Neil and I with half of the group painting the fence while the other half were inside doing different work.
On Tuesday night a van adorned with Labour stickers pulled up in Hamilton full of Young Labourites on their Clarion Tour. As Trevor and Grant said, they’re heading throughout the country (Orewa to Queenstown) doing community service. Some are on leave from work and others are on their Summer break from uni.
Point is, they’re doing good deeds and helping out the community groups that give so much to their local areas. These groups deserve the break and to know that we notice their efforts.
After a night of Sing Star (they let the local Labour MP win – good politics) we were at the Western Community Centre in Nawton. They painted fences, removed tagging and got items ready for the community noticeboard.
The Western Community Centre is an important fixture in Nawton. It’s a low socio-economic neighbourhood where families are struggling with extra GST costs, raised doctors fees and unaffordable increases in early childhood education fees.
I’ll have similar energy to Young Labour’s to win back Hamilton West because they need an MP and a Labour Government to stand up for them.
Thanks, Young Labour. I hear they were on the ferry to South Island this afternoon. You can follow them on facebook, twitter and at www.clariontour.co.nz.
Forgive my ignorance, but how is painting the Labour Party president’s campaign office in New Plymouth red “community service”? Seems it’s just cheap labour you’re shifting around in marginal seats.
Why am I in moderation?
They’re in Young Labour, they’re political beings. Hardly surprising that they do a bit of political work while touring the country and helping out with community groups.
Nice work everyone – you’re doing the Labour Party proud!
Well, I guess they did that because that is what they believe in Alfa – probably made the building look better too.
Mind you, I read Trevor’s piece as well, there are about fourteen projects listed. They have worked with a Kindy, a community centre, community guardens, restoring bush, and plenty of other things – all on their own time.
Good for them, I hope they are having fun while they are at it.
@ Alfa, if you saw the people I see every day struggling to make ends meet under National then you would understand that it is absolutely a community service to highlight where the local Labour office is. Come to think of it, electing a Labour Government is definately a service to the community.
With that mentality sue it’s no wonder you tried to justify spending public money on Labour electioneering. It wasn’t about getting Labour back into power. It was about “service to the community”.