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NZCB joins forces with ITM to help Bay of Islands Animal Rescue On Saturday 10 October 2020, I travelled up to the Bay of Islands/Far North region to support the local charity build for the Bay of Islands Animal Rescue. At 8:00am, the builders (all members of New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Bay of Islands/Far North) got to work at Bay of Islands ITM at Waipapa. By 6:00pm, the 6.4m x 3m fully insulated and wired office was ready to be delivered to Bay of Islands Animal Rescue. NZCB President Bay of Islands/Far North Mark Todd, from Kerikeri, said “Fifteen local NZCB members completed the new transportable office in just nine hours. Some of us hadn’t been on the tools for a while, so it was a good chance to dust off the apron and get stuck in!
“Fifteen local NZCB members completed the new transportable office in just nine hours.” NZCB President Bay of Islands/Far North Mark Todd
Rescue last year as a short-term foster family and since then they have fostered around 30 rescue dogs and one kitten. ‘’We saw a need for them to have a base, so we approached ITM and NZCB with the idea of building an office,” Sean said.
When one of the Bay of Islands Animal Rescue volunteers approached our committee about the need for an office/ emergency shelter, we were all elated to be able to assist them. They run on a shoestring budget of volunteers and donations, so for us as NZCB members, it was really satisfying to be able to give back to this worthy charity.”
Sean added that there is a lot of compassion and generosity from the volunteers, as well as the non-stop dedication from Summer Johnson, who founded Bay of Islands Animal Rescue in 2016. Summer works in the community from her van to help neglected animals but also works with local families in need of support.
Project co-ordinator and ITM Sales Manager, Sean McNulty, said his family got involved with the Bay of Islands Animal
Some of the team that helped with build from left to right NZCB President Bay of Islands/Far North Mark Todd, NZCB members Greg Machin, Matt Harchard, Attama O’Donnell, Project Coordinator and ITM Sales Manager Shaun McNulty, NZCB members Joe Kiff, Alwin Rossler, Bevin McCarthy, Josh Alley, ITM Waipapa Owner Stephen Grey and First for Electrical , Charlie Mills.
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