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Gamble Free Day -Make a Difference 2008

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Contact Glenda Northey (09) 368 1520. email glenda.northey@pgfnz.org.nz

Details for Internet and phone banking:

Name of Account: Problem Gambling Foundation
Account Details: 12-3110-0049992-00
Message/Reference: bracelet

Gamble Free Day 2008

Gamble free day is an opportunity for communities and individuals to show their concern at the amount of gambling harm in our communities.

It is on 1st September each year and this year the theme will be on community safety - protecting our communities and families from gambling harm.

An update of gamble free day activities will be placed on this site as details become available

Nelson

• We have asked all venues to close for part of the gamble free day and will publicize the ones that will do this.
• We are having a stall in the Nelson market collecting signatures for a Nelson gambling reference group
• We have a community house media profile on the Gambling services of Te Kahui Houora o Ngati Koata and the Problem Gambling Foundation.

For further information contact Phil Townshend
Phone: (03) 5482230, phil.townshend@pgfnz.org.nz

Christchurch

Gamble Free Day in Christchurch: Four main events/activities

1. The consumer group FOG (focus on gambling) Problem Gambling Foundation, other service providers and members of the public will be marching to raise awareness about Problem Gambling in the community. We will have a display in the square featuring hard hitting facts about gambling. George Wynyard from He Waka Tapu will sing his song about gambling, a courageous client will read his poem about gambling and members of FOG will talk to the crowd.
   Join us on our march at 11:45am at the corner of Peterborough and Durham St.
   
   
2.  PGF will have a half page spread in one of our main community papers for GFD a week before the day. This will feature a colouring in competition for children under 13. The picture will be of a family activity and we are looking for sponsorship for some very cool family activities for prizes. We will advertise GFD, PGF services as well as featuring hard hitting facts about gambling in NZ on this spread as well.
   
   
3.  “Happy Hour”: We are writing to all the pokie venues in ChCh asking them to support GFD by turning off their pokie machines for an hour. We are hoping to get some on board with the enticement of publicity through our normal media activities. We are also writing to all the Trusts asking them to back this event.
   
   
4. The Asian service in Christchurch also have a “Dining Discount Campaign” on 1st September with 16 Chinese and 13 Korean restaurant participating. Anyone with our “Dining Discount” voucher to enjoy their dinner at any of the 29 participate restaurants will get 10% discount. The Asian services (Chinese & Korean) will be marching with our mainstream service.

For further information Contact: Kate Morgan
Phone: (03) 3792824, kate.morgan@pgfnz.org.nz

Dunedin

Hugo Li of PGF Asian Team organised a "Dining Discount Campaign" on 1st of Sep. There are a total of  14 participating Asian restaurants in Dunedin. For more detailed info, please contact hugo.li@pgfnz.org.nz

Auckland

There is street theatre planned for Queen Street Auckland for the 1/9/08 during the lunch hour. This will comprise a large model pokie with people pulling and pushing the model attached by chains of poverty.

   
For further information Contact: Glenda Northey
Phone:(09) 369 0612 glenda.northey@pgfnz.org.nz

Hamilton

• Garden Place Awareness in partnership with PPSAI
• Static Display In Central Library
• Display at Ngaruawahia Work and Income
• Venues turning off the pokie machines for an hour – only one venue has taken up the offer.
• Asian Services – Restaurant Discounts: nine restaurants participating
• Venues turning off Pokies between 11am - 12noon.
  • Star & Garter Hotel – 5 Kapanga Road, Coromandel
  • The New Frankton Hotel – Cnr Commerce & High Streets, Frankton, Hamilton
  • Champions, Shop 14, Palm Beach Shopping Plaza, 7 Gravatt Road, Papamoa

For further information contact: Paulette Goddard
Phone: (07) 8348340 paulette.goddard@pgfnz.org.nz

New Plymouth

Here is a list of projects that the Problem Gambling Focus Group have been working on for gamble free day.

