The Team's Board Report - Mainfreight

11
Travelling Companions
(Article courtesy of NZ Hot Rod Magazine)
The love of a car is cemented by
the number of miles you spend
together out on the road and
there’s no better example of the
love of man and machine than this
group of enterprising Model-A
maniacs from the USA.
Having already travelled through
Alaska along the ice road to near
the North Pole plus across Australia
and the USA, these guys and gals,
four from Arizona, one from
California and one from Oklahoma
are currently touring New Zealand.
They’re members of the F.A.S.T.
(Ford “A” Speed Technology) Club
and they’re off to the 10th National
Model-A Ford Rally in Nelson plus
a month’s sightseeing of
New Zealand’s best scenery
through the windshield of their
favourite rides thanks to the efforts
of Steve Curle at Kiwi Shipping.
These Model-As are not boneshockers,
they’re tastefully hot
rodded and are built for the long
distance cruising. Their 40hp
Mainfreight in the Community
Mainfreight has been part of the
“Duffy Books in Homes”
programme since its inception in
1994 and currently we support over
55 schools in New Zealand and the
USA. This means over 13,000 kids
every year are getting new books to
read with our support. The Books
in Homes programme has 547
schools and 200 early childhood
education centres in the scheme,
representing over 110,000 New
Zealand children.
motors are hopped up to around
65hp and are backed by allsynchro
3-speed trans from ’39
Fords. Some have Mitchell
overdrive units giving six forward
gears, most have 3.54 diff gears,
others 3.78s. All have ’35 Ford 16”
wires fitted with radial tyres for
comfy cruising. Steering is via
modified Ford F100 steering boxes.
Mainfreight’s other significant
sponsorship partner is “The Life
Education Trust” which was
established in New Zealand in
1988. The Trust seeks to help give
young people the knowledge and
skills to live a fulfilling and healthy
life through their positive healthbased
education. Each year they
take over 225,000 children through
their mobile classrooms teaching
Once their “Kiwiville” adventure is
over the cars will be shipped back
to the USA from Port of Lyttelton,
Christchurch. The fun ends there
but the memories and camaraderie
of their tour will be relived through
stories and tales well into the
future. Welcome to New Zealand
guys! Have a great time.
We’re green with envy.
self-respect, respect for others and
providing tools for healthy living.
Mainfreight is proud to support
these two exceptional organisations
that channel so much to the
children who are our future. We
encourage you to learn more about
how you can help by visiting their
websites: www.booksinhomes.org.nz
www.lifeeducation.org.nz
The philosophy behind the
programme is simple – to break the
cycle of ‘booklessness’. Kids who
can’t read become adults who
can’t communicate and that’s a
serious disadvantage in a world
that operates on the written word.
Tauranga
A wonderful Duffy Book Assembly
was held recently at Paengaroa
School which was attended by
Cameron Hill and Feana Tu’akoi, a
guest author. All the children
received their Duffy Books that they
had chosen earlier in the year.
Cameron Hill and Feana Tu’akoi with happy students from Paengaroa School