The Hogg family (from left) Shane, Jasmyn (4), Ellie,
Mikayla (7) and grandmother Colleen Boniface celebrate
after donating the 100,000th dollar to Cure Kids. Holding
the $100,000 sign are (from left) Tracey Godfrey and Karen
Henderson of Cadbury, Cure Kids business development
manager Josie Spillane, Cure Kids ambassador Moneka
Prasad-Sinclair and Owen Glover, of Cadbury. Photo by Jane
Dawber.
It was like any other Saturday shopping expedition. The
Hogg family pulled up to the Cadbury car park and opened the
window to pay, just as they do most Saturday mornings - except
this time, a gathered crowd went wild with celebration.
Ellie and Shane Hogg, and their two children Mikayla and
Jasmyn, were left speechless when they learned the $1 they
had just handed over for parking was the 100,000th dollar
collected by Cadbury staff for Cure Kids.
Cadbury events co-ordinator Lee-Anne Anderson said more than
1400 hours of volunteer labour on Saturday mornings helped
Cadbury staff raise the money, which would be used for
research to help children with serious illnesses.
The Dunedin family was given a gift basket filled with meal
and petrol vouchers, tickets to Moana Pool and the movies,
and of course, an assortment of Cadbury's chocolates.
"We just came down to the Farmers Market to buy a cabbage and
some other odds and ends," Mrs Hogg said.
"We come here most weekends and we try to park here as much
as we can, because it's accessible and it's for a good
cause."
Mr and Mrs Hogg were especially supportive of the car park
because their daughter Jasmyn has autism.
Once the excitement had ended, the Hoggs returned to their
usual Saturday morning routine shopping at the Farmers
Market, albeit with an extra big basket full of goodies under
one arm.
- john.lewis@odt.co.nz
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