Spacifix spends quality time with Dilworth boys

Spacifix spends quality time with Dilworth boys

Dilworth Junior School students were treated to a special concert by Auckland band Spacifix recently (August 22), as a reward for their fundraising efforts in the World Vision 40 Hour Famine.

This year, for every bottle of Just Juice sold through school tuckshops during Famine time, Just Juice donated 10 cents towards that school's fundraising total.

Dilworth Junior sold the most Just Juice, and received a special Spacifix concert at the school as a result. The West Auckland band, whose hit debut album Much Love is in stores now, sing the Famine theme song, Spread da Word.

When the concert began, the students were neatly lined up, sitting cross-legged on the floor. But after listening to a couple of the band's funky, high-energy songs, they were on their feet with their arms in the air.

Students were invited on stage for a crumping competition, and some of the teachers joined in. When the hour-long concert ended, the Dilworth boys performed a haka for Spacifix, to thank them.

World Vision's Youth Marketing Co-ordinator, Rebeccah Horne, says the haka was spine-tingling.

"It was incredible. The Spacifix boys were clearly impressed and whipped their cellphones out to take pictures. Afterwards, the teachers didn't make the boys rush back to class so Spacifix sat down and chatted with everyone and signed autographs.

"It was really special. The Spacifix guys are great role models for the boys," Ms Horne says.

Dilworth Junior School raised more than $7,000 for the 40 Hour Famine, which was held in March.

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