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Waiheke Marketplace : May 22nd 2013
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WATER ICE FILTRATION Shop: 30 Tahi Road Ph: 372 3077 Bulk Deliveries Ph: 372 8977 clean green New Zealand BIO - ZYME Your organic solution to a Trust in every drop Fully filtered water Naturally artesian Bulk water deliveries Tank cleaning Tank sanitiser Tank level indicators Euro cloths Salt Water Woes? no fuss advice Only A GRADE NEW 1.5 ltr /12 per box $18.00 ($1.50 ea) Refil your own cooler bottle refils best buy $5.00 40c per litre Always Free 15 ltr or 18 ltr www.aucklandnow.co.nz FIRST WITH THE NEWS - everywhere, every week FREE May 22, 2013 Qrgp :co hqt Dtgcmhcuv ( Nwpej Ncvgt hqt Fkppgt qp Vjwtu Htk Ucv ykvj Jcrr{ Jqwt htqo 6/8ro SWK¥ PKIJV / Vjwtu 8052ro RQR KP. [QWÔNN DG RNGCUGF [QW FKF# 594 4495 yyy0tkem{uechgdct0eq0p¦ LIMITED 09 372 7854 www.casitamiro.co.nz Phone (09) 372 8996 Previously Gulf Accountants Ltd Waiheke Island's Established Chartered Accountants ACCOUNTING Waiheke's own credit card Apply online at: www.flexipay.co.nz Camp means so much By DIANA WORTHY Moving forward: Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman, 91G2, jokes with mum Pam Cleverley and dad Perry Bisman. They are planning a trip to Camp No Limits, an inspirational camp for disabled youngsters if they can raise the funds. Photo: GEORGE GARDNER Go to waihekemarketplace. co.nz to see a video about Charlotte's visit to Camp No Limits when she was 4 years old. PEOPLE may think going to the USA with Charlotte is a holiday for us but it s not. That is the message from the 9-year-old meningococcal disease survivor s parents Perry Bisman and Pam Clev- erly. Charlotte contracted meningococcal septicaemia when she was a baby and became a quadruple ampu- tee. Her parents are fundrais- ing for her to visit the United State s Camp No Limits, for young people missing all or some limbs. The camp, in Maine, runs from July 30 to August 2, but the family needs to leave ear- lier to fit in Charlotte s physio sessions. There are a host of well- organised activities for the young attendees including boxing, swimming, Pilates and kayaking. Pam says Charlotte and her triple amputee US men- tor Cameron Clapp, 15, kaya- ked in a race around a lake the size of Taupo on her last trip. They had just one limb, Cameron s arm, between them but sheer determi- nation saw them come in first. The teen lost his legs and other arm after a train acci- dent but he is an inspiration to Charlotte, Perry says. Pam says Cameron helped a lot in motivating her daugh- ter to wear her prosthetic legs and, because he will be at camp again this year, that encouragement will be crucial again. Charlotte has been through two major operations this year, on top of the 20 she has already had and her progress in walking has suffered. But every time she goes to camp, there s a watershed moment in her life, Pam says. Her parents have already been dangling the camp visit asacarrottogetherupon her feet again and often remind Charlotte of Camer- on s words of encouragement the last time she saw him: You have to work through the pain. But the logistics and expense mean the visit will be no picnic for Perry and Pam. The flights alone take at least 21 hours as we have to go to Boston via San Fran- cisco. Then we ll have a 31G2-hour drive to Rome in Maine, Perry says. They say planning the 10-day trip for Charlotte is always exacting, as they have to make sure her needs and motorised wheelchair are accommodated. Costs include return airfares, van hire, camp accommodation, taxis, meals and petrol. All up, around NZ$20,000, Perry says. He says it is hard having to constantly ask people for money but the couple has no choice as neither is able to work fulltime. Their job is looking after Charlotte. And the trust fund that wassetuphastolasthera lifetime so we need to fundra- ise separately for any extras. But they say it is worth it. The motivation and lift Camp No Limits gives their daugh- ter is impossible to calculate -- not just while they are there but also when she gets home. The benefit for Charlotte is immense, Pam says. When we went last time, she was still talking about it two years later. Make a donation at givealittle.co.nz to help fund Charlotte and her family's trip to Camp No Limits.
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