NZ COOL Project - an update!

Tony Didsbury, National Coordinator (Sth Wairarapa Club) reports:

The 70,000 litter bags have been distributed to the PGG Wrightson stores, 10,000 each, to:-

Whangarei

Whakatane

Cambridge

Feilding

Masterton

Blenheim

Outram.

Also 70,000 flyers and 300 posters have been sent to the above stores. The flyers are for people to take with their litter bag, the posters are to help the staff get the message over.

Farmlands (North Island) and CRT (South Island) are also participating stores. RD1 are not on board at present but I have been assured that they will take part. Litter bags may also need to be at local provincial outlets. In the Wairarapa we have distributed bags to a local store with a very positive response. Rotary Clubs may need to get involved to help with the distribution of bags to other outlets.

All District Councils in NZ have been notified. We have requested that they open their refuse tips during the weekend of the 27th and the 28th August free of charge. They have also been very positive and are keen to help and get alongside Rotary to help make it happen.

Advertising

• An interview with Farmers Weekly next Monday to go into their publication.
• An interview tomorrow for the Dominion Post and local Wairarapa paper.
• A notice going out to all schools next week.
• An interview with Jamie McKay on August 22nd.
• Channel 99 are keen to do something- they are working out details.
• Have yet to talk to Richard Loe.
• Have yet to talk to TVNZ.

This is a short sharp campaign which requires a lot of work in a condensed time frame.

The aim of our campaign is to present our country in its best state for the World Cup visitors.

So Rotarians of New Zealand - unite!