Support shown by people after a double fatality car accident has left the Town family flabbergasted - but in a good way.
Jennifer Town and her 14-year-old son Zane died on SH3 near Bulls on May 9 in the accident. Three other family members - Jennifer's son Hayden, daughter Rachel and grandson Lucas - were injured.
Husband of Jennifer and father of Zane, Willie Town, and father of Jennifer and grandfather of Zane, Denys Peck, came into the Chronicle offices on Thursday to express their thanks to the community. Willie is from Wanganui and Denys from Hamilton. They said from schools to neighbours to emergency services to businesses they have received overwhelming help and kindness.
"The students from Zane's school, (Wanganui) High School, have been fundraising, childcare providers Porse and Paua have been marvellous, Harrison's Hire erected a marquee on the lawn on the Sunday without asking for free, neighbours and the local marae have supplied so much food and cooking," said Denys. The hire company also donated portable cookers, trestles and other equipment while the High School also erected a large tent for the overflow for the Town family's's Gonville house.
"Gonville School within a day had sorted food parcels, there's just been so much free food."