Please keep your pets off the race track!

High speed racing and loose pets on the road is a recipe for tears and fatalities.

Pets and animals in general tend to fall into two broad social group categories, those that are cared for and those that are neglected. For those that are neglected, life can be a miserable hell hole, not unlike the life many people find themselves living. On the other side of the fence which is defintely greener, pets can have their own luxury exclusive house (aka Rachel hunter’s dogs)…literally in the lap of luxury and others give and receive the same emotional attention and attachment that is given to the cutiest of babies and children.

To raise funds for those not living in Rachel’s Hunter’s luxurious dog house, organisations such as SPCA and Miaow Association rely on a wide range of activities and channels to stay afloat and effective.

SimDeck Formula Simulators has speed onto the track with engines roaring as a part of its corporate community responsibility and hopefully will be able to raise enough funds to keep a few cats feed for quite some time and other animals safe….as long as their virtual counterparts do not wander out on the race track during a SimDeck Virtual Grand Prix. As seen on the following video clip a pet dog has no place near a race circuit.

Three lucky bidders are about to try for a new career change in the SimDeck Formula Simulator.

SPCA High Tea Charity Fundraiser
On the 1st of November, Switched On Marketing, together with sponsors ING and the Insurance People will be hosting a High Tea Charity Fundraiser Auction for the SPCA and the Lonely Miaow Association in celebration of the SPCA’s 125th Anniversary. SimDeck Formula Simulators has donated 3 SimDeck race certificates totalling 180 minutes of race time at the SimDeck Virtual Reality Race Centre in Albany. ,

The winning bids will be able to use their virtual Grand Prix winners certificate as a visit with race time with their partner, reward for their children or simply time to race with the boys.

SimDeck Founder, Kevin Andreassend mentioned, “During the auction we expect to see hands rise in lightening action, hopefully it turns into bit of cat fight as bidders seek to win one of the race certificates. For the winners we will be advising them to leave their pets at home, as it won’t be when they run across the virtual race track that they might get hurt, but rather the high decible roar of the engines and vibration of the car as it shudders in response to every track bump, gear change and any sudden serves from a virtual dog that got loose on the track!”

 

 

 

The event will be held at the Stamford plaza and catered for 220 seated guests business owners and professionals, the day will encompass trade tables, speakers, entertainment, give-aways and auction items.

Registration 1pm – 1.30pm
Event – 13:30pm – 16:30

Venue: Stamford Plaza, on Lower Albert Street, Ak.
Tickets are $25.00 p.p

Please reserve your seat by completing the form by clicking here.

http://www.switchdon.com

http://ww.spca.org.nz

http://ww.lonelymiaow.co.nz

http://www.lonelymiaow.blogspot.com

SimDeck Simulators helps raise funds for historic building restoration.

The wiining bidder could be on the way to starting their career as the next Formula One or Indy 500 world champion!

St Michael’s Church in the upmarket Auckland suburb of Remuera was hailed as a masterpiece of architectural skill 75 years ago. The church building was built in 1932 during the global depression which lead to some aspects of the structure being cut back. Ironically with the largest financial shockwave reverbarating around the world since the church was built, the church is now again timed to address some notable building issues, namely the tiled roof and strengthening the structure to meet modern earthquake standards.

Lead by parish priest, Monsignor Brian Arahill and a dedicated team, a development fund has been established to meet the required upgrade costs of $825,000. A budget blowout has meant a $135,000 short fall. The church appreciates that prayers can only go so far and some practical steps are required. To co-incide with the 75 Anniversay, an anniversay dinner and auction called the Roof Shout will be hosted at the Ellerslie Conference centre on Friday 13 October.

When I learnt of the budget shortfall a prompt email to Monsignor Brian Arahill bought a smile to the committe faces, as we offered a free auction item in the way of a 2 hour SimDeck Virtual GP Event for the winning bidder valued at $700.

No one fell off the scaffolding!

“I felt it was a way we could support the church as earlier in the year, SimDecks parent owner, ICE AV Technology Ltd had to perform some major remedial and installation work in the santuary area using our ICE Digital Daytime Screen. It turned out to be a challenging job, first designing and then installing an automatic system 5m up the inner sanctuary wall. We had to be concerned that the weight of the system did not actually pull out one of the filled in brick walls and yet at the same time met with Historic Places Trust acceptance.

This rare view from up top provides a splendid interior view of this historic church

Patience and perseverance won out at the end of the day. The system had to be out of view of the congregation when not in use, fitted in with the church interior, automatic operation, no building alteration or reinforcement possible to take the 150 kg weight, and did not restrict the church service or movements. The work was supervised by well known Auckland architect and church member Ron Seeto”.

This Friday the SimDeck PET250 simulator will be setup in the Convention entrance area and as guests arrive for the gala evening function they will be able to see and hear the race car simulator in action. We hope it will inspire the guests to fully participate in the auction as they bid for the SimDeck Virtual Grand Prix.

The SimDeck PET250 in a mobile configuration all ready for a night of racing and to raise funds to restore the roof

Kids Can Trust Auction supported by SimDeck Simulators

Kids Can Auction on Trademe is designed to assist children living in poverty in NZ.

SimDeck Formula Simulators has undertaken to support Kids Can Trust on an ongoing basis.

Our first opportunity to support this work for children of NZ is with the Kids Can Auction that has been launched for a wide variety of goods.

Check out our auction SimDeck Experiences and the full range here at the following links.
Auction 1:

Auction 2

Auction Store link

* All auctions start at $1, so please see our other listings
* Donations of $5+ are tax deductible. A receipt will be sent to you
* To donate an product or service for our 2008 auction email anne@kidscan.org.nz

KidsCan is a registered Charitable Trust with IRD tax exemption status, which operates on a national basis. Kids Can is dedicated to meeting the basic physical needs of financially disadvantaged children, levelling the playing field for them so they have the chance to reach their full potential.

By raising awareness and looking after children in our own backyard we can help them to become successful, happy adults.

We hope you will enjoy reading about the work we do and join us in making an ongoing difference.
http://www.KidsCan is a registered Charitable Trust with IRD tax exemption status, which operates on a national basis. We are dedicated to meeting the basic physical needs of financially disadvantaged children, levelling the playing field for them so they have the chance to reach their full potential.

By raising awareness and looking after children in our own backyard we can help them to become successful, happy adults.

We hope you will enjoy reading about the work we do and join us in making an ongoing difference.
http://www.kidscan.org.nz