• Letters for Gambling Venues
   Publicize in Daily News venues that have supported gamble free day.
• Public Forum
  New Plymouth will be holding a public forum on Wednesday 3rd September as part of a Regional Seminar on Gambling Harm Awareness. Guest speakers; Graeme Ramsay, Sandi Cummings, Dave McPherson (Gambling Watch), Dr Laurie Morrison. This will be held at the New Plymouth Council Chambers between 10:30am - 2:30pm.
• Miscellaneous
  Health Sponsorship council; Probably newspaper, TV, quite likely radio. When and who, yet to be confirmed.
• Te Korimako – Denis has organized sound bites linked to national project.
• Youth road show 4-7 at night, 15 second jingle involves a message regarding gambling.
• Toastmasters forum, gambling as a topic.
• Advertise in Community Publications.
• District Health Board – Healthy Staff Week (Aug).
• Link in to Mental Health awareness week (06 October).
• NPDC Health Promotion – Healthy Staff Week (15-19 December).
• Methanex Maths Spectacular – gambling as topic? The date was missed this year-scheduled to do next year.
• Static displays – libraries around Taranaki

For further information contact: Paulette Goddard
Phone: (07) 8348340 paulette.goddard@pgfnz.org.nz

Rotorua

Current plans are as follows:

• Display in Whakatane Library
• Certificates to Venues that have taken extra Host responsibility care
• Venue cards to kawerau • Static display in the City Focus on Rotorua.
• Venues turning off pokies in Opotiki and Rotorua and perhaps Kawerau.
  • Cheers Bar, Kingsgate Hotel, Rotorua will close their machines from 1pm-2pm (thank you for your support).

For further information contact: Paulette Goddard
Phone: (07) 8348340 paulette.goddard@pgfnz.org.nz

Tauranga

Planning to go to venues with resources our pamphlets and balloons and bracelets

Letters have been sent to the venues

For further information contact: Paulette Goddard
Phone: (07) 8348340 paulette.goddard@pgfnz.org.nz

Gisborne

Poster competition involving a selection of classes from each school in Gisborne, their family/whanau and the respective school teachers and principals.

Presentations are made in school, topics are given to the children to take home and discuss and then the children put their ideas of what Gamble Free Day should look like into a poster.

All art work collected up and with huge community hype, laid out in the Army Hall where they are judged by the Mayor, artists and a student. Prize money (sponsored) of $500 for each winning painting and each school is awarded in front of significant media presence.

The winning posters are then sponsored into posters and wall hangings for the community.

This was piloted last year and was a huge success.

For further information contact: Paulette Goddard
Phone: (07) 8348340 paulette.goddard@pgfnz.org.nz

Central Region

Kitty Chan – PGF Asian Team – Organised Dining Discount offer in Wellington, Petone, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Palmerston North

For further information contact: Kitty Chan
Phone:04 4734360  kitty.chan@pgfnz.org.nz

Wellington

PGF along with Rangataua Mauriora and Oasis Centre for Problem Gambling we will be hosting simultaneous events in

• Porirua Mall,
• Queensgate Mall in Lower Hutt. Trevor Mallard has agreed to help the Oasis Team in Lower Hutt.
• Cnr of Cuba St and Manners Mall in Wellington CBD.  The DIA will drop by the Wellington event.

 

The event includes a pop quiz(view here) with a prize draw promoting healthy activities to do instead of gambling and free goodie bags that include PGF branded lollies, fridge magnets and fact sheets. Our events will run from 10.30am to 4pm

For further information Contact:

Jude West Phone: 04 473 4360  jude.west@pgfnz.org.nz
or
Rina Precanica Armstrong Phone:04 4734360 rprecanica-armstrong@pgfnz.org.nz

Wanganui

PGF and Maori Public Health Provider Taumata Hauora Trust will have a combined event in the square

For further information Contact: Maureen Clapperton

Phone:04 473 4360 maureen.clapperton@pgfnz.org.nz

Palmerston North

Lea Orpana of PGF has combined the current TLA gambling policy decision with gamble free day using media advertising and the focus group she runs. There will be static displays at Ucol, public library and Whakapai Hauora.

For further information Contact: Lea Orpana
Phone: 063575959  lea.orpana@pgfnz.org.nz