http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz en-us Thu, 07 May 2026 19:48:52 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/post/87713/thank-you-for-helping-us-spread-christmas-cheer/ We wanted to wait until a majority of people had reconnected with social media before we shared this post, in hope of more people reading it.At the end of last year we decided to put together Christmas Cheer Packs for our members and their family after a difficult year for so many.Our hope was to enable members and their family to come together to reconnect, have fun, enjoy new experiences and most importantly create new memories together.Due to the fact all of our annual fundraisers had been ca... Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/#post87713 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/post/87711/mike-connollys-big-head-shave/ This week's Supporter Sunday Shout Out goes to Mike Connolly who shaved his hair on Friday. Mike had grown his hair for three years after starting chemotherapy treatment following his cancer diagnosis. The fundraiser was attended by his son Jack as well as friends and work colleagues in New Zealand and across the globe.We are pleased to share that Mike has raised a staggering $1970.00 for our charity. Mike you're an amazing person with a great sense of humour and we can not thank you enough for ... Sun, 19 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/#post87711 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/post/87712/thank-you--harcourts-hawkes-bay/ Forever grateful for our supporters Harcourts Hawke's Bay... Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/#post87712 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/post/87710/supporter-sunday-shout-out--glenn-swayn/ This Weeks Supporter Sunday Shout Out goes to Glenn Swayn who recently did a sponsored walk for The SPCA and The Acorn Project Hawke's Bay raising $740.00 for each Charity Glenn decided he was going to walk from Waipukurau to Napier a staggering 70 kms he reached out and asked if he could fundraise for our charity as well as SPCA. We were so grateful for his support and kept in touch on the run up and also met him along the walk at Countdown in Hastings. When he arrived at the Hastings store he... Sun, 12 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/#post87710 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/post/87709/thank-you--hawkes-bay-harley-mc-spring-run-2021/ We would like to thank the Hawkes Bay Harley Mc and all the supporters who donated gifts and cash for the Spring run 2021. Unfortunately due to Covid 19 this event was cancelled again this year. However Hawkes Bay Harley MC have saved all the donations for the 2022 event. Without the generosity of so many, much needed fundraising events such as this one would not be able to take place ~ so once again thank you all so much and we look forward to seeing you at next years event.... Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/#post87709 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/post/87708/a-big-thank-you-to-mitre10-mega-napier--hastings-langley-twigg-law-robinhood--steelfort/ Today was an amazing day for our charity, although the MEGAwalk 2021 was cancelled we received this incredible donation from Mitre 10 MEGA Napier & Hastings, Langley Twigg Law, and suppliers Robinhood and Steelfort.The money donated will go towards continuing the support we offer our members and their family.We are humbled and so very grateful to have such support in the community.#CommunitySupportingCommunity... Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/#post87708 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/post/87707/supporter-sunday-shout-out--torpedo7-napier/ This week's Supporter Sunday Shout Out goes to Torpedo7 Napier for supporting our Christmas Cheer Packs for 2021. They have an apple bin wrapped by the till to receive purchased items from instore, that will be then donated to our charity to pass onto members and their family just before Christmas. Support like this has a huge positive impact at a difficult time of the year for many families, especially for those living with cancer. So if anyone is shopping in this fantastic new store, and feels... Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/#post87707 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/post/87706/supporter-sunday-shout-out--napier-rsa/ This weeks Supporter Sunday Shout Out goes to Lyn & Chris Valk from RSA Napier Cue Sports who have been organising Housie and raising money for local charities. throughout the year. Last weekend we received $800.00 from the group which is incredible especially with so many cancellations taking place due to Covid19 this year. We would like to thank them for their hard work and also a big thank you to everyone who participated in too. The money will be used to support our members and their family ... Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/#post87706 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/post/87705/ascend-global-church--brave-the-shave-fundraiser/ We were lucky enough to come along and watch all the hard work of Ascend Global Church come to fruition.The whole fundraiser was set up and organised by the youth leaders and youth of the church. They lined up barbers to offer haircuts for Koha, a sausage sizzle, and a number of charity shaves.Thank you to everyone involved in the event, everyone who sponsored the shaves and to those who came out rain and shine to be part of the amazing day. We want to give a big shout out to Blossom Sale,&... Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/#post87705 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/post/74169/supporter-sunday-shout-out-mitre10-mega-napier--hastings/ This weeks Supporter Sunday Shout Out goes to Mitre 10 MEGA Napier & Hastings Graeme, Stephen and the Ricketts family for very generously donating $10,000.00 to our charity. Today should have been the Mitre 10 MEGA Walk 2022 ~ people would have been arriving to participate, warming up, getting to their marshalling points and setting up the finish line fun. Unfortunately for the first year ever this event had to be cancelled due to the unpredictability of Covid 19 and the need to keep everyone sa... Sun, 07 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.theacornprojecthawkesbay.org.nz/blog/#post74169