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Fighting Poverty Made Fun in Aotea Square
September 18, 2012
Fighting Poverty Made Fun in Aotea Square
On Thursday 20th September, Aotea Square will be turned into a giant string Maze. There will also be a 40 foot film container playing TEAR Fund films, limbo competitions, games, prizes, a $2.25 picnic breakfast and various celebrity appearances.
The event is a part of the Live Below the Line Campaign which encourages people to live on $2.25 a day for five days in September in order to get a glimpse into the lives of 1.4 billion people living in extreme poverty.
What: TEAR Fund Live Below the Line Day: String Maze, 40 Foot Film Container, Limbo Competition, Breakfast on $2.25, Surprise challenges, spot prizes, Revamp of Aotea Square, Celebrity Appearances
When: 9 am-4pm Thursday 13 September
2012
Where: Aotea Square
About Tear Fund
TEAR Fund NZ is a Christian aid and development organisation that works in close partnership with local Christian non government organisations and churches in Asia, Africa, Central and South America. TEAR Fund actively changes the lives of the poor and oppressed through disaster relief, community development and child sponsorship. Assistance and care is always provided without bias or prejudice in terms of race, religion, caste, class, political beliefs or gender.
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