Trip of a Lifetime for 30 Students

Trip of a Lifetime for 30 Students

30 students have won a voyage on the Spirit of New Zealand through Gasoline Alley’s “Phil’s Big Kiwi Adventure” promotion, after over 155 schools entered the community-minded essay competition.

Its been a story of sausies, success and awesome support. GAS entrepreneur Phil Murray has completed his “Big Kiwi Adventure” of the country, and 30 communities have been impacted by one of their local teens winning a Spirit of Adventure Trust scholarship. Coromandel, in particular, exceededexpectations with 300 kids from the local school and several members of the community showing up.

The enthusiasm around the country for the promotion and the teens’ ideas is a great result for the Spirit of Adventure Trust and Gasoline Alley. There has also been tremendous support from the media, particularly in “heartland” communities. It encourages us that these community-minded initiatives won’t stop at just ideas, and we look forward to seeing them come to life.

Click on this link to check out what happened on Phil’s adventure: http://www.gasolinealley.co.nz/bigidea/index.cfm?p=4.
About Phil’s Big Kiwi Adventure

Petrol retailer Gasoline Alley gave 30 New Zealand teens the adventure of a lifetime by sending them on a Spirit of New Zealand voyage. To win, teenagers aged 15-18 had to write a 300-word essay entitled “One big idea that will make our community a better place to live in,” and the winners have been selected by region. Throughout April and May, Phil Murray took a road trip around the country in his Holden ute, handing out freebies, hosting sausage sizzles at GAS stations, and presenting the prizes to the lucky recipient from each town.

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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