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Nicola Grigg - Opinion Piece
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Rolleston District Lions
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Rolleston Combined Probus
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ECan Update
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Selwyn Art Show
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ISSUE 2010 Wednesday 7th June 2023
Nicole with her band Moonflower) at the Moonstock Fundraiser Festival on February 18th. L-R: Hamish Ellis on guitar, Nicole on drums and vocals and Josh Fairless on bass. ♦ Monthly Newspaper ♦ Business Cards ♦ Photocopying ♦ Laminating ♦ Binding ♦ Typesetting
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It's not long until local performers Nicole Schaap and Sean Bennett head to Los Angeles to represent New Zealand at the World Championship of Performing Arts. Nicole will be singing in five categories - Original Song, Open Category, Pop, Soul and Rock. The New Zealand Black Star Team head to the States on Monday, July 24th, for two weeks. Sixty-seventy countries are competing over the
week, with various ages and performing categories. Nicole said, “The support from the community, her family and friends has been amazing, and she would like to thank them all so much. Her fundraising goal was $7,500, and she has achieved this over the past eight months through gigging, busking, her give-a-little page, raffles and hosting a local music festival, which about two hundred people attended. “A very special thanks to Mum
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and Dad for their huge effort and support, Duncan Sole (Ministry of the Mind Music) for his continuous support and donations, Phil Dean from Robert Harris Rolleston for hosting a fundraiser show in November last year, Ray White Rolleston for the donation and use of their BBQ and tent for the fundraiser music festival, the Rolleston Lions Club and the Selwyn District Council for their generous donations, Christine Booth for helping run the thermomix raffle, other local businesses and the amazing bands that gave their time and talent at the Moonstock Fundraiser Music Festival. Also, thank you to everyone who has supported my fundraising in any
way,” Nicole concluded. Nicole has been training and preparing with her vocal coach and mentor Sacha Vee, at SOLE Music Academy. The contestants have sixty seconds per category to win the judges over, and each category requires a different outfit to suit. She is aiming to bring home some gold medals but is super happy she gets the opportunity to take part in this amazing competition. Nicole will be joined by her Mum Sally as a supporter. To follow Nicole's journey head to her social media pages: Facebook- Moonflower Music, Instagramnicoletrain_sings.
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