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Orange take action for Christchurch
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Orange take action for
Christchurch
Friday 25th February, 4.30pm -
Auckland, New Zealand.
Press Release: The Orange
Group
Orange take action for Christchurch
The Orange
Group are donating, planning & supporting fundraising events
and even helping out on the ground – all in aid of the
people and businesses of Christchurch.
Like
everyone else who have been following the disaster in
Christchurch, Stu & Semele Robertson, owners of The Orange
Group, have chosen to donate money and the services of their
businesses in a series of fundraising efforts.
Stu Robertson, says “the situation is just so terrible, it is unimaginable.
This time last year, we had a team in Christchurch to deliver a very successful major fundraising event to benefit both the Christchurch Cathedral and the historic Anglican Church of St John’s Hororata. St John’s is the church that was featured after September’s quake, as it was severely damaged then – to see the Cathedral now...”
The Orange Group are in the planning stages of a huge fundraising concert with Air New Zealand. Orange will be donating one of their venues, catering, the event management services of their senior team and financially backing this event too.
Stu & Semele have already donated $1,000 on behalf of The Orange Group to the Christchurch earthquake appeal, and will also donate $1,000 dollars on the first day of every month for the next three months, alongside running other significant fundraising activities.
The Kids Party Company (part of The Orange Group), is also supplying inflatable equipment, services and crew to all of the Bunnings stores nationwide, to assist with their fund raising events and efforts.
In a personal gesture of support, Stu is on his way to
Christchurch next week. “I am lucky. My close friends
survived the quake, but I also want to offer my support,
time and energy to some of our long term business partners
in Christchurch, who have lost a lot. I’m going to be
there for them to move bricks, cook sausages, do magic shows
for the kids in hospital… whatever I can do to help
out.”
ENDS
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