Making the media awards
So excited to have something upbeat to report, having made the finals of the 2011 BP Surf Rescue Media Awards! This is for a feature I wrote for Latitude magazine last summer, describing the achievements of the Waikuku Beach Surf Life Saving Club.
If memory serves me right, it was club member Lesley Ottey who got onto me about writing up the club and it turned out to be such a lovely story. I spent a morning with the club and heard all about how it was thriving because of all the enthusiastic people putting in their time and energy. It was great to see so many families involved and the huge spin-offs this was bringing in terms of water safety. This club was deservedly named Injury Prevention Waimakariri Outstanding Club of the Year at last October’s MainPower North Canterbury Sports Awards.
It’ll be a real thrill to attend the award ceremony at Government House on July 26th, hosted by Their Excellencies, Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand, and Lady Susan Satyanand.
I’m hoping for the best … will update the blog later this month.
