The results are in, and Tasman schools have come up trumps in the race for a share of $15k to spend on sports equipment.
The Richmond Mall Vote for Your School competition saw 13 local schools given the opportunity to win $10k, $3k and $2k for first second and third place respectively by dropping receipts, voting forms from Waimea Weekly, and stickers from Luv’ya apples into their school’s box at the mall.
“The engagement from the community was nothing short of incredible, and we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the schools, students, parents, and community members for their overwhelming support,” says Richmond Mall manager Belinda de Clercq.
More than 2100 stickers were collected from apples and 4693 voting forms from the Waimea Weekly were put into the boxes during the six-week campaign.
“Throughout the campaign, we were touched by so many heartwarming stories. Grandparents were encouraged by their grandchildren to collect receipts, and schools went above and beyond in their efforts to gather Luvýa apple stickers.
“We received delightful notes saying, "Place your sticker here and help us to win sports gear," which were displayed in public places. One teacher even told us that kids would yell out, “Make sure you put the in the right box!” when she took receipts to be dropped off to the mall.
“In my own neighbourhood, kids rang doorbells and asked for the Vote Coupons with such enthusiasm and determination,” Belinda says.
The top three schools, in no particular order are Ranzau, Appleby and Brightwater, who will each receive a share of the $15,000. Cheques will be presented to the winning schools during their assembly next week, which is where they will find out who claimed the top spot, and $10k for new sporting equipment.
The other school placings are: 4th - Saint Paul's, 5th - Birchwood, 6th - Lower Moutere, 7th - Hope, 8th - Māpua, 9th - Henley, 10th - Waimea Intermediate, 11th - Brooklyn, 12th - Nelson Intermediate, 13th - St Joseph's.
