Reach chairwoman Susan Baty has seen the stress evaporate from parents’ faces when they realise everything is free.
She remembers one family with five children who told her it was the first time they could do something as a family because it was free.
Bunnings sponsors the sausage sizzle providing the food and staff. “We wouldn’t be able to do it without Bunnings.”
Youthline also provides volunteers for the sizzle.
Baty is seeking more volunteers for a couple of hours on Saturday for various roles. Email susan.bookworm@yahoo.co.nz.
She became involved with Reach when she was a Papaioea ward city councillor and has been chairwoman for 10 years.
A committee member who wanted a community event around water came up with the Wacky Water Day concept.
The event is alcohol, smoke and vape-free.
The Details
What: Wacky Water Day
When: Saturday, February 17, 12-4pm
Where: Skoglund Park, Thames St
Entry: Free
Judith Lacy has been the editor of the Manawatū Guardian since December 2020. She graduated from journalism school in 2001 and this is her second role editing a community paper.
