The Vodafone Warriors will be out and about in the Hamilton area ahead of their 11th-round NRL clash against the St George Illawarra Dragons at FMG Stadium Waikato on Friday night (8.00pm kick-off).
Over the next two days, they have a packed schedule of school visits and a full squad signing session.
Leading the community charge will be veteran Vodafone Warrior Manu Vatuvei and team-mate Ata Hingano, who will join NRL community ambassadors Jerome Ropati and Georgia Hale.
Their trip to Hamilton began at the tenpin bowling alley at SKYCITY on Wednesday evening where Vatuvei and Hingano joined winners of a SKYCITY competition.
Thursday is jam-packed with the Harvey Norman Community Warriors team travelling to schools around Hamilton to roll out the ACC SportsSmart and KidsCan ‘Raincoats for Kids’ programmes.
The community crew will take in a total of 10 schools as well joining two others for a Konica Minolta League in Libraries visit to Chartwell Library.
At 4.00pm tomorrow the full NRL squad for the match against the Dragons will be at The Base at Te Awa Shopping Centre in Te Rapa to meet fans at a signing session.
There’ll be another six school visits on Friday including Te Kura Kaupapa o Mapihi Maurea and Te Kura o Te Ararima.
Community activities continue at FMG Stadium Waikato on Friday night when fans will have a chance to have images taken in a photo booth with Vatuvei and Hingano. Before the NRL kick-off at 8.00pm, Vatuvei will also be firing the Canterbury of New Zealand T-shirt cannon into the crowd giving fans a chance to win a CCC Vodafone Warriors T-shirt.
This Friday’s match is first time the Vodafone Warriors have taken a home game to Hamilton.
The key focus of the game day progreamme will be supporting the fight against brain cancer in support of former Newcastle Knights fullback Mark Hughes who was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013. For every CCC Vodafone Warriors beanie sold on game day, $10 will go directly to the Mark Hughes Foundation.
VODAFONE WARRIORS IN HAMILTON
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
5.00pm | SKYCITY BOWLING ALLEY EVENT
SKYCITY Hamilton
346 Victoria Street
Hamilton
THURSDAY, MAY 18
10.00am | COMMUNITY EVENTS (ACC SportSmart)
Glenview Primary School
68 Bruce Avenue
Glenview
Attending | Vodafone Warriors Ata Hingano and Vodafone Warriors community ambassador Jerome Ropati
Melville Primary School
101 Ohaupo Road
Melville
Attending | Vodafone Warriors Manu Vatuvei, Vodafone Warriors community ambassador Georgia Hale
11.30am | COMMUNITY EVENT (Konica Minolta League in Libraries)
Chartwell Library
Lynden Court
Chartwell
Bankswood School Room 12 & Rototuna School Room 15
Attending | Vodafone Warriors Manu Vatuvei, Ata Hingano and Vodafone Warriors community ambassadors Jerome Ropati and Georgia Hale
2.00pm | COMMUNITY EVENT (ACC SportSmart)
Nawton Primary
58 Livingstone Avenue
Nawton
Attending | Vodafone Warriors Ata Hingano and Vodafone Warriors community ambassador Jerome Ropati
Forrest Lake School
Storey Avenue
Nawton
Attending | Vodafone Warriors Manu Vatuvei and Vodafone Warriors community ambassador Georgia Hale
4.00pm | COMMUNITY EVENT (NRL SIGNING SESSION)
Te Awa Shopping Centre
Corner of Te Rapa Road and Wairere Drive
Hamilton
Central Court next to Vodafone Store
Attending | All of Vodafone Warriors NRL playing squad
FRIDAY, MAY 19
10.00am | COMMUNITY EVENT (ACC SportSmart)
Te Kura Kaupapa o Mapihi Maurea (Silverdale)
137 Silverdale Road
Hamilton
Attending | Vodafone Warriors Ata Hingano and Vodafone Warriors community ambassador Jerome Ropati
Te Kura o Te Ararima (Five Crossroads)
33 Fifth Avenue
Hamilton
Attending | Vodafone Warriors Manu Vatuvei and Vodafone Warriors community ambassador Georgia Hale
11.30am | COMMUNITY EVENT (ACC SportSmart and KPMG)
Rhodes Street School
7 Rhodes Street,
Dinsdale
Attending | Vodafone Warriors Ata Hingano and Vodafone Warriors community ambassador Jerome Ropati
Crawshaw School
Crawshaw Drive
Nawton
Attending | Vodafone Warriors Manu Vatuvei and Vodafone Warriors community ambassador Georgia Hale
2.00pm | COMMUNITY EVENT (ACC Sportsmart)
Deanwell Primary School
Deanwell Avenue
Deanwell
Attending | Vodafone Warriors Ata Hingano and Vodafone Warriors community ambassador Jerome Ropati
Maeroa Intermediate School
57 Churchill Avenue
Maeroa
Attending | Vodafone Warriors Manu Vatuvei and Vodafone Warriors community ambassador Georgia Hale
7.00pm | COMMUNITY ZONE PHOTO BOOTH (HARVEY NORMAN)
Attending | Vodafone Warriors Ata Hingano and Manu Vatuvei
7.35pm | CANTERBURY OF NEW ZEALAND T-SHIRT CANNON
Launched by Vodafone Warriors Manu Vatuvei
BUY TICKETS NOW | VODAFONE WARRIORS v ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA, FMG STADIUM WAIKATO, FRIDAY, MAY 19 (8.00PM)
