Editorial
cycled 2183km to complete the Variety Spin4Kids 5-hour corporate spinathon!
July was a fully loaded month for our charity partner Variety Tasmania, from sorting tens of thousands of books with volunteers from numerous organisations, all the way through to the grand finale Variety of Chefs dinner that wrapped up on Saturday August 3. The team have had a full plate ensuring that valuable funds are raised to provide our Tassie kids in need with a full plate!
Together with Francesca the Variety Awareness Bracelet was launched nationally.
The elegant awareness bracelets, available in silver, gold and rose gold tones, were the featured Francesca July Awareness Bracelet, with $20 from every bracelet sold donated towards supporting our Tassie kids.
Rebecca Heald from One Folk Espresso took out the individual Master Spinner Trophy completing 181km solo! What an amazing effort. The THA team achieved a solid effort of 132km together with their fundraising efforts and those of the other teams, the teams pedalled their way to shattering our $20k goal - raising over $26,000 for Tassie kids! “The THA has been part of the Spin4Kids event in some way since its inception and has become part of our annual calendar. It’s something we really look forward to and it brings awareness and help to Tassie’s vulnerable children,” team captain Leanne Blackwell said.
The Variety bracelet features a Red Agate charm - the stone of strength – and includes space for you to personalise with Franc Create Charms. The bracelets are available until June 2025, consider showing your support for Tassie kids with some timeless bling!
“This is a fundraiser for Tassie children that anyone can get behind, the day is so much fun and so rewarding.”
The Variety of Chefs annual gala dinner was held at Wrest Point on Saturday August 3. The evening is a celebration of some of Tassie’s top chefs and this year we saw a collaboration from Andrew Russell (Head Chef, Restaurant Maria), Stephen Lunn (Owner/ Chef, Chefaholic Cooking School and Truffle Farm Catering), Karen Jones (Head Chef, Derwent Estate) and host André Kropp the Executive Chef at Wrest Point. A slew of generous beverage partners came on board to keep guests hydrated in style including Bream Creak, Derwent Estate, Home Hill, Three Cut Gins, CUB, and David Johnstone and Associates. We awarded a Variety International Presidential Award to our friends at HYPETV, the highest honour awarded to a business for exceptional dedication and service to our mission. Since 2014 HYPE has donated significant
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The Variety Monster Bookfair took place on the first weekend of July. More than 30 Pallets of books were donated at Shiploads stores in June from across the entire state. More than 80 volunteers assisted with the book sorting, packing, set up, event days and pack down. An incredible 4500 people attended the event over the weekend, and lots walked out with bargain books, puzzles, and a lot more.
On Saturday July 6, as part of the Monster Bookfair held at PW1, over 90 incredibly dedicated Spinners
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