Category Archives: Fundraising Events

Olive Oil Tasting at Hypnotist Show

Enjoy a free tasting of varietal and infused olive oils from The Village Press of Hawke’s Bay at the Bus Society’s hypnotist comedy fundraiser event on Friday night. The Bus Society will also be selling gift packs of The Village Press olive oils at below recommended retail with $4 cash back to the school bus on each unit sold. These make excellent gifts for foodie friends and family.

There are three options to choose from:
  • The Village Press Varietal 3 Bottle Gift Pack $25  – Barnea, Frantoio, and Balsamic Vinegar.
  • The Village Press Infused 3 Bottle Gift Pack $25 – Rosemary & Garlic, Lemon, and Lime.
  • The Village Press 1L Bag n’ Box $20.
If you’re not able to attend the hypnotist event on Friday but would like to buy olive oil gift packs, you’re most welcome to place an order by emailing sallyjgrey@gmail.com.

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Plea to Bus Families

Dear fellow bus families,

The bus fees we pay go towards the cost of operating the bus but they don’t cover all operating expenses. Subscriptions fall short $10,000 each year on operating costs alone and we collectively need to offset the difference through fundraising, otherwise it will be a case of increasing bus family fees in 2017 to make up some of the shortfall. The bus society may also need to revisit the discounted school charter rate which would impact school trip prices.

So please get behind the Pukekohe East School Bus Society’s hypnotist fundraiser evening next Friday 12th August. This is our one big fundraiser for the school bus this year and we need your help to raise money from the community.

Here’s how you can help:

  1. Invite friends, family, neighbours, colleagues, everyone, to the comedy hypnotist fundraiser. They can buy their tickets online at eventfinda.co.nz. Search ‘Dave Upfold’.
  2. Please could you help out by providing a plate of baking. We’re providing a light supper in the ticket price and home baking will help us to keep our costs down. Please drop off your baking to Gail in the Resource Room (old Library) on Thursday or Friday next week.
Thanks for your support.
From your Bus Society Executive
Sarah Beston, Sally Grey, Lara Utatao and Lisa Wharfe.
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Two Reminders

Bus Society General Meeting – tomorrow night

The Pukekohe East School Bus Society is meeting tomorrow night, Monday 25 July 2016, at 7pm at the offices of Searle Group, 25 Queen Street, Pukekohe. This meeting is open to all school families, to learn how the school bus operates and get involved.

Comedy Hypnosis Show Fundraiser – ticket forms due back Wednesday

Don’t forget to buy your tickets to the bus society’s comedy hypnosis show on Friday 12th August 8pm at Pukekohe East Hall. Please could you do your best to round up your friends, family, colleagues and neighbours to share in our hilariously fun fundraiser evening.

Two ways to buy tickets:

  1. Preferred option – Purchase your tickets online at eventfinda.co.nz. Search for ‘Dave Upfold’.
  2. Alternatively complete this booking form and return it to Gail in the school office by 27 July, with cash or cheque payable to the Pukekohe East School Bus Society.

Laugh Yourself Silly for a Good Cause

PRESS RELEASE
Comedy Hypnotist Dave Upfold coming to Pukekohe East
~ Laugh yourself silly for the kids of Pukekohe East School ~

Pukekohe, New Zealand – July 11, 2016 – World-renowned comedy stage hypnotist Dave Upfold is delivering a night of hilarity on Friday 12th August at Pukekohe East Hall. Proceeds will go to the operational funding of Pukekohe East School’s Farmer Jock Bus, the only remaining cooperatively-owned school bus service in New Zealand, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.

As seen on TV3’s Campbell Live programme, Dave Upfold is known for his energetic, engaging and enthralling live hypnosis shows. Dave’s shows feature audience participation and utilise the power of the mind and suggestion. With no two shows ever being the same, Dave has been entertaining audiences around the world for 20 years.

Tickets cost $40 per person, and include a light supper. Beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be available to purchase. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm.

Funds raised from Dave Upfold’s hilarious show will help keep the school bus wheels turning. The Pukekohe East School Bus was the first and is now the only cooperatively-owned school bus still operating in New Zealand, tracing its origins back to 1946. Bus models have changed rather a lot over the past 70 years. Today the Pukekohe East School Bus is adorned with David Henshaw’s Farmer Jock cartoon characters, and the school bus is fondly nicknamed The Farmer Jock Bus.

Pukekohe East School’s bus service receives no government funding. It’s 100% community-funded and relies on fundraising and sponsorship dollars. Loyal supporters of the Pukekohe East School Bus include Searle Group (major sponsor), Ansell Builders, Auckland Concrete Cutters, Continuous Spouting, Doppel, ExportX, Farmers, Franklin Silver Lining Trust, Franklin Vets, Glassways, PaperPlus, Pukekohe Travel, Kinetic Electrical, McConnell Stafford-Bush, NZ Hothouse, Oceania Helicopters, Total Span, and The Playhouse Preschool.

Dave Upfold’s comedy hypnosis show is open to the public. Sally Grey, Deputy Chairperson of the Pukekohe East School Bus Society said, “We hope the wider community will buy tickets to laugh their socks off in support of Pukekohe East School’s one-of-a-kind bus service. The more people, the more fun and more funds raised. It will be a fabulous side-splitting show to support a much-loved community bus, a piece of New Zealand’s history.”

Tickets can be purchased from Pukekohe Travel (89 King Street, Pukekohe) or online at eventfinda.co.nz. Search for ‘Dave Upfold’.

About the Pukekohe East School Bus
The Pukekohe East School Bus started in 1946 when a group of parents altered a Ford V8 van to carry 16 children. Today 70 children catch the school bus to and from Pukekohe East School. Teachers also make good use of the school bus for educational class trips. The school bus is owned and operated by the Pukekohe East School Bus Society, a non-profit organisation of parent volunteers. For more information please visit https://pukekoheeastschoolbus.org.

About Dave Upfold
Dave Upfold is one of the busiest hypnotists, one of the most copied and one of the biggest crowd-pulling hypnotists in the world today, with a vast range of experience, from corporate, conference or club, to school and other fundraisers. He has entertained in resorts, casinos and theatres around the world. Dave Upfold’s hypnosis shows have been used extensively for fundraising, having raised over a million dollars for schools and other fundraising organisations. For more information please visit http://not1but2.com.

Contact:
Sally Grey, Pukekohe East School Bus Society. Phone 021 239 1244 or sallyjgrey@gmail.com.

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Dave Upfold Comedy Hypnosis Fundraiser

Well-known comedy stage hypnotist Dave Upfold is coming to Pukekohe East to help out the Pukekohe East School Bus. This is one comedy hypnosis show you really must see.

Dave Upfold’s hilarious hypnosis fundraiser takes place Friday 12th August 8pm at Pukekohe East Hall. Proceeds will go towards the operational funding of our school bus.

As seen on TV3’s Campbell Live programme, Dave Upfold is known for his energetic, engaging and enthralling live shows. Dave’s shows feature audience participation (volunteers only, of course) and utilise the power of the mind and suggestion. With no two shows ever being the same, Dave has been entertaining audiences around the world with his hypnosis comedy show for over 19 successful years.

This event is the Bus Society’s big fundraiser for the year and we need the help of all bus families to spread the word to friends, family, colleagues and neighbours. All welcome.

Tickets cost $40pp and include a light supper. Tickets are available at Pukekohe Travel or buy online at eventfinda.co.nz.

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