Charity build in the groove

A spec home build is in full swing for an NBS Dancing for a Cause contestant’s fundraiser for Nelson Tasman Hospice.

G.J. Gardner Nelson is leading the project in Berryfields with a plethora of local suppliers and businesses providing discounted materials and labour to raise funds for contestant Jayde Howe’s fundraising total. Franchisee for the house-building company, Steve Vercoe, says the Summersfield Blvd site was chosen since it was one of the only house and land packages it had at the time Jayde approached them in early November about the possible fundraiser.

He says the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home will soon be on the market for $790,000, with hopes of having it sold before completion, which is expected to be in May next year, just in time for the dancing event.

“Everyone’s donating their time or their materials in some way, shape or form. So essentially, we price the house as it would normally be, and then someone will say, ‘here’s a free roll of building wrap’,” Steve says.

“Then we’re able to deduct that from the job and pass those proceeds over to Jayde, in which full proceeds of her fundraising go direct to the Nelson Tasman Hospice.”

Jayde says she is overwhelmed by the support from the Nelson G.J Gardner team and all the suppliers that are getting behind this amazing fundraiser and can’t wait to see it all come together.

Nelson Tasman Hospice chief executive Tony Gray says he was “delighted” with the charity build.

“It’s an amazing gift to include it within the whole Dancing for a Cause, so we’re incredibly grateful for the support we get from G.J Gardner Homes Nelson.”

The biennial Dancing for a Cause event will take the stage at Trafalgar Centre on 16 and 17 May next year.