Donation to prevent youth suicide in Tawa

$11,000 was raised and donated to Tawa College to support the prevention of youth suicide.
 
Principal, Andrew Savage, received this donation at Tawa Rotary on 18 April 2023. He spoke on the challenges that students and teachers face in today's society. His excitement over the donation was palpable.  Andrew's plan to support over sixty youth and teachers is humbling. Some great goodwill come from the work that has been done by the Building Hope Committee to raise these funds. 
Tawa Rotarian and past president, Judith Gray shared how the Building Hope Committee was formed. A luncheon had been arranged with guest speaker, Sir Graham Henry - yet this significant fundraising event had to be cancelled due to COVID-19. People who had bought tickets agreed to donate their contribution towards Building Hope. 
 
The Building Hope - preventing youth suicide cause involved support from Travel by Design, NZ Chambers of Commerce (Porirua), Nada Bakery, Smartway Builders, Sarah Searanche Catering, Tommys, Hutt Mana Charitable Trust.