As Chair of NZ Certified Builders it was an honour for Sharon & I to be invited to the Gisborne regions calendar launch in October 2023. The calendar (somewhat similar to the old Fireman calendar albeit members were mostly clothed/covered) was an initiative created by the local NZCB members to not only raise the profile of NZCB in the region but also to give back to the community and support local charity Hear4U. Hear4U is a charitable trust advocating for men’s mental health, wellbeing, and suicide prevention. Hear4U has helped men with pathways through their mental health journeys.
Flying into Gisborne for the launch and spending the weekend in the region was a fantastic way to connect with our fellow NZCB members in the region. To be invited into their homes for a chat, taken to their building sites to see the projects they are working on, to be driven around cyclone & flood devastated areas and shown the work they did to help save residents and buildings and to hear their stories of the community was an immense experience. Thanks Brendan Fry, Tracy and the members in the region for the invite & for show casing your area! We even got to experience the Fishing Club atmosphere for the RWC final together with Hear4U founder Krissy Mackintosh.
