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Author: Megan
Christmas Hamper Appeal!
Many of the families we work with really struggle to survive financially. The Christmas period is always a time of both happiness and intense pressure and stress for our families and young people. Challenge 2000 fortunately receives Christmas Hampers from the St Vincent de Paul Society and the Wellington City Mission which we deliver on 23rd/24th December.
While these hampers are full of Christmas goodies, they do not include meat, vegetables and fruit. With your help, we can add these to hampers. Please spread the Christmas message of love by helping us to help others. Please donate $12 for a frozen chicken, $20 meat pack, $50 for a small Christmas Ham or $80 for fresh fruit and vegetables for a family of five children.
So please if you can either post a cheque to Challenge 2000, P O Box 13059, Johnsonville or direct credit to Challenge 2000: ANZ 01-0519-0057660-00 reference Christmas Food.
All amounts are tax deductible as we are a registered charity. Thank you for helping us to make a difference. For further information, please call Trish or John on 04 477 6827.
Christmas Parade Cheer!!!
Tongariro Crossing!!
During the Christmas holidays 4 Challenge 2000 staff members along with 4 amazing young men from different Colleges and youth organisations around Wellington accepted the challenge to hike the Tongariro Alpine track. Â The trip was done over 3 days. Â With 2 nights camping out under the stars in Kuratau, Taupo and 1 full day hiking through the Tongariro Crossing.
These young men admitted that they were both physically and mentally challenged through the hike (especially “the Devil’s Staircase) but also said that the view from the top was well worth the 8 hour/20km hike. Â John* commented that “it was a great way to start the year doing something that hard and smashing it”!!
After completing the Crossing, the sense of perseverance and accomplishment was very clear to see in each of these young men’s faces. Â A very big thank you to all those who have contributed with donations of money and gear towards this trip. Â With this support it was possible for these young men to have had such a life changing experience.
Thank you for helping us make a difference!
GOOD LUCK FOR EXAMS!!!!
Fun times at Newlands Community Centre!!!!
Challenge 2000 are back at Newlands Community Centre every Tuesday 3pm-5pm.
We had a few champion planes in our plane building competition today and we have a lot of exciting activities planned every Tuesday afternoon for the rest of 2016!!
If you and your friends are interested in checking it out – come along on a Tuesday after school!! It’s free!
After School Halloween Party!!!!!!
Christmas Hamper Appeal
Many of the families we work with really struggle to survive financially. The Christmas period is always a time of both happiness and intense pressure and stress for our families and young people. Challenge 2000 fortunately receives Christmas Hampers from the St Vincent de Paul Society and the Wellington City Mission which we deliver on 23rd/24th December.
While these hampers are full of Christmas goodies, they do not include meat, vegetables and fruit. With your help, we can add these to hampers. Please spread the Christmas message of love by helping us to help others. Please donate $12 for a frozen chicken, $20 meat pack, $50 for a small Christmas Ham or $80 for fresh fruit and vegetables for a family of five children.
So please if you can either post a cheque to Challenge 2000, P O Box 13059, Johnsonville or direct credit to Challenge 2000: ANZ 01-0519-0057660-00 reference Christmas Food.
All amounts are tax deductible as we are a registered charity. Thank you for helping us to make a difference. For further information, please call Trish or John on 04 477 6827.
Holiday Programmes
On a stunning sunshining Tuesday morning we waited in anticipation to start the first holiday programme in Wairarapa.  It was a fun filled day!!  We made a variety of pizzas – heart shaped, vegetarian, cheese crusted and normal!
In the afternoon we made friendship bracelets under the glorious sun. Â It was a day filled with fun, laughter and great friendships were formed.
What an adventure we had at the zoo!! Â 15 young children between the ages of 5-9 years old learnt about all the animals at the zoo. Â We went exploring through the wildlife, stroked an ostrich, looked at baby chimps and said a big HELLO to the giraffes! Â We had many great stops but the particular favourite stop was at the jeep and tutu bike! Â All in all, it was a great day filled with excitement and oohs and ahhs!
Cross Fit!!!!
Students from Taita, Naenae and St Patrick Colleges are participating in this intensive fitness and wellbeing programme and real progress has been made so far!
The work out this week focussed on:
Pairs: 200 bar pull ups; 20kg 4 students; 30kgs 4 students, followed by 100 hand release press ups!
The power clean was difficult for some and not so challenging for others. Â Sometimes technique beats muscle! Â Our students are loving it and the staff enjoy the challenge too!
Thanks to all our sponsors – our students are really getting lots out of it!