Buddy Day Breakfast. Sadie Franks 2yrs got to pick her own life size buddy at the offical breakfast this morning. Photo by John Borren. 14 Nov 2014
Buddy Day Breakfast. Sadie Franks 2yrs got to pick her own life size buddy at the offical breakfast this morning. Photo by John Borren. 14 Nov 2014
Life-sized cardboard children will attend meetings, schools, hospitals and MP's offices throughout Tauranga today.
The cut outs are part of a national Buddy Day today, aimed at raising awareness of child abuse in the community.
Mount Maunganui Intermediate children were among hundreds of children in the Bay of Plenty whocreated the cardboard children, which will spend the day with various adults including local MPs Todd Muller and Simon Bridges and Tauranga Hospital staff.
Mr Bridges and Mr Muller were among a gathering of local leaders at Trinity Wharf this morning to lauch the event.
Olympian cyclist Sarah Ulmer was also at the launch.
The event, organised by Child Matters, originated in Hamilton and was last year held in Auckland, Wellington and Tauranga.
Mount Maunganui Intermediate's, Lucca Pryor-Borchardt, 12, with his buddy Jimmy Jack, at an assembly just for Buddies. The students and staff have produced 142 buddies. Photo/John Borren
