and serving up the best the region has to o er after a two-year hiatus due toCovid.

The Glenmark Domain will play host on March 5th to North Canterbury’s wineries, eateries and artisan food producers all putting on an impressive spread oflocalfare.

More than sixty stallholders will be exhibiting at this year's festival boasting the ﬁnest chefs, bakers,makersandfoodtrucksin Canterbury, as well as a large variety of di erent wine sampling.

Local winery, Straight 8 Estate from Burnham will be providing their award winning range of singlevineyardwines. The festival is a foodies paradise and a brilliant showcase of the talentedmakersandproducersin our region. We love to welcome guests from near and far to join us for a day of sipping, feasting andlounging. is discounted option available for option available for option available for option available for

There everything from ﬁne dining to comfort eats, fresh kaimoana to good old fashioned Kiwi barbecue as well as an extensive wine list from the region'saward-winningwineries.

The Jones Family Farm from Kirwee will have a food stall showcasing their nutritious New Zealand sheep milk and sheep milk cheese for everyday people seeking bovine and plant-based dairyalternatives.

The live music line-up features musicians Mahalia Simpson Mahalia Simpson Simpson Simpson, Emily Alice Emily Alice Emily Alice Emily Alice, Jed Parsons Jed Parsons Jed Parsons Jed Parsons and well-known, ex-Darﬁeld local Sam Heselwood Sam Heselwood Sam Sam Heselwood,playing from1 -2pm.

It is an event for the entire family, under 18’s can enter for free. The littlest festival goers can enjoy a petting zoo, pony rides and face painting allowing fun for all ages from toddlers to teens.

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