A new campaign will see one dollar from each ticket sold at the gate at next month’s Wanaka A&P Show donated to worthy local groups. 

Proceeds from the campaign will go straight into a ‘Cheers Wanaka’ fund which will then be distributed to local groups - which can be anything from small sports teams to registered charities - giving them a funding boost. 

“[The] Cheers Wanaka campaign started life when the management team got back together again after COVID-19 lockdown,” show organiser Jane Stalker told the Wanaka App. 

“We had a brainstorming meeting and all of us felt we wanted to give back to the community in a bigger way, so came up with various ways of doing that, which included ‘Fans of the Show’, a discounted two-day pass $27.50, available until March 1; plus one dollar of every adult tickets sold at the gate to go to a not-for-profit group...”

Show organisers hope to support as many as ten local groups from the Cheers Wanaka campaign. 

To apply, applicants must meet criteria including that they are groups (not individuals), they are within the Upper Clutha boundary, and they must be not-for-profit organisations (but do not need to be registered charities).

To apply for a portion of the funding fill in the application form here.

The Wanaka A&P Show will take place on March 12-13 at the Wanaka Showgrounds. One of New Zealand’s largest agricultural and pastoral events, it attracts more than 40,000 people.

The show includes traditional features such as equestrian and livestock events, home industry displays, wool classing, wood chopping, shearing and 500-plus trade stalls from around the country. 

Celebrity chefs demonstrate their skills in the Life & Style space as part of the show’s two-day entertainment lineup, and novelty activities include the famous K9 Natural Jack Russell Race and old-fashioned sheaf tossing. 

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