Kieran to Kasuga

By now you may probably know that Kieran is (hopefully) going to Japan in August for a Rugby exchange. There are approximately 30-40 kids going to Kasuga which is in the Fukuoka district on the Island of Kyushu in southern Japan. The kids are billeted in Japan with families from their host club and have a super awesome time getting taken around town and of course playing some Rugby. The parents of the kids stay in local hotels and motels.

Most of the kids are going with parents but Kieran is one of the few who isn't- it's going to be a huge experience for him. For one thing there's a better than average chance they won't have the requisite 10 Weet-bix per day that the boy is currently consuming. And then of course there's the fact that he'll be spending 10 days with some possibly non-English speaking strangers, far, far away from his own stuff and people.

The other big thing is the $2200 that it's going to cost just for the airfares, not to mention passport, spending money and gifts for his host family. The fact that airlines charge 12 year olds as adults is I think quite rude- but it's the height of crappiness that they don't do any sort of sports concession or youth rates or something for a trip like this. So we're on the fundraising wagon for the year ahead. (In fact it's looking like we might be working towards two peoples sports trips). Kieran has already spent some time working the sausage sizzle and is hoping to get a paper round as well. But we need a whole lot more.

This of course is where you come in. There are a number of ways you could help.

• You are of course welcome to give K money for his Kasuga fund. He'll be eternally grateful!
• You could buy your 2010/2011 Entertainment book from us. We are taking orders now.
• You could buy Chocolate from us... we have Caramello, Dairy Milk, and Top Deck bars for $2.50 each. Or $50 for a box of 20 for your workplace.
• If you are a keen golfer and enjoy Ambrose Golf. You could take Friday the 26th of March off and come play a round at Muriwai. It's $100 per person all inclusive (drinks & food etc) or $500 per team of 5. (You can enter individually- and they'll make a mixed team). If you are interested let us know asap! This would be cool if you know any corporate types or sales guys that like to take their clients out for a day of fun. I have flyers and such if you are interested.
  
• If you live in Auckland then we'll be doing some stuff like a Eden Park Clean-up (after one or two of the Super 14 games). Our fundraising dollars are allocated by the amount of hours we put in so if any of our friends want to come and help with that- it's more hours for Kieran.
• In a similar vein we were thinking of doing our own sausage sizzle locally and would love some help with that too.
• If you have some sort of paid odd job Kieran could do outside of school hours then let us know.
• You might know someone who is willing to sponsor Kieran or his team.
  
• If you have another great idea for Kieran to raise funds then let us know that one as well.
• Pass on any of the above info to friends and family who may be interested in Chocolates, Golf, or Entertainment books and we'll hook them up.

Thanks in advance!
Gypsy, Kieran, and Family.

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