World Refugee Day Football Match, Sunday 20 June

World Refugee Day Football Match, Sunday 20 June

Posting on behalf of Refugee Services: More info to come:

Refugee Communities from all over Wellington, the Hutt Valley and Porirua have joined with Rotary Club of Wellington, Wellington City Council and Refugee Services Aotearoa New Zealand to plan a fantastic series of events for World Refugee Day 2010!

Join us this Sunday, 20 June, at Wellington�s Newtown Park and Mt. Albert Park for a wonderful cultural experience with two exciting football matches, traditional music and dance, delicious food cooked by the communities, and a tree planting with Rotary Club of Wellington.

Check Out This Year�s World Refugee Day Schedule!

10:30am            Cultural Procession

11:00am            Kick-off Football Match (Asia/America VS Africa)

12:30pm            Second Football Match (Refugee All-Stars VS Wellington Invitational XI)

12:15pm            Delicious traditional food for sale

1:15pm             Football Awards Ceremony, cultural music and dance, story-telling

2:30pm             Tree-planting with Rotary Club of Wellington at Mt. Albert Park

 If you have any questions please contact Teresa Bass, see below.

Teresa Bass

Refugee Services

Aotearoa NZ

Phone: 04 805 0343

E-mail: Teresa.Bass@refugeeservices.org.nz

Referee needed for early game!
11:00am            Kick-off Football Match (Asia/America VS Africa)

Any good hearted folk out there willing and able to do a good deed and ref this game in exchange for some:
12:15pm            Delicious traditional food?

PM me or post on here for more info

'Gentleman' Jim Murphy has come to the party, and will referee both games

And have alook at this great story in the dom today:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/local/3830263/Refugees-obsession-pays-off/

Hope to see y'all at Newtown Park tomorrow to celebrate such successes