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.
