Daffodil Day Volunteer Area Coordinator - Taupō Needed
Daffodil Day is vital to support the work of Cancer Society in the community. This is an excellent volunteer opportunity to be involved in and deliver a fun and worthwhile community event.
This rewarding role requires you to:
• Organise Daffodil Day collection sites in your community
• Lead a team of volunteers (includes sourcing volunteers, rostering for the street collection and maintaining communication)
• Promote Daffodil Day in your area
• Organise pre-sales of fresh daffodils (where applicable)
• Manage money (collection buckets/pre-sales/counter boxes/banking)
• Manage resources and merchandise (allocation and collection of promotional materials, stocktaking)
The time commitment will be approximately 30 – 40 hours, mainly during the months of July & August. You will need to be available for a full day on Daffodil Day (Friday 25th and Saturday 26th August) and for 2-4 hours after the event for debriefing activities.
Interested? Send us an email on shayrout@cancersociety.org.nz or phone 0800 22 77 44
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we're 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.
Share your question below now ⬇️
Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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4.6% Second half of November
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43.6% 1st December
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17.5% A week before Christmas
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33.2% Whenever you wish
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.
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