My netball dream is...
Truly
Amazing
Kids
Aspiring to
Play Netball in
Awesome
Uniforms
Needing
Everyone at
The Nations
Bank of Choice
ANZ, to
Lend us a hand to
Look and feel great
Picture the dream – 44 aspiring netball players running onto court in matching, sharp Uniforms that aren’t past their use by date. Everyone feeling ready to take on the world, not just players from a little school in tired attire, but players who feel valued and confident to get in and give it their best.
Takapau School is a rural School with a decile 4 rating. Being rural, signing up for netball is a big commitment, as all our families travel 20-30 minutes each Saturday for games. We Liaise with 2 smaller schools to enable their students to be part of a team as well. These schools are Sherwood School and Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Takapau. We have 44 Players this year, making up 5 teams. (Our school has 116 students – so on a percentage basis, we are huge on Netball!)
With increased costs in fees, we find it difficult to fund extras like netballs, bibs, gear bags, first aid kits and especially uniforms. It’s 15 years since we have had new uniforms, a number are damaged (ripped, stretched, fraying), some are faded, missing, too large or too small. We have 4 different styles and colours. For the past 5 years, our Senior Year 7/8 team has borrowed uniforms from another school. And, as the style of these are no longer available, we are unable to order more of them.
We would LOVE to have enough money to put at least 3 of our teams into a uniform that represents our school’s colours (RED and BLACK) and to bring a sense of real pride to our players. There is a real history of strong netball teams in Takapau right back to when our school was established in 1879. We have great traditions and girls keen to play from 5 years old. We continue to produce regional Rep players each year, and are very proud the 3 of our girls were selected for the Hawkes Bay team this year.
Looking smart and being dressed in a Uniform that makes us all look part of the same school would really make us stand tall and fill us with TAKAPAU PRIDE.
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