Two great events this week

In the past week I’ve had the opportunity to attend two significant social events in the electorate. On Saturday night I attended the Stokes Valley Cossie Club’s 20th Anniversary Dinner. It was a great meal and a great night. I know that the Stokes Valley Cossie Club have had their ups and downs in recent years, so I was really pleased to see such a good turnout for their anniversary function. There were some great speeches and some of the anecdotes older members shared as I moved around the room chatting to people were really interesting.

 On Wednesday night I attended the Upper Hutt Business Excellence Awards. It was the first time I’d been in a tux for a while! As far as major social events in Upper Hutt go, the business awards are about as big as it gets. My whole hearted congratulations to all those who were nominated and all those who received awards. It’s great to see the community uniting to pat each other on the back for a job well done!