north east regional extra | May 12 - 18, 2021
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May 12 - 18, 2021
◆ WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: Pulsate Dance Force owner Samantha Pulvirenti (right) and her Wangaratta dancers are ecstatic to have won the major prize from Haymes Paint Wangaratta. PHOTO: Belinda Harrison
Dancing with a new coat By BELINDA HARRISON THE winners of the Haymes Paint Shop’s Helping Hand Project were announced in April with Pulsate Dance Force in Wangaratta winning the major prize of interior and exterior paint along with volunteer tradesmen to carry out the revamp. Applications were open to community groups, charities and businesses falling under the Wangaratta store’s
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locale and voted on by the community. Owner and director of Pulsate Dance Force, Samantha Pulvirenti, said that the strict restrictions placed on the arts industry during COVID meant that all plans to improve and update the studio were put on hold. “Re-painting the studio has been on our ‘to do list’ for a long time but when COVID hit, it suddenly wasn’t a priority - I was more concerned in being able to keep the studio alive for all the chil-
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dren to have a dance home they could come back to,” she said. “Winning this prize means that our studio can get a new fresh look and allows us to concentrate on other important projects for the children.” As the only major Australian made and owned paint manufacturer Haymes Paint wanted to offer a positive and lasting impact on local communities after such a tough year in 2020.
“Someone mentioned the competition to me and suggested we apply,” Samantha said. “I definitely didn’t think this would be attainable for our small business, but I’m so glad now that I did apply. “To be voted as a worthy recipient is humbling, as is knowing that our local community and dance family are right behind us and want to see us succeed.” Annie Heetel of Haymes Paint Shop Wangaratta said they were very proud
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to be able to give not just paint but excitement to the winner for a fresh start and new look in 2021. “We were very excited that our Haymes paint shop was able to run a competition supporting the local community and businesses who had such a tough 2020 with being forced to close for periods of time and operate on smaller scale at other times,” Annie said.
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