Huge news! Escape Campers has been kind enough to sponsor me one of their amazing New Zealand campers for the Art Klick North Island Tour!
I am heading off for a one month road trip around the North Island next week to meet artists, tertiary institutes, media and the people in the New Zealand IT scene and thought it would be great to get a painted camper. After some quick research I found that Escape Rentals is 100% New Zealand owned and has the best artwork by far. It was an easy choice to approach Escape first.
After a quick chat to Michelle (the South Island manager) she talked to the (Christchurch based) owners and it was all go. So I’m
heading in to pick out my camper for the coming month tomorrow !
Escape Carbon Emissions Offset With Carbon South
Not only does Escape have new vans and great artwork (you should see their office in Cathedral Junction) but they are also offering their customers an opportunity to offset their carbon emissions by partnering with Carbon South which is a first for a New Zealand rental company.
Escape Plant a Tree
Escape also offer the opportunity to Plant a tree for $25 and directly help with 
the Te Kopi biodiversity project in the Pelorus Sound, part of the Marlborough region of New Zealand. Te Kopi will plant a tree in the best place suited to the project and will keep a record of donor name and where the tree was planted on a database.
In the coming Months, tree donors will be listed on the Te Kopi website with a GPS position of their tree which is super cool.
Escape Charity Campers
On top of all this, Escape also supports the WWF and NZ Aids Foundation by donating 5% of all revenue raised from their two charity campers (below).
This is a great example of a company doing everything they can to reduce their impact on the environment and support worthy charities. Escape is literally leading the way in internationally for environmental and socially conscious business practices.
I think the services Escape provide and values they stand for are the epitome of what New Zealand business should stand for and we could all learn from their example.
The plan
I will keep you updated with the tour via this blog and let you know how the trip is progressing and who I have met on my journeys.
My basic plans are to be in Wellington on Monday 18th August, meet the tertiary institutes like Victoria School of Design and Massey College of Creative Arts, hang out with Amie from Art List, meet Dave from Radio Active FM, and then go to the Unlimited Investment Challenge and meet some of my inspirations and hopefully get some interest in investment in Art Klick so we can expand the prints internationally. I then intend to travel up through the North Island for a week and a half, arriving in Auckland early September for a couple of weeks.
If anyone is keen to meet up to talk about art, the interwebs, marketing, interviews or their company feel free to send me an email or give me a txt or call on my cell (027 320 9881) and we can hang out.
I will keep you updated so check back often or subscribe to this blog.
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Below are some pics of the amazing artwork on the Escape campers – click on it to go to their site to check out more and book your next roadie! At $25 a day it’s a bargain! Thanks Escape!
