1 June - Phoenix charity game for China earthquake

1 June - Phoenix charity game for China earthquake

http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/show-news.asp?ID=2122

Emergency Fundraising Match for China earthquake

Posted on Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Emergency Fundraising Match for China earthquake victims

Between

Wellington Phoenix United

And

Christchurch Chinese United

Date and Time:
Sunday 13:30, 1st of June 2008.

Location:
Newtown park (Behind Wellington Zoo)

Organiser:
Wellington City Council
Skykiwi.com
Wellington New Chinese Friendship Association
Christchurch Chinese United

Contact:
Nan: 021771166
Event coordinator/Public liaison: Betty 021779873
Volunteer coordinator: Terry Yao 0210751783
Media coordinator: Jason Wang 021880403

Media partners:
Home-voice newspaper
Skykiwi.com
Channel C radio program
Sunny studio

Description:
This Match between Wellington Phoenix � Chinese Cooperation team and Christchurch Chinese United will be free to all. Public is encouraged to turn up and show support and kindly donate at their own will.
It is noted that significant number of casualties are children. We have chosen 1st of June because it is national children�s day in China. We have taking this in consideration for the children who lost their home, parents or their own life.
Exclusive coverage of this event by our media partners will help achieve public awareness. Not only showing sympathy to all the life lost over the past weeks in China but also New Zealand people should take heed of the horrific images from the disaster and remember that similar horrors could happen here in an instant. We should properly prepare ourselves to avoid unnecessary loss.
There will be a designated mourning area and a guestbook; this will give New Zealand public a chance to show their support in relief efforts and Chinese communities in New Zealand to express their deepest condolence towards all the victims.
All fund raised will be pass to Chinese embassy.
General enquiries please refer to contact details.
Media enquiries please note that exclusive coverage rights have been given to our media partners. Any other enquiries please contact media coordinator.

Schedule:

1:30pm:
Gate open. Public will have a chance to show their condolence to the quake victims at designated mourning area.

1:40pm
Tai Qi performance by Senior Chinese Club

1:50pm
Opening speech.
Both teams in place

2:00pm
Game Start

2:30pm: 10 minute rest
Country dance by Wellington New Chinese Friendship Association

3:10pm
Event conclusion

Background:
A massive earthquake struck central China on the afternoon of 12th of May just before 2:30 local time. It measured 7.9 on the Richter scale and at least 4,400 aftershocks have since been recorded, including 146 measuring 4 or higher on the Richter scale.
As of 22nd of May the catastrophic earthquake has left more than 41,000 dead, 250,000 injured, some 32,000 people are missing and 5 million people homeless, an estimated 3.3 million homes have been destroyed and 15.6 million others have been partially damaged. It is noted that significant number of casualties are children.

Over 150,000 New Zealanders are of Chinese origin, many of them new migrants. Events in the earthquake zone will have impacted on a number of New Zealand families.
While we, as one of the main representative of Wellington Chinese community express our deepest condolences to all those affected. We think there are more can be done to aid the disaster relief efforts.
Enormous supports from Wellington Phoenix player Gao Leilei and Christchurch Chinese United have enabled SKYKIWI.COM and Wellington New Chinese Friendship Association to organise an emergency fundraising match to help the disaster relief efforts in China.
We hope this free match will encourage attendees to kindly donate to the Quake relief effort, all the fund will be pass to Chinese embassy in Wellington.

machine752008-05-29 12:16:06

WOW! pretty full on for a friendly/charity match, will there be some coverage of the game on you tube???

YF TV will have a camera there.

Excellent - question.......what possy you playing Feverish???

Good Lucks guys, have fun.

I hope you guys place a clip of the game on youtube.

And Feverish. . . keep your studs pointed down, we don't want you to hurt any of the nix players by mistake before the season starts. . . i.e. don't tackle your own teammates but play hard nevertheless.

Feverish ? Pass ?



No, please, stop, you're killing me Tony.

Ha ha! I told Ricki I can give the squad some pointers on bobsledding opponents...

Smithy see if you can get a tripod and film the match in total, this could be the best game ever.  EVER!  Greenie, if you cruyf turn one of your own players I'll buy you a chocolate bar

Consider it done JD!

I can bring a tripod if you need one.....let me know?

Probably safer Tony if you avoid being on the pitch at same time as him.Red mist and all tends to cloud the vision.

You just gotta show off dont you.Its not movember yet.

Hahaha