Don’t spend all your money on Rugby World Cup tickets as there
is a very prestigious annual event on the horizon. It’s the
Attitude Awards which celebrate and recognize achievements in the
disability sector.
This black-tie event is even more fashionable this year as it’s
to be held at the newly built Viaduct Events Centre situated within
Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter.
Television presenter Simon Dallow will again be master of ceremonies
at this year’s Attitude Awards which will take place on December
1st starting at 6pm
I had the privilege of being appointed one of the judges at last
year’s event and I can thoroughly recommend attendance. The
night is glamorous and the reason for being there is uplifting
The 2010 panel of judges found it an extremely arduous task to pick
a winner from a crop of very talented people from a wide variety
of areas including sport, the arts and youth. It’s also pleasing
to see the other awards remain intact including the “Spirit
of Attitude” Award which goes to a person who has overcome
hardship to achieve their
personal goals, the “Attitude Making a Difference”
Award which goes to an individual with or without a disability
who has made a significant contribution to improving the lives
of people with disabilities and the Attitude ACC Employer Award.A
quick glance at this year’s nominations shows the talent
has not diminished, therefore the 2011 judging panel will have
another difficult session sorting out the winners.
The evening consists of a sit down three course dinner followed
by the awards ceremony peppered with entertainment from New Zealand¹s
disability sector. There will be drinks in the Waiheke room after
the event for people to relax and chat. The Awards will be filmed
for a one hour television programme screening on TV1 with a transmission
date of 11th December.
Boccia NZ National-DRAW
21st-22nd October 2011 (Labour Weekend)
Kensington Stadium
Whangarei
FOR the draw on FRIDAY Click
here,
for the Saturday, Click
here
