Trukai Industries has called on all private and government organisations, as well as individuals to attend this week’s auctions and buy Fun Run T-shirts to support local schools and Team PNG.
The Lae Auction Event is on Wednesday March 8 at the Lae Yacht Club, starting at 5:30pm; while the Port Moresby auction will take place on Thursday, March 9 at the Royal Papua Yacht Club at 5:30pm.
Like any athlete seeking a personal best, Trukai’s major objective for the 2017 auctions is simple: Sell 100,000 T-Shirts.
Inclusive of the auction shirt sales, more than 81,000 shirts were sold nationwide last year.
For successful bidders seeking exposure for their organisation, the 2017 design will enable them to place their brand on the front-centre-most section of the T-Shirts.
This year Trukai will also be auctioning Cowboys and Hunters jerseys signed by the entire team.
At last week’s Trukai Fun Run launch, PNG’s ‘Super Fish’ Ryan Pini said Team PNG’s participation at the Rio 2016 Olympics was made possible through the support of Trukai Industries and people buying Fun Run T-shirts.
“I would really like to appeal once again to the corporate community to put their hands up and bid for T-shirts at the auction for Team PNG and for schools,” said Pini.
Funds raised will help Team PNG compete at three major international events in 2017 including the Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas (19th-23rd July), the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (15th-24th September) and the Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila, Vanuatu (2nd-14th December).
The auctions also give bidders from the public and private sectors the chance to lend financial support to local schools, who are able to earn additional income through the selling of donated T-Shirts to fund important school projects and buy vital equipment.