The happiness on hospice patients' faces as they watched students sing and dance was enough reward for Emily McCarthy.
The 16-year-old Tauranga Girls' College student organised a performance for the Waipuna Hospice's day programme yesterday lunchtime to bring joy to the lives of patients there.
The idea was sparked last year when Emily took part in the Youth Parliament, representing Health Minister Tony Ryall. She was seated at a table next to Waipuna Hospice chief executive Richard Thurlow, who suggested she get involved.
From there, the idea took hold and Emily organised a concert last year for her tenure project for the Youth Parliament.