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May 2007

All expectations exceeded at the Sanctuary Quiz

This year's annual Sanctuary Volunteer Auction and Quiz raised an incredible $14,740 towards the day-to-day operating costs for the Sanctuary.

Quizmaster Grant Walker took 33 teams through a diverse range of topics and activities over ten rounds, with much hilarity over some of the ‘inventive’ answers to the questions. Our thanks go out to everyone who attended and helped to make this a very memorable evening.

We are also extremely grateful for the outstanding support we received from local businesses - over 50 donated lots sold through silent and called auctions, or were raffled during the evening.

Winner in the Dominion Post Wellington Region Gold Awards 2007

The Sanctuary has added another accolade to its ever-growing collection. The Dominion Post Green Gold Award is a new category, recognising businesses with positive sustainable practices and programmes.

We’re also in the running for a national Tourism Industry Award and have been nominated for a Ministry for Environment Green Ribbon Award. So keep your fingers crossed that we can make it a hat-trick!

Mothers’ Day - Mums get in for FREE!

May 13. 10am - 5pm
Calling kids of all ages - bring your mum to the Sanctuary on Mothers’ Day and she’ll get in for FREE!

Behind the Scenes Day

An opportunity to meet our staff and volunteers and find out what goes on behind the scenes at Wellington's world-first wildlife sanctuary.

Members of the Operations team will be talk about our unique biosecurity measures, facilities management, habitat restoration, conservation and monitoring; volunteers will be talking about kiwi counting and kaka feeding; and a research student from Victoria University will be talking about the study she has done on our cave weta. If, after all that, you are inspired to get more involved, our Volunteer Coordinator will be on hand to talk about joining our network of 400 volunteers!

Annual Quiz Evening

Whether you’re a wise old owl or more of a bird-brain, the annual Sanctuary quiz evening is a fun way to help our volunteers raise funds for our day-to-day operations. Over the last five years a group of volunteers have raised around $34,000 running an annual quiz evening and auction.

You can support their efforts by entering a quiz team of eight, or come along as an individual. We are also looking for donations of goods or services to auction or gifts of funds to cover the evening’s overhead expenses. And if you would like to help run or promote the evening at your workplace then we’d also love to hear from you.

For details contact Ken Drayton on 920 9206 or email quizme@sanctuary.org.nz.

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