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Lakes Leisure Staff Volunteer for Wakatipu Trails
8 October 2012
Lakes Leisure Staff Volunteer
for Wakatipu Trails
Lakes Leisure office staff
donned their gloves, gumboots and spades last Thursday to
help plant hundreds of native trees and tussocks on behalf
of the Wakatipu Trails Trust.
Under the careful guidance of trustee Barbara Simpson and her husband Neil, ten office staff including interim CEO, Gus Crawford, planted hundreds of kowhai, tussock and flax between the walking track and the highway at the southern end of Lake Hayes.
Interim Lakes Leisure CEO, Gus Crawford, said Lakes Leisure is focused on increasing the communities participation in sport and recreation so when the team was looking for an opportunity to volunteer their time to a community project the Wakatipu Trails Trust was an easy fit.
“While our
turf team are outside every day, it was great to get the
office staff doing something a bit different, especially on
such a beautiful sunny day. ENDS
“Our team work hard to
help get people active, so we are all really excited about
the trails opening and feel quite proud to have done our bit
to support this fantastic community asset. We look forward
to taking part in similar community-based activities in the
future.”
The official opening of the Wakatipu Trails
will take place on Thursday 18 October at 3.30pm in
Arrowtown. For further details go to www.queenstowntrail.co.nz.
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