Skål International Christchurch

25/11/2024

Skål Christchurch and Christchurch City Mission: A Partnership of Giving 🙏 🎄 🎁

For over five years, Skål Christchurch has proudly partnered with the Christchurch City Mission, hosting its annual charity auction to support those in need. This enduring collaboration reflects the heart and spirit of Skål’s ethos of friendship and service. At last week's event, the club raised $15,000 for the club and Christchurch City Mission!

Each year, this partnership grows stronger, thanks to the unwavering generosity of our Skålleagues. Members contribute auction items, bottles of wine for the ever-popular bottle auction, and food donations that enable families to enjoy a festive and memorable Christmas. The proceeds from these efforts directly benefit the City Mission, helping them provide vital support to the community.

This year’s auction promised to be another heart-warming success, demonstrating the power of coming together to give back to our community. Skål Christchurch is deeply thankful for the continued support of its members and encourages everyone to get involved in this meaningful tradition.

Together, let’s make this holiday season brighter for all. Skål!

Christchurch City Mission
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Skål International

13/11/2024

Our November newsletter is jam packed with great stories from our Skålleagues, including:

✔ Highlights from the Skål World Congress in Izmir
✔ Support our Annual Christchurch City Mission fundraiser
✔ Cape Winelands, South Africa Home to our twinning club
✔ Introducing our newest members
✔ Celebrations
✔ Photos from our recent event
✔ RSVP for our Christmas Celebration

Check it out here https://bit.ly/4evwk7b

13/11/2024

02/11/2024

Join us for our Annual Charity Auction Lunch for the Christchurch City Mission at The George on Thursday 21 November, 12noon - 3.00pm.

This day is all about us supporting the City Mission and raising funds before their Christmas Appeal, last year we raised an amazing $13,000! Funds raised will also go to us hosting the Skål International New Zealand National Assembly in April 2025.

We are calling on you for your support, and ask that you can bring an item or two for their Food Bank.

Our annual wine auction is back – so don’t forget to bring a bottle to donate.
We will also have our fantastic auction, so if you can help with an item for this – please contact our committee members, Kevin Gough or Gillian Officer, now if you can support.

All the details and to RSVP can be found here https://bit.ly/4hx1VIs

18/10/2024

We are thrilled to have our club represented with Bruce Garrett, Victoria Wales and Nikki Rogers at this year's Skål International World Congress

The Skål International World Congress AGA has started in Izmir. Sitting proudly at the Directors table is Bruce Garrett from Skål International Christchurch.

Thanks Skal İzmir for playing perfect hosts!

17/10/2024

Team Otautahi has arrived in Izmir, Turkey for the World Congress!

Here Nikki, Bruce and Victoria are with Carol from our twinning club and Vice President Denise.

13/10/2024

Club member and Skål International New Zealand President Victoria Wales has been enjoying the sites of Istanbul with some of our ANZAC friends before the World Congress in Izmir.

Here she is with Vice President and President Elect, Denise Scrafton, Jackie Foggitt and Peter Dunn from the Gold Coast club; along with Skål International Australia President, Ash James Munn, and Jensen Skjellerup from Broome Club and Melinda Brown from Sydney.

Skål International New Zealand
Skål International

03/10/2024

On 4 October 2012, Skålleagues from Skål Adelaide and Skål Christchurch joined the Skål Twinning program.

This agreement is the perfect match; as sister cities with a love for wine tourism, sport, fantastic local produce from the sea to the land and passionate locals who are proud to call their city home. Skålleagues from both clubs are committed to supporting each other in the true ANZAC way…….so happy twinning anniversary to our friends across the ditch in Adelaide.






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Skal International Adelaide

28/09/2024

Counting down to Congress!

We can’t wait to see so many Skålleagues and friends in Izmir in a few weeks!

We hope to be back on stage to win the Skål International Club of the Year award!

Check out our passionate Skålleagues talking about why we are the club worthy to win this amazing award as a 2nd time finalist!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBsMItk3wxI&t=5s



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Skål International

27/09/2024

Join us at another one of our "world famous in New Zealand" events and see why we are a finalist in the Skål International Club of the Year!

Socialise, network and do business amongst friends at our Sundowner drinks, hosted by our friends at The Kind Foundation , alongside Hotel Give

All the details and to RSVP can be found here https://bit.ly/3Bgpzbr

26/09/2024

Today on World Tourism Day, we celebrate the power of tourism to bring people together and build bridges across cultures.

This year’s theme, "Tourism and Peace," reminds us of the incredible role travel plays in promoting understanding, respect, and unity among nations. 🕊🌏

Tourism is more than just visiting new places; it’s about creating connections, sharing stories, and fostering global harmony. Every journey we take has the potential to break down barriers and bring us closer to a more peaceful world.

Let’s embrace the diversity of our world and celebrate the beauty of our shared humanity. 🌟

World Tourism Day has been held on 27 September each year since 1980. The date marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Statutes of the Organization in 1970, paving the way for the establishment of UNWTO five years later.

26/09/2024

Voting is almost here and Skål Christchurch is once again delighted and proud to be a finalist in Skål International Club of the Year.

Check out our passionate Skålleagues talking about why we are the club worthy to win this amazing award!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBsMItk3wxI&t=5s



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Ōtautahi Christchurch

23/09/2024

Our September newsletter is jam packed with great stories from our Skålleagues, including:

✔ Introducing our newest members
✔ Celebrations
✔ Save the date for our Annual Christchurch City Mission fundraiser
✔ Your wellbeing matters
✔ for Skål Club of the Year
✔ Counting down to Izmir
✔ Photos from our recent lunch at Sudima Christchurch Airport
✔ New members incentive on offer and 2025 subs

Check it out here https://bit.ly/3MZlta4

20/09/2024

We had a fantastic lunch at Novotel Christchurch Cathedral Square, thanks to Skålleague Bradley Condor and his team on making it such a great event.
We welcomed out newest members from Savills - Alex Brackstone and Norman Engel, before hearing from Karl Belcher and Georgia Bridley from Pegasus Health talk about their pilot programme on wellbeing support for the hospitality industry. Thanks to Rebecca Rosie from the South Island Office for arranging this.

15/09/2024

🌿 Kia ora! Celebrating Māori Language Week! 🌿

This week, we honour the beauty and richness of te reo Māori, the language that carries the stories, traditions, and spirit of Aotearoa New Zealand. Māori Language Week is a time for all of us to embrace and celebrate the unique identity that te reo brings to our nation.

Here in New Zealand our Skål clubs proudly say our Skål Toast in te reo along with English.

Whether you’re a fluent speaker or just learning a few words, every effort to use te reo Māori helps to keep this beautiful language alive and thriving. Let’s take this opportunity to kōrero, learn, and share the language with our whānau and friends.

Mā te reo, ka ora! Through language, we can all flourish.



Skål International

01/09/2024

Did you know there are 12 Skål International Committees, and we have 7 Skål New Zealand members on them!

Introducing the Skål International Training and Education, and Florimond Volckaert Fund Awareness Committee, with our own Skål Christchurch President Nikki Rogers!

Check out the committee here
https://youtu.be/bgwII6K_tqs?si=A-LdcNulSLscTpdG



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