AUTUMN BOOK FAIR
24th & 25th May 2025
The Autumn Book Fair was held last May at the Helensville A&P Showgrounds. A brilliant couple of days, this time the weather holding until we were packing up on Sunday, when the rain set in. Book sales totaled $13,000, and with the raffles, and BBQ trailer yet to come, a very satisfactory result. All funds raised are deposited into the Lions Club of Helensville Charitable Trust and are used to help the many individuals and organisations in our community who are in the need of assistance.
Thank you to all who donated so many high-quality books, without you it would not have been possible to hold the event. Thanks also to Club members and their families who were with us all weekend and the students from Kaipara College who helped in the set up on Friday. Thanks to the Friends of Lions, Kaipara College Hockey 1st X1 and scouts who assisted in packing up and cleaning the Hall on Sunday. Putting together a book fair is an all-round team effort and we would not be able to do it without the assistance we receive from our community, especially the Helensville A&P Show who gave us the unlimited use of their facilities for the lead up to the weekend. A special thanks to Burmester Realty for letting us use their premises as a drop off point, and to Chris Smith who has given us the use of his shed where the books are sorted and stored.
The books left over will be re-sorted with damaged or unsaleable books going to the Helensville Recycle Centre. Surplus children’s books are distributed to Play-centres and Kindergartens. Other books are sold at the Lions book stall at the Village Market, which is held on the third Sunday of each month at the Helensville A&P Showgrounds.
The next Book Fair is our Christmas Book Fair which will be held on the last weekend of November, Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th.
As a service to the community the Helensville Lions will accept books throughout the year. Small amounts can be left with Burmester Realty, Commercial Road, Helensville, larger amounts can be delivered to our shed on a Tuesday afternoon between 1pm and 3pm. The shed is situated behind the Gull petrol station, Mill Road , Helensville, otherwise contact Chris at 027 646 3324 or any other member of the Lions Club of Helensville.
