AirNZ charity auction kicks off
AUCKLAND – Air New Zealand’s “Kids at Christmas†charity auction kicks off today, aiming to raise more than NZ$400,000 for children’s charities.
This is the fourth year that the charity auction has run, with more than $1 million being raised for the children’s charities over the past three years.
There are more than 130 items in the auction for people to bid on.
Items up for grabs include flying to New York to share breakfast with former NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark, a Hen’s Party in the Sky, a deluxe spa weekend package to Queenstown, a five-night luxury family holiday to Fiji and two month’s unlimited Business Class travel, plus many more!
“This year we also have a range of sit-on wooden planes which have been exclusively painted by a range of Kiwi celebs and designers – these planes are truly masterpieces,†says Air New Zealand’s general manager marketing, Steve Bayliss.
The money-can’t-buy experiences include:
• Breakfast with Helen Clark in New York
• Exclusive Test Flight in the Martin Jetpack
• Hen’s Party in the Sky (Business Class section of a Boeing 747)
• Guided tour of the Boeing factory in Seattle
• Christmas ornament from the White House
The charity auction starts today and runs until December 14.
The children’s charities benefiting from the auction are the Make a Wish Foundation, Kids Restore New Zealand and the Leukaemia and Blood Foundation.
Visit the Sella website to see all of the items listed and to bid www.sella.co.nz
Ian Jarrett
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