The Midweek Ladies tennis players from the wider Howick area with some of the more than 70 pairs of children’s pyjamas they collected for the Middlemore Foundation’s Jammies in June project. Photos supplied
Charity-minded women tennis players have swung into the action to net cash donations and clothing for worthy causes.
Over the past couple of months, the ace Midweek Ladies of the Howick, Cockle Bay, Sunnyhills and Pakuranga Tennis Clubs have served for three charities, fundraising for Totara Hospice, Pink Ribbon, and Jammies for June.
Spokeswoman for the group, Angela Hart, says in early May a tournament was hosted by Cockle Bay Tennis Club and involved midweek members from the Howick, Cockle Bay, Sunnyhills, Pakuranga, and Karaka clubs respectively.
She says $5004 was raised for Totara Hospice at that event.
“On May 21, a tournament was hosted by Sunnyhills Tennis Club and supported by players from the Howick, Cockle Bay and Pakuranga clubs, with $3433 collected for Pink Ribbon.”
Hart says a tournament was also hosted by Howick Tennis Club and supported by players from the Sunnyhills, Cockle Bay and Pakuranga clubs on June 11.
“Over 70 pairs of children’s pyjamas were donated to Jammies for June and delivered to the collection point at Crawford Medical in Picton Street, Howick.”
Hart adds that every year at the Midweek Ladies’ annual meeting, the women vote to hold tournaments to fundraise for various charities.
“Leading up to Christmas two more tournaments will be held with proceeds going to Foster Hope and the All-Saints Anglican Church’s food bank.”
Jammies in June is the Middlemore Foundation’s annual drive to collect pyjamas from the wider east and south Auckland communities, to be given to children at Kidz First Children’s Hospital and the 76 primary schools it supports in the Mana Kidz School Health programme.
The colourful ladies in pink on the day they collected $3433 for the Pink Ribbon initiative.