Last Thursday night was the annual Howick Sports Awards. Unfortunately I was late due to a delayed fight back from Wellington (work Board meeting) so I missed some of the presentations. What I did see was amazing - such incredible local talent that we have in East Auckland. Howick Pakuranga Community Sports Centre (formerly known as Pakuranga United Rugby Club) did an incredible job of organising and hosting the evening!
I was a judge in the 2021 awards so I have some appreciation of the tough job to narrow down the nominations and choose the winners. Based on what we heard on the night, each was really deserving of the nomination even if they didn’t win.
The Supreme Award went to Lance Revill who has built and led Revill Boxing Gym - he’s a local legend who not only helps people get fit and achieve world class boxing status, he’s also a great mentor and strong supporter of lifelong learning. Congratulations to Lance!
Celebrating with Aaron Martin, President of East Skate Club
It was especially awesome that Aaron Martin received a Service to Sport award. Aaron has been the driving force behind East Skate Club and it’s been fantastic working with him and the rest of the team to get this club off the ground. It’s only been two years but we’ve managed to achieve a lot for local kids, including running learn to skate programmes in schools and at the local skatepark.