little DAY OUT

Hi everyone,

The event was held in April 2008 and the site is now in archive mode for you to enjoy. Hoping to do it all again in 2010. There is no event planned for 2009.

The latest MetService forecast for the Little Day Out in Auckland today is 23 degrees, mainly fine with some cloud and northeasterly winds. No significant rain till late tonight or Sunday morning and then it clears for most.

There had been reports we might get a few showers, in which case event production manager Robbie Barclay says the show will still go on unless the weather makes things dangerous..

The volunteers are finishing the set-up at the school. The food is being made and delivered. So bring your sunscreen and look forward to a great day.

9 great performers / bands + Peter & Hayley+ Monty & Nerida off DWTS ! Programme is immediately below this update. Get your tickets now!!

Stay tuned to Classic Hits and this website for any late, late news.

Note: And to volunteers – it is not too late. Just a few more people would see everybody doing short shifts. We would be grateful at this stage if you would take the job you are given.

Also please remember to be security conscious on the day – read the tips in your school newsletter or on this website.

If this is your first visit to the LDO website you may notice that the “home” page keeps changing. This is because the entire site is built using a blog based system. Here are 5 quick tips for getting around the site quickly now there are 30 “plus pages” live. Enjoy.

1. At present home is set to display the last 10″ posts” and a post here is a shorter news item or more detail for say the performers, media (video & sound files) , gallery (photos)

2. You may also just look at the performers related stories by clicking on that category. Sometimes a “post” is in more than one category.

3. The menu items at the top of the page mostly link to “fixed” web pages although some of them like the Auction page have changed quite often so that page should have been a post “category” but we have made it easier by noting the last edit date at the top of that page.

4. If you want to find things really quickly you can use the google this website form on the right hand sidebar of this page. You can check out the Gold sponsors there as well.

For example you can also see the last 15 “posts”on the sidebar like this

• LDO TV Ad in the news Wednesday Herald & Auckland City Harbour News stories
• LDO Radio Ads with Dave and Don There are 3 radio ads for LDO – featuring Dave McArtney, Don McGlashan and Jordan Luck
• LDO Tshirts for the Kids Tshirts – sorry orders all closed now!
• What is all the fundraising actually for? Most important – some background objectives and plans
• Kai Time at the Little Day Out Quick update on food items
• TV Ad for LDO by kidpower The famous TV ad on Triangle, online here elsewhere
• Latest Auction List – Download now The auction list has changed quite a lot check the auction page for the latest version – (poster link) also
• AD/BC – Classic Rock for the New Curriculum High School band AD/BC
• What a Line Up! Performers summary
• LDO on the radio (Jordan Luck) The first radio ad
• The Bads Brett Adams and Dianne Swann
• Do Good and Feel Great. Helpers needed. A newsletter
• Steve Abel Confirmed for LDO Performer background and media links for Steve
• Dave McArtneys Pink Flamingos Performer background and media links for Dave
• The Darlings Performer background and media links for Darlings – Jackie Clarke, Callie Blood, Wayne Bell

5. If you really want to keep up with the website – use the Entries RSS at the top right or the or read this note first * What is an RSS feed and why would I use one?

The quick answer is here or click the link for more detail then click on the orange icon.

“RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document (which is called a “feed” or “web feed” or “channel”) contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text.”

Sorry bout that last tip, but RSS is the way of the future, now and it is the easiest way for you to see the latest updates when they happen – like the next newsflash which will be in less than an hours time. (And many of you already use RSS which is great.)

T-shirt Update: 1st of April

Shirt orders closed now- some 200+ sold – thanks to everyone who got their orders in on time.

Feel free to wear them on the day!

Due to huge demand adults sizes are now
available at $30 each. (Read on …)

In case you have been wondering what all the fund raising activity is for; here are a series of questions & answers that we trust you will find useful.

There will also be more information available on the day at the event itself. (Click on concept image to view medium size.)

To read all the questions and answers go to the fund-raising Questions and Answers page.

Here is another “seriously yummy” reason for you come to the Little Day Out for lunch, afternoon tea or dinner.

The latest food selection is from ka pai mussels, who provide:

• bbq flamed wok mussels, prawns,
• scallops, in their shell, with sauces, garlic & sweet chilli,
• coconut cream curry with fresh coriander,
• wine cream & spring onions, garlic and butter
• bbq flamed grilled mussel fritter,
• the ka pai burger, fritter in a bun with sauces.
• There are two types of fritters, watercress & mussel. Garlic, coriander, spring onion, an a touch of curry, and mussels.”

If you do feel like cooking, make sure you get a copy of the Westmere Home Kitchen which is the recipe book as contributed by parents, students, staff and friends of the school.

Copies will be available on the day

And don’t forget the other food items like this popular selection:

• Hot Hungarian Bread and Dips – hugely popular everywhere they go
• Fruit Kebabs
• Hot Chips
• Sausages & bread
• Hot ham rolls
• Freshly made Pizza from an earth pizza oven sorry this one has been cancelled
• Salads from Meola Kitchen
• Vegetarian burgers
• Sushi
• Ice creams
• Fresh Fruit

There will also be beer, wine and other drinks for the adults to wash it all down.