Parkinson’s Wairarapa will be at Longbush Cottage during its annual Tulip Festival over the weekend of 30th September -1st October.
The Longbush Tulip Festival is a celebration of the majestic tulip and the return of spring.
With the red tulip being the International symbol of Parkinson’s, being present in Luke Gardner’s beautiful gardens is magical.
Our volunteers will be manning the parking and offering refreshments at our pop-up café, as well as providing information on our activities around the Wairarapa and selling wooden tulips.
Parkinson’s New Zealand does not receive Government support and relies heavily on the generosity of our communities. All funds raised in the Wairarapa stay in the Wairarapa, and are used mainly to provide weekly singing and exercise classes. These two activities are available to anyone who has Parkinson’s or other conditions that have affected speech or co-ordination.
Parkinson’s Wairarapa will also be fundraising during September and promoting the tulip festival. We will be selling raffle tickets outside Greytown Fresh Choice on Tuesday 12th and Carterton New World on Tuesday 19th. Luke has been very supportive and provided the prizes – tubs of tulips (valued at $150 and $40) plus two free passes to visit his lovely gardens over the festival weekend.
For further information about Parkinson’s in the Wairarapa please contact the local Action Group by email, wai.parkinsons@gmail.com, check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/ParkinsonsWairarapa) or visit our pop-up cafe at the Longbush Cottage Tulip Festival, 1023 Longbush Road from 10am to 4pm on both days.
