Santa’s on his sleigh to Stratford
Santa Claus is coming to town, and will pop in to Fieldtorque Taranaki to meet some of Stratford’s children.
Fieldtorque Taranaki office manager and one of Santa’s little helpers, Nicola Hinton, says Santa stopped in last year and has decided to take time out of his busy schedule to come again.
“Last year was very busy. We’ve booked nearly 100 children to come and meet Santa.”
For the second year in a row, Fieldtorque Taranaki has organised Santa’s Cave as a fundraiser for Stratford charity Team HOPE.
“They do a lot of good in the community and we’ve decided to support them again this year. Last year we raised $500 for them so we’re
hoping to raise that same amount or maybe more.”
Santa will be at Fieldtorque Taranaki twice this month, on the
weekends of December 10-11 and December 17-18.
“We encourage people to book in fast as we don’t want anyone to miss out on meeting Santa. The spaces filled up quickly last year . . .”
Stratford Primary School’s PTA will be at Fieldtorque Taranaki on Sunday, December 18, serving a sausage sizzle.
“The money they receive from the barbecue will go to the school. At Fieldtorque we’re happy to help our community and this is one way we can help.”
Team HOPE chairwoman Julie Erwood says the charity is honoured to be receiving the funds. “It’s great to be supported by Fieldtorque Taranaki. We have received quite a few applications recently so any bit we receive helps us so we can support those in the community facing some sort of adversity.”