New Zealand Celebrates 100 Years of Surf Life Saving !

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Way to go Kiwis !

Per NZ Post Office:

"New Zealand Post is celebrating the vital role that Surf Life Saving plays with the release of the ‘100 years of Surf Life Saving’ stamp issue. The issue depicts the heroic volunteers in action - patrolling beaches and rescuing swimmers in heavy surf on beaches up and down the country."

http://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/Cultures/en-NZ/Stamps/NewZealandCurrentIssues/100YearsofSurfLifeSaving/

Get yours now ! Order online !

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*** Many Thanks to Chris Brewster and Lifesaving News for the lead and heads up on this most Aaa-Cellent news from NZ !

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/LifesavingNews/message/5929

Stamps mark 100 years of Surf Life Saving
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 4:13 pm
Press Release: Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Stamps mark 100 years of Surf Life Saving

The 2010/11 summer is dubbed the `Summer of the Surf Lifeguard' - marking 100 years since the first life saving patrols began in New Zealand . Over the past century Surf Lifeguards have saved more than 50,000 lives at beaches around the country.

x-ref: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1011/S00045/stamps-mark-100-years-of-surf-life-saving.htm

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