Letter to the Editor-Thursday December 20, 2012

Think again

If you are thinking of showering your children with Christmas gifts, think again.

Many children in Samoa and Fiji have been traumatised and left homeless. The Red Cross Society, as always, is sending emergency relief supplies to the battered islands.

The New Zealand government, as it should, is offering financial assistance.

As a mark of respect for the 20 beautiful, innocent children and six school staff cold-bloodedly murdered by a young, crazed gunman, I earnestly appeal to the public to donate toys to the society.

Explain to your children the need to help others in dire straits, especially during the festive (not silly) season.

SAM REDDY

Kaitaia