Envelope drive for hockey

Press, 13 August 1976, Page 4

Envelope drive for hockey

A major fund-raising campaign — a mystery envelope appeal — to provide money for the future development of hockey, will be held by the Canterbury Hockey Association on October 29. The association is organising the venture in conjunction with the New Zealand Arthritis Society and Bumside High School. The high school will provide sellers, and its share of the profit will be a donation to the Burnside community gymnasium to be built at the school. To break even, the association will have to sell 40.000 tickets at 50c. The greater Christchurch area. Rangiora and Kaiapoi will be covered by the sellers.

The campaign was decided before the gold medalwinning New Zealand team left for the Montreal Olympics, but it is hoped its

I subsequent success wiil be a (boost to sales. •' The chairman of the IC.H.A. (Mr C W. Wa’klmi 'said it was hoped a healthy (capital sum would be raised, : which would he to promote the game in primary land high schools, and in areas of Christchurch where hockey has had problems developing. “Escalating costs are a problem but we have to try and make the spori accessible to everyone. We want to be able to use the monev to encourage clubs to go into new areas, and it is also hoped to hold affiliation fees which are becoming very high.” ■ The prize list has not been finalised yet This will be done m the next few weeks, but the organisers would be grateful for any donations, I said' Mr Walklin.