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Organisers of a charity auction aimed to raise money for prostate cancer are going back to the drawing board after the house they were auctioning failed to sell.
The Build it Blue – Charity House Auction was held at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic.
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic carpentry group leader Brian Dillon stands inside the unsold home.
Carpentry group leader Brian Dillon was on hand to show people around the house which had been built in conjunction with students at the polytechnic and Placemakers, who supplied the materials.
Senate Communication Counsel consultant Hilary Marett says a group of level three building students worked on the house.
“They finished it the old fashioned way with no nail guns.”
Proceeds from the auction were to go the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
“The project has gone some way to producing some top notch builders which are in desperate need in New Zealand right now.”
Earlier on in the year, Placemakers held a shaving event where tradesmen shaved their heads to raise money for prostate cancer.
Tauranga MP Simon Bridges also offered up some hair for the cause, shaving his legs.
Posted on 06-11-2011 00:20 | By SCARLET PIMPINEL
The cost to build is more than market price as a rule these days, buyers know it to, so ya have to price accordingly. nevertheless good cause and also a good idea to train onsite, in the good old days the learners were called ’apprentices’ and they learned the ropes on the job from a real tradesman, oh how things have changed where now that is a novelty item.