Rubiks Cube Night is almost here - do you have your team?????

We have the Rubiks Cube night on Saturday 17th October as part of ArtsFest 2009 - you need teams of 6 starting at 6pm at the Putaruru Arms Motel...If you are interested in getting a group together, or coming along and need us to get you into a group, let me know as soon as....$5 individual or $30 per team...

You get a team of 6 together, and the team leader appoints each person a colour in advance - one must be red, one blue, one yellow, one white, one green and one orange.

You can wear Jeans / trousers, however, your tee-shirt / top must be of the colour that you have been appointed.

In addition to your jeans and tee-shirt, you need the following:

eg: My colour is red - I have a red tee shirt.
1 item of blue
1 item of green
1 item of white
1 item of orange
1 item of yellow

These items must be cheap as you will be swapping them with other people. So such items as:
beads, bags, hats, gloves, scarves etc etc etc...

You start at the Putaruru Arms at 6pm until 6.30pm. When the whistle blows, you need to swap a colour to get another to match your tee shirt..

You will then be given 15 minutes to get to the next venue...

The order will be: Putaruru Arms 6pm - 6.30pm
Hog & Hounds 6.45pm - 7.15pm
The Club 7.30pm - 8pm
Crown & Anchor 8.15pm - 8.45pm
Hillbillyz 9pm - 9.30pm
Putaruru Hotel 9.45pm onwards

The final venue is the Putaruru Hotel, and Mark is currently organising entertainment. When the final whistle blows, the first full registered team to the flag with all 6 members in one full colour each (ie, 1 all red, 1 all blue, 1 all yellow and so on) wins half of the money taken in registration. The other half will be used as a fundraiser for the Christmas season of events.....

In the event of a tie - a small quiz has been prepared to determine the winner.....

We suggest that you shop local - such as the $2 shop or coin save or Rainbow Hall in town. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE support the local charity shops, as they DO give the proceeds back to our own community....

Remember that if you have names for your teams and you want to get it onto your tees, we have 2 tee shirt printers here in town - Nick at Simple Sign & Print on Neal Street and The Stitch Witch on Princes Street - they may get busy, so be in quick, and support local wherever you can!!!!!

We also suggest that you alternate alcohol with soft drinks to get full enjoyment of the evening...

Business Awards WINNERS....

Pride In Putaruru would like to thank Pub Charity for their generous support of the 14th Business Excellence Awards, Radio Forestland for their support of the Retail Award and Kay Humphries of Travel Managers Putaruru for her VERY GENEROUS sponsorship of the Business Awards - for the businesses that attended on the night and completed a questionnaire and went in the draw for a weekend in Wellington including flights and accommodation.

We had a fun filled evening with our 10 'Air Hostesses' starting the housekeeping in the style of the airline safety information complete with all hand signals...even down to the hot towels, sick bags and air safety cards - albeit spoof...

Ginette McDonald kept the laughter flowing pointing out the many differences between males and females, and a wee banter between the crowd as they slow clapped her into the room!

Here are our Winners:


WINNERS

Retail – Unichem Pharmacy and Photo Centre

Health and Beauty - Steinies Barber Shop

Hospitality - Taste Co.

Professional Services - PathLab Putaruru

Manufacturing, Engineering and Distribution Public Vote - Putaruru Engineering

Manufacturing, Engineering and Distribution Judges Choice - Southside Engineering

Manufacturing, Engineering and Distribution Judges Choice - Runner Up McCormack Transport

Professional Services to the Community - Putaruru Information Centre

Rural Services and Contractors - The Veterinary Centre - Putaruru

Best Window Display - Unichem Pharmacy and Photo Centre

Runner Up Window Display - Over the Moon Dairy Co.

Rural Employee of the Year - Dorothee Frey

Consistent Service Award - The Team at Unichem

Putaruru CBD Boss of the Year - Neil Nottle

Putaruru CBD Employee of the Year - Grace Hutcheson

Mel Embling Enterprise Award - Kuranui Lodge

Best Overall Business - Unichem Pharmacy and Photo Centre

A massive WELL DONE to ALL of our Putaruru Businesses who despite the tough economic climate, continue to provide fantastic services to town..

Dougy Petley sings the National Anthem at the All Blacks game tonight....

Message From Anne White:

Make sure you are watching the very talented Dougy Petley sing the National Anthem at the ABs v Boks game tonight - we are all so proud of him here in his home town of Putaruru!!!

The Business Awards are almost here.....

Well the Business awards are just around the corner...check out details here:
2009 Business Awards

Things are certainly going well with the planning, and we have some great things for the night! This year, we are aware how everyone is in need of a good night out, and so we have great food, great music, great staff and a fantastic speaker (Ginette McDonald) to add the humour as we celebrate our amazing businesses in town!

Tickets are open to business and residents alike, and planning has been underway since February....

Dress Code: Anything for flying in...

If you are a business, or business manager - don't forget to fill in the immigration form on the night(quick business survey), and be in with a chance to win a weekend in Wellington - courtesy of Pride In Putaruru and Kay Humphries of Travel Managers Putaruru.

Tickets cost $60 - price includes dinner and entertainment.

*** CASH BAR ***