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Sep 2025
Sep 2025
Grower2Grower Golf Day Cancer Society Raffle Raises $ 4,327 for 2025
“Thank you so much to everyone who donated to this ongoing and important cause.”
This year our goal was to raise $3,000 for the Cancer Society through the Grower2Grower Golf Day raffle. Thanks to the incredible generosity of everyone who participated, we are delighted to announce that we exceeded this goal, with a total of $4,327 raised so far!
We also received some very generous individual donations, which were deeply appreciated.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed a prize and supported this great cause.
Thanks to Marie Vogrincic for all her efforts to help organise the raffle and raise money for such a great cause!
Cancer impacts so many of us, with 74 New Zealanders diagnosed with cancer every day. Every donation I receive means the Cancer Society can continue to help by funding cancer research, prevention and support services for people with cancer and their whānau when they need it most.
Thanks to all the companies that supplied prizes below:
- Gellert Nurseries
- Educhem
- Extrutec
- Zonda
- Lefroy Valley
- Franklin Law
- Premier Seeds
- Wilcox
- TomatoesNZ
- Counties Joinery
- Grower2Grower
- Ecomix
- ANZ
Well done to the first winner in the raffle Joe Sonneveld
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