$5000 winnner at Papamoa

Papamoa Plaza manager David Hill, Santa, Shop ‘n’ Win winner Glenis Ashley and SunMedia director Claire Rogers. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Glenis Ashley's declaration ‘I never win anything' changed this week when she picked up the major prize of $5000 cash in Papamoa Plaza's annual Shop ‘n' Win promotion.

'I'm in shock, and they've just sat me down. I don't win things. I'm often close, but I don't win. I have a sister who wins everything she goes into; so this is a very lucky thing for me.”

Glenys has been 'to hell and back” after her husband passed, and she's been struggling to keep up with 'the things he used to do”.

Some much-needed house repairs are top of the list for spending the winnings. When asked if she was going to invest in a little special something for herself as well, Glenis is refreshingly down-to-earth. 'My dear, this has been a special day, I don't need anything else.”

Glenis shops at Papamoa Plaza 'all the time”, and is a keen supporter of the idea of buying local. 'I've always believed you do your own shopping in your own backyard. We've got everything here we need.”

The 22,000 residents of Papamoa submitted 27,543 entries. 'It was a fantastic response from the whole of the community,” says Papamoa Plaza manager David Hill.

'They really got in behind it. Thanks to The Weekend Sun for putting up the prize money of $5000 – it was a great opportunity to profile Papamoa during such an exciting time of the year, and great to see everyone so excited for Glenis to win.”

Once again, The Weekend Sun sponsored the major prize of $5000 and SunMedia director Claire Rogers says the event is very worthy of the support. 'Every year we turn someone's life around.”

And this year a community group will also benefit from the promotion – with Papamoa Plaza donating the $1000 retailer's prize to the Papamoa Support Centre.

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