Rotorua schoolgirl Tayla Sloane's act of kindness earlier this year has bounced back, in the nicest way.
In June Tayla, 11, gave away a mountainbike she won to a needier child in the community.
Tonight, her act of generosity will receive official recognition from the Foundation for Character Education.
Tayla won the bikeafter selling the most chocolate bars in a fundraiser for a school playground. She already had a new bike, a birthday present, so she decided to give her prize to nine-year-old Atairia Te Rupe, who has suffered from a chronic respiratory condition all her life.
Atairia carries an oxygen tank with her in a backpack to help ease her breathing.
After reading about Tayla's story, the foundation decided one good turn deserