Can do Attitude

Posted by Frana Cardno on 14 May 2009 | 0 Comments

Tags: St James Theatre, Southland Attitude, Rural Women, Mossburn, Riverton Te Hikoi museum

In the past fortnight I have attended three functions, which have all displayed the Southland real can-do-it attitude.
The re-opening of the St James Theatre in Gore was a magic occasion. After thousands of hours of hard work and dedication from a small team of enthusiastic volunteers, the grand old theatre is all set for another 100 years of productions, both large and small.
The Bride of the Year contest was another wonderful night at Winton. This popular competition is run yearly by Rural Women New Zealand and is a real credit to them.

A very large crowd enjoyed an evening full of fun and had the difficult challenge of voting for their choice of bride. With more than 30 entries in the bride section alone, it was amazing to see the effort the entrants put in and all of them looked so beautiful, it was hard to select my choice.

The third event was the White Hill Classic Bike race, which was great fun and a huge success. I think the organisers were taken by surprise somewhat by the 500 entries.
With all the profits going to the Mossburn swimming pool, everyone was a winner.

I head off soon to Palmerston North to support the Riverton Te Hikoi museum and heritage centre in the Trust Power Volunteer Awards final. So cross your fingers, everyone. They sure do deserve to win.