NEW ZEALAND. The Loop Duty Free, New Zealand has launched its first ever Cure Kids Red Nose Day campaign with the help of celebrity couple Art & Matilda.
The couple [Art Green and Matilda Rice], who met on reality TV show The Bachelor NZ, were onsite at The Loop Duty Free at Auckland Airport to raise awareness of child health research charity Cure Kids.
Instead of his trademark red rose, Art presented Matilda with a Red Nose in support of the campaign.
The Loop Duty Free has become an associate partner of Cure Kids. The charity will officially begin its annual Red Nose Day Campaign tomorrow (1 November).
“Having Art & Matilda here to support our first ever Red Nose campaign is fantastic,” said The Loop Duty Free, New Zealand General Manager Tom Byrne. “They are such a busy couple and to see them give up their valuable leisure time to help Cure Kids is a real inspiration to our team.
“It also speaks volumes about their commitment to helping raise funds to ensure that Cure Kids can continue to fund important research into childhood diseases.”
Art & Matilda were returning from Fiji after taking part in the Accor Hotels Race to Survive which is a four day endurance event across Fiji in support of Cure Kids.
Cure Kids CEO Frances Benge commented: “It’s wonderful to welcome The Loop Duty Free to our family of sponsors. We hope that as many travellers as possible take up the opportunity to support Red Nose Day during our campaign which runs through until 18 November.”
Art Green said: “Cure Kids is an incredible charity so we jumped at the chance to support their annual appeal, Red Nose Day, at the Loop Duty Free. We have really enjoyed taking part in our Fiji challenge but raising funds is what this is all about so swapping the red rose for a Red Nose seems like a fun way to raise funds for what is a very serious cause.”
Red Noses are available in return for a NZ$3 (US$2.15) donation at The Loop Duty Free until 20 November.
The Red Nose Day Campaign can be supported by visiting www.rednoseday.co.nz or by texting ‘nose’ to 933.