It’s glow time

19 Dec

By Dan Hutchinson

**Taupō Community Patrol secretary Julie Ginn and other volunteers put a positive spin on a big load of glow sticks.**

The town fireworks fizzled at Guy Fawkes’ leaving a community group holding a huge cache of glowing rings, bracelets, wands and ‘Thunder Sticks’.

Taupō Community Patrol uses glow-stick sales as its main fundraiser each year, so now it’s setting sights on New Year fireworks celebrations, with a stall on Titiraupenga Street, not far from the prime lakefront viewing areas.

Patrol secretary Julie Ginn says due to the cancellation of the annual fireworks display at Owen Delany Park on Guy Fawkes’ night “we are left with quite a large quantity of various types of glow sticks.

“Unfortunately, they were purchased only the week before (the event was cancelled).”

She says the Community Patrol does not have an income, and no subscription for membership, because it is “purely voluntary”.

Its main expense is the patrol car, and they rely on glow stick sales each year to maintain it.

“Now that we are left with a quantity of glow sticks, and an ageing car, we are eager to sell our stocks to help maintain our car. As you can appreciate, we clock up quite a lot of mileage.”

Patrollers go through a process before they hit the street, with Police checks, 10 written modules and four training sessions, including a two-hour driving test.

Glow rings, glowing bracelets and wands are all $2 while those who want to make more of an impact can invest in a Thunder Stick for $4.

They are available from the corner of Titiraupenga and Horomatangi Streets, behind the Caltex Petrol Station on Monday December 29, from 2pm – 5pm, Tuesday 2pm – 5pm
and Wednesday (New Years Eve) from 3pm ‘till late.

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