Henderson Valley Primary School is holding its bi-annual Gala on April 5th to raise funds for its library and music room re-build. There will be food, activities, and celebrity chef Michael Van de Elzen will be attending to help with the sausage sizzle. Raffles and auctions will feature prizes such as helicopter rides and tickets to attractions. Students, families, and the public are encouraged to attend for fun and to support the school.

1. Media Release
Henderson Valley Primary School
Gala Day
TVNZ celebrity chefMichael Van de Elzen Goes Back to School
25th
February 2014
Henderson Valley School is a semi-rural school nestled between farmland and bush at the foot of the
Waitakere Ranges. The school is holding their bi-annual Gala on Saturday 5th
April from 10am
until 2pm.
Sponsorship is underway providing some amazing prizes to raffle and auction including a helicopter
ride for 6 from Skywork Helicopters Ltd, passes to many of Auckland’s tourist attractions, a term of
free lessons from Waitakere City School ofDance,the latest Crusaders jersey,scarf and beanie
and a hair-cut and colour package from Sudan, amongst many other high quality items.
Skywork Helicopter Ltd will also be providing flights over Waitakere on the day (bookings will need
to be made prior to the gala via the school office).
There will also be a huge white elephant stall, a cafe with indoor and outdoor seating and local
professional face painters from Face NZand Folky Faces will be showing off their stunning designs.
Also, there will be some excellent activities with a bouncy castle and the marvellous dunk tank for
your favourite teachers,including our Principal!
Ahuge number of food stalls will be there to tempt your taste buds, including spit roast lamb rolls,
cakes,ice cream,hot dogs and the well-known and loved TVNZ celebrity chef Michael Van de
Elzen, an old boy of Henderson Valley Primary School, will be attending from 11am and will be
helping on our good old sausage sizzle. He is happy to sign autographs and have his photo taken with
the public.
“I’m really looking forward to coming back to my old primary school. I loved school, although I’m
not sure how much my teachers loved me, well apart from my home-economics teacher of course.”
Come and join in the fun and help us raise valuable funds for our library and music room re-build.
We look forward to seeing you there.
www.hendersonvalley.school.nz
ENDS
Contacts for this event:Emma Jane Hordyk, Gala sponsorship & media
09 838 9121, 0226 700 884, emma@redbee.me
Pauline Logger de Roos, Gala Committee Manager: paulinederoos@yahoo.co.nz
Contacts for Henderson Valley School: (09) 839 7010
389 Henderson Valley Road, Henderson, Waitakere City 0612
Maree Stavert,Principal: marees@hendersonvalley.school.nz
Janice Walsh, Office Manager:janicew@hendersonvalley.school.nz
Kylie Cook, aerial ride bookings: kyliec@hendersonvalley.school.nz (09) 839 7010