Sports legends honoured at Auckland event
Kartik Reddy
Auckland, August 15, 2021
Team Lautoka 35s hosted a successful RGC Investments NZ Ltd Meet and Greet with Sports Legends Fundraiser on August 14, 2021 at Manurewa Netball Centre in South Auckland.
The event was organised to raise funds for the 2021-2022 season of the Amateur Sports Team as well as to assist families in Fiji affected by Covid-19.
About 300 guests were in attendance to support the organisation.
It was the first time for the organisation to host an event of such magnitude. We will take the positives from the event and strive for bigger and better events in the future.
The organisers were happy with the response from New Zealanders as they managed to sell 25 corporate tables and raised just over $12000 at the auction.
We thank all the Sports Legends for supporting the event and coming free of cost to support our fundraiser initiative. A major appreciation goes to our Trustee Sachin Dutt for his efforts in making this event a reality.
Extensive community support
Team Lautoka Appreciates the Assistance from the following: 1. Trustees: Madhwan Thilla and Sachin Dutt 2. All Executives and Working Committee Members 3. The Families of all Team Lautoka Execs 4. Naming Right Sponsor: RGC NZ Investments Ltd 5. Platinum Sponsor: Pacific Trade Enterprise Limited 6. Gold Sponsors: Tile Deals, Summit Glass and MR Roofer 7. Club 500 Sponsors: Anns Funeral Home, UBN (Bob Nair), SSS Builders and Powerwise Electrical 8. Supporting Partners: All in One Builders, S&S Developments, Future Plans Ltd, Fiji Girmit Foundation, Sir Peter Michael Leitch, Asuwere, Wyners, Vision Foods, Artistic Embroidery, NS Print and Signs, Black Bull Liquor Manukau, Shreyas Productions, MG International, Goodman Fielder Fiji, J Punja NZ, Radio Tarana and Indian Newslink 9. Table Sponsors: Everyone who purchased a table for the event 10. Aupito William Sio, Minister for Pacific Peoples 11. Legends of the Night: Eric Rush, Inga Tuigamala, David Tua, Wynton Rufer, Paul Ifill, Jim Coe, To’o Vaega, Semo Sititi, Amasio Raoma, Ramsey Tomokino 12. Nickson Clarke of Mai FM for being an amazing host 13. Aaron Davies (Auctioneer) 14. Invited Dignitaries: Mayday (Frankie Supermarket), Siliva Payne, Mohammed Yusuf (CEO Fiji FA), NZFFI Delegates, Shailendra Singh (Singhs Lawyers), Umesh Chandra (Alliance Health), Habibi Family (Mobile Puhinui) 15. Munendra & Reginald (Catering Team) 16. Our Performers: FIAKAL, Santa Ana Catholic Youth Group and Drums of the Pacific 17. Maori Wardens 18. MSL Training School Staff 19. Manurewa Netball Centre Staff 20. Birds on Wire (Ormiston) 21. Ronald Mani
Celebrities who missed
It was unfortunate that few of our legends could not attend due to family and work commitments but we thank you for your support towards our event: 1. Sir Michael Jones 2. Karl Tenana 3. Nili Latu 4. Vilimaina Davu 5. Chris Zorocich
On behalf of Team Lautoka 35s NZ, I thank you and we look forward to utilising the funds in our operational costs for the season as well as reaching out within a few weeks to our families in Fiji to assist them due to the significant impact of Covid-19.
Kartik Reddy is Secretary, Team Lautoka 35s based in Auckland.
