Community Spirit Alive In Heartland New Zealand

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Community Spirit Alive In Heartland New Zealand

Remember the “good old days” of supporting your community, taking the time for other people, and companies that went the extra mile to look after their customers? Well, they aren’t over yet.

Petrol retailer Gasoline Alley is giving 30 New Zealand teens the adventure of a lifetime by sending them on a Spirit of New Zealand voyage. Throughout April, GAS entrepreneur Phil Murray will be taking a road trip around the country in his iconic Holden ute, handing out freebies, putting on good old Kiwi sausage sizzles at GAS stations, and presenting the prizes to the lucky recipient from each town.

To win, teenagers aged 15-18 will write a 300-word essay entitled “One big idea that will make our community a better place to live in,” and the best essays will be selected by region, ensuring that teens from all over New Zealand will benefit –not just those from the country’s main centres.

“I’m really looking forward to my road trip, visiting all the towns around the country and giving Kiwi teens this chance,” Murray says. “I’ve always wanted to build stronger local communities and it will be great to get amongst it and see first-hand the impact this competition has.”

“Phil’s Big Kiwi Adventure” is just another example of family-owned company GAS demonstrating its commitment to heartland New Zealand The business was developed by re-opening petrol station sites in rural communities that corporate oil companies had pulled out of due to lack of profitability.

GAS’ motto is “service the way it used to be” and they provide a full forecourt service (remember that?) at over 120 sites around the country. The owners of the stations are actively involved in the community (in fact, in Eketahuna the entire community owns the station!), profits are spent locally, and this collaboration with the Spirit of Adventure Trust is the next natural progression for the company’s continued backing of its “heartland New Zealand” customers.

The competition starts on February 15 and closes March 31, with the winners being announced from April 12. Entry forms are available from GAS stations, participating schools or online at http://www.gasolinealley.co.nz.

About the Spirit of Adventure Trust

A sailing adventure on the Spirit of New Zealand is great opportunity for teenagers between 15 and 18 years old to develop independence, resilience, confidence, self esteem, community spirit and communication and team-building skills as they learn to sail. The Spirit of New Zealand, a Tall Ship owned by the Spirit of Adventure Trust, has taken more than 50,000 young people on 10-day voyages of personal discovery in its 37 years of operation.

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A timetable of which towns Phil will be visiting and when will be sent out to you in the first week of April.
For further information, please contact Jocelyn Murray at Gasoline Alley Services on
(09) 638 4722 or jocelyn@gasolinealley.co.nz

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