All credit to dtr for making the Vodafone Warriors vs. Rabbitohs game in Auckland on April 15 another big winner for Shine. Just as they did last June, dtr’s generous support helped us raise significant funds to make homes violence free. A proud sponsor of the Warriors, dtr donated $50 to Shine for every point scored by the Warriors or Rabbitohs during the game, and donated goods for an auction in the corporate lounge. Staff from dtr also collected gold coin donations, and sold ‘Shine’ bottled water as well as raffle tickets for prizes they supplied. Once again, the wonderful children’s chorus from Wymondley Primary School sang at halftime.

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This sold-out event at the Lido Cinema raised $5000 which will provide home security to a high risk family through our safe@home programme.  All 200 people who came enjoyed the movie with beautiful performances from Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson and Maggie Smith in the amazing and colourful city of Jaipur.  Before the movie, 200 people caught up with family and friends over wine, kindly sponsored by Rosie Dunphy and Josephine Green, and world-renowned nibbles, from the Shine Foundation.  One lucky attendee won the raffle prize of a hamper of goodies kindly donated by Rick Carlyon, Delmaine Foods.

Thank you to all the sponsors, volunteers and attendees who made the night such a success!

 

On Monday 20th February, the Vodafone Warriors launched their season and their charity partnership with Shine with a Golf Day, which raised a total of $15,000 for Shine. Teams were made up of people from the Vodafone Warriors’ corporate sponsors, corporate partners and Warriors supporters. All 36 teams also included a Warrior. The event raised funds for Shine with a raffle, auction, and two special Shine holes where players could buy some 'help'.

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Leading fashion label VERGE ran a hugely successful campaign, selling a specially designed fashion tee shirt through its NZ retailers.  The campaign raised $60,000 for Shine’s Helpline and raised the profile of this vital service, as well as bringing attention to the country’s disturbing domestic abuse problem.
 

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The first Annual Ladies Golf Classic took place on October 14th 2011 at the Grange Golf Club in Otahuhu.  The event was a huge success, raising $15,000 to benefit Shine's safe@home programme. The winning team Bet Net Score is shown at left, along with event organisers and Foundation Board members Sarah Cole (far left) and Chrissi Bollard (far right).  Twenty-two teams of four competed for some great prizes, while also enjoying lots of laughs, drinks and nibbles, spot prizes and free product samples/vouchers.

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Shine's preview showing of “Win Win” on 14 September was a huge success as our second movie night fundraiser. A nearly sold-out crowd at the Lido Theatre watched this touching and comical movie about a struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach (played by Paul Giamatti) and the teenage grandson of a client he's double-crossed who comes into his life. Before the movie, guests mingled in the upstairs foyer and many bought raffle tickets for hamper of goodies donated by L'Oreal, Hue Hair, Urban Beat, Bailey's, and Ecoya.  Funds raised provided a security upgrade for a high risk family through Shine's safe@home programme. 

On Sunday 12 June 2011, a total of 25 Shine volunteers were out in force at the Vodafone Warriors vs Wests Tigers game at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland. Decked out in Shine t-shirts and bright orange caps, they collected at the gates, sold raffle tickets and helped children complete a rugby league inspired word find competition. DTR was corporate sponsor for the day, kindly donating $100 for every one of the 22 points scored by the Warriors. In the corporate lounge, DTR products were auctioned for $2,000. In total, $7,300 was raised for Shine at the game.  A big thank you to our volunteers - especially Liz Style, Graham Wall, DTR, the Vodafone Warriors, the Watson Foundation, Canterbury Clothing, XACT Labels, Carlton Party Hire, and the children's chorus from Wymondley Primary School. 

In recognition of Shine’s contribution to the safety of New Zealand families, the Department of Corrections offered a unique opportunity for an evening inside the new portion of the Mt. Eden Prison facility.  

This event raised a massive $120,000 to support Shine’s award winning programme, safe@home, which provides free home security upgrades for high risk victims of domestic abuse – adults and dependent children who are at risk of serious injury or death.  A HUGE THANK YOU to the Fundraising Committee who organised this amazing event, to Fletchers--the event's Platinum Sponsor, to our Gold and Silver Sponsors (below) and to all the other event sponsors.

Shine's first movie night fundraiser previewed “Tamara Drewe” on 10 February 2011 and was a huge success. A crowd of people came to see this comedy of manners from Stephen Frears about a young newspaper writer, Tamara Drewe (Gemma Arterton), shown at the Rialto Theatre in Newmarket. Funds raised provided a security upgrade for a high risk family through Shine's safe@home programme. The event included a raffle of donated items, including tickets from Auckland to Wellington from Air New Zealand and a one night stay for two at the Museum Art Hotel.

The major awareness and fundraising campaign of 2008 for Shine (then Preventing Violence in the Home) saw thousands of people Stop! for New Zealand’s Biggest Morning Tea. The two week campaign in June 2008, sponsored by the Bank of New Zealand, raised awareness and money for our national Helpline.

The event was a great success, with the final tally of $200,000 raised. Extensive media coverage of the event got the message out into communities across New Zealand that family violence will not be tolerated. Thousands of groups hosted morning teas including businesses, schools, community groups and pre-schools.

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Beginning in 2005, Shine (then Preventing Violence in the Home) collaborated with Trelise Cooper and Ezibuy on the Handle with Care sleepwear campaign.  Trelise Cooper donated her time and brand to design a range of fun and feminine sleepwear, which was sold exclusively by Ezibuy throughout New Zealand and Australia under the brand Handle with Care. Twenty percent of the sale price of each garment sold was donated to Shine, which amounted to a significant sum over the years that the campaign ran. 

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