August 2018
We have opened a caravan one day a week in Levin. Wednesdays. We are taking bookings only for Tuesday and hope to be open 2 days a week by the end of the year.
1st October 2017 ...iHow Ltd began trading as iHow Charitable Trust. Suzanne was no longer able to support the caravan projects so formed a Charitable Trust..
A Trust Board has been formed and we are hopeful of funding applications to enable us to keep our teaching price affordable to those who need us.
Trust Board Members: Suzanne and Ian Carpenter, Tangi Utikere, Lucy Bull and Marty O'Fee.
We are looking forward to continuing the good work into 2018 in Hawkes Bay and Manawatu and maybe expanding further afield in 2018. Watch this space.
2014-2015
We celebrated the life of Ron Love in April 2015. Ron has managed the caravan for nearly 5 years. We all miss Ron and our prayers are with Trish as she continues life without Ron.
Help we are still increasing! 30th June 2015 we had over 1200 passes, that is about 7.3 passes a day as we are only open Tuesday - Friday.
We now spread out into the Weavers Room in HIghbury and the Community Room in Milson most days. We have at least 3 tutors during the school holidays and at least 2 on normal days with someone on call if we get really busy.
2013-2014
With increased publicity we had 1186 passes with a pass rate of 98%.
2012-2013
We have two staff full time at the caravan and average about six passes a day. We achieved 877 passes for the year ending 30 June 2013. We expect over 1000 passes in 2014. This service is increasing in numbers as word gets out.
Read our latest story in the Tribune http://www.ffxonline.co.nz/TRB/index.html
iHOW Ltd started in 2004.
We started with one tutor, Suzanne, and a Diahatsu Charade pulling a slightly less maintained caravan. We had 100 passes in our first year and started to look at employing help on the busy days and when Suzanne was away.
We have painted the caravan. Speedy signs donated the sign-writing. Thanks guys.
We have upgraded to a Ford Fiesta from the trusty Charade.
The tests are now done on computers, the questions keep changing, we have five staff working hard to keep up.