Registrations Open for Disability Surf Day at Taranaki

5 February 2015

Registrations Open for Disability Surf Day at Taranaki

Registrations are now open for a surf day at Oakura Beach, Tasman Parade, Oakura, Taranaki on Saturday 28 February for physically disabled people hosted by the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation as part of the Flight Centre Foundation Halberg Surf Programme.

The ‘Flight Centre Foundation Halberg Surf Programme’ was launched in August 2014 as a partnership between disability sport charity the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation and the charity arm of New Zealand’s leading travel retailer, Flight Centre. The programme will give physically disabled young New Zealanders the opportunity to experience the thrill of surfing at a series of beach events around the country this summer.

The Taranaki surf day will give people with a physical disability the opportunity to have a go at surfing.
The event will include an opportunity to have a go at surfing, beach games and activities and a sausage sizzle for participants and volunteers. The time will be decided closer to the event based on tides and weather forecast.

The Halberg Disability Sport Foundation is working in partnership with Surfing New Zealand, Oakura Boardriders Club and Tarawave Surf School to deliver the day. Volunteers from those organisations, Flight Centre staff and local community members will all receive ‘No Exceptions Training (NET)’ from the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation. The training will give them the skills and confidence to support the participants at the event.

On the day the Flight Centre Foundation will also donate an adjustable beach wheelchair to the Oakura Boardriders Club to ensure they can continue to offer support and events for physically disabled young Kiwis interested in surfing. This equipment will enable wheelchair users to be able to traverse beaches and roll straight into the water.

To register as a participant or volunteer for the Flight Centre Foundation Halberg Surf Day at Oakura Beach, Tasman Parade, Oakura, Taranaki contact Halberg Disability Sport Adviser John Sigurdsson on johns@halberg.co.nz, or go to www.halbergsports.co.nz.

About the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation
The Halberg Disability Sport Foundation is a charity that was founded by Sir Murray Halberg in 1963 on the belief that all New Zealanders should have access to sports – with no exceptions. The Foundation has worked tirelessly to make Sir Murray's vision a reality and now employs Disability Sport Advisers around the country who connect physically disabled people to sport and recreation opportunities in schools, clubs and in their communities as well as providing grants for adaptive sports equipment. www.halberg.co.nz

About the Flight Centre Foundation
The Flight Centre Foundation forms the heart of Flight Centre New Zealand Limited’s corporate and social responsibility platform. The vision is for the foundation to become one of the leading corporate-based foundations in New Zealand, maximizing the collective good that we can deliver to our communities via the charities that we will support. The purpose of the foundation is ‘To open up the world to provide a better future.’ For our people this means an opportunity to contribute and make a difference. For our charity partners, this means to support and provide awareness and, through our help, to achieve their goals.

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