Christmas comes to Taradale!

Christmas comes to Taradale!

1 December 2014

The King George Christmas Shoppe opens its doors tomorrow (Tuesday) in the Taradale Town Hall, with 24 individually decorated Christmas trees adorned with exquisite decorations, tables filled with beautiful centrepieces, wreaths, gorgeous gifts and festive candles.

For the fourth year, the Christmas Shoppe once again supports the Child Cancer Foundation with a gold coin donation for entry collected at the door and for the first time ever, businesses have sponsored a tree in the hall, with all proceeds going to the Child Cancer Foundation.

There is a Memory Tree with a chance to write a message to a loved one, pop it in a gift box and put it on the Child Cancer Foundation tree, something a bit special this Christmas. We also have a Mystery Envelope Tree, where sponsors have kindly filled envelopes with incredible goodies vouchers and the like, for $5 customers can choose an envelope off the tree.

Vicky Rope, Business Development Manager for the Child Cancer Foundation in Hawke’s Bay says “Owner Mel Treweek and her incredible team have created the best Christmas Shoppe yet, we are also very excited to have some of the local primary schools coming along in the evening to sing Christmas Carols.”

• Bledisloe Primary School Choir – Tuesday 2nd December 5.30pm
• Greenmeadows Primary School Ukelele Group – Wednesday 3rd December 5.30pm
• Reignier Catholic School Choir – Friday 5th December 5.30pm

Treweek says “with the addition of a few new initiatives we hope to raise a record $10,000 for the Child Cancer Foundation and we can’t wait!!”

Open to the public Tuesday 2nd December – Friday 5th December 12pm-8pm and then Saturday 6th December 10am-4pm.

Santa visits the Shoppe each night (Tues-Fri at 6pm and on Sat at 12pm)

About the Child Cancer Foundation
The Foundation needs to raise $6 million annually to help children with cancer and their families by providing practical one-on-one support tailored to the different needs of each family.

No child cancer journey is the same. Our Family Support Coordinators hold the hand of each child and their family until they are ready to let go, from day of diagnosis, through treatment and beyond. The average length of treatment for the most common form of childhood cancer, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, is three years for girls and three and a half years for boys.

www.childcancer.org.nz

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