Hamilton Tattoo Studio Leads this Weekends Chch Fundraiser
2 March 2011
Inked for Christchurch!
Hamilton Tattoo Studio Leads this Weekends Tattooist Fundraiser for Christchurch Earthquake Relief
Following the
success of the International Tattoo & Art
Expo
(www.tattooart.co.nz) held at the new Claudelands
Event Centre, Hamilton on
February 19 & 20 and in the
wake of the Christchurch earthquake disaster,
Tattooists
from all over the country are holding a fundraising day,
titled
Inked for Christchurch, this Sunday March 6 to
raise money for their comrade
tattooists in Christchurch.
Seventeen studios around New Zealand are offering tattoos
from as little as
a $60 minimum donation for pre-drawn
designs. All tattooists are working
free of charge so
every cent raised will be donated. No appointments
are
necessary with tattoos to be chosen on the day and
done on a first in first
served basis. Studios
participating are based in Auckland, Hamilton,
Cambridge,
Waihi, Stratford, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Hastings,
Wellington,
Nelson, Dunedin, Invercargill and
Christchurch.
Jacob Cross and Nadine Bryant from Skinks
Tattoo studio in Hamilton are
leading the fundraising
efforts.
"Five artists from Christchurch were at a post
tattooist expo retreat in
Raglan when the quake struck...
two mothers away from their kids. Andrew
Swarbrick from
Left Hand Path lost his studio and tattoo artist
Matthew
Mceachen from Southern Ink Tattoo is one of the
many to lose his life to
this natural disaster. We
quickly decided we could use our skills to help
raise
funds for funeral arrangements, rebuild businesses and get
these
artists back up and running again" said Jacob
Cross.
Tattoo Expo Event Manager Chris Preece said
"The Claudelands event brought the tattoo community
together and we hope to
make this fundraiser just as
successful and go some way towards comforting
and
supporting our friends in Christchurch during through these
sad times".
For those that don't wish to be tattooed,
raffles, sausage sizzles, side
shows, music and donation
buckets are operating throughout the day at
various
studio/venues.
Local businesses are being asked to
contribute where possible with donations
of sausages,
bread and sauce (for sausage sizzles), T-shirts and
printing
(to get memorial t-shirts produced for sale to
the public) and any other
suitable items for raffles,
spot prizes and giveaways.
For those that wish to
contribute (including those that can't make the
event)
Sue Moore, from Southern Ink and SINZ Tattoo Convention
in
Christchurch, has set up a bank account to receive all
fundraising monies
and
donations.
ENDS