Media release for immediate use: Tuesday 18 February 2025

BEGINS

Keep Whangaparāoa’s Green Spaces Ambrose Golf Fundraiser nets $46,000

Keep Whangaparāoa’s Green Spaces (KWGS) is thrilled with last Friday’s Ambrose Golf Fundraiser which has raised $46,000 for Legal Fees and Professional Services.

KWGS Chief Fundraiser Karen Franklin writes, “The vibe of the day was described by many as fantastic and one of the best charity golf tournaments they had been to - due to the various activities on the course which were put on by the hole sponsors’ and back in the room the feeling of our great community was evident.

The ‘Go Cold’ team won the day and had first choice of the huge prize table. Our organising team had decided they would rather see plenty of people walk away with prizes of a lesser value than a few walk away with big prizes ... a decision that was widely appreciated.

A huge number of donations contributed to an impressive raffle table plus over twenty silent auctions and eight live auctions - most which were unique experiences. Four of them involved golf excursions in Central Otago at stunning locations.  The pinnacle auction prize was a day's golfing along with a sumptuous lunch and drinks at Barley Station, the private golf course of Russell and Jenny Coutts in the Crown Range. It sold on the night but a request from someone in the room for a group for another day resulted in Russell and Jenny offering a second day's golfing and this boosted our final total significantly. A tremendous outcome for the both our lucky bidders and KWGS”.

A video showing some highlights from the Ambrose Golf Fundraiser and also the Gulf Harbour Community Trust’s Fourth Volunteer Day will be released in the near future.

ENDS

For KWGS information contact:

Howard Baldwin: comms@kwgnz.org

KWGS Website: www.kwgnz.org

KWGS YouTube: www.youtube.com/@KeepGreenSpaces

KWGS Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/190068190752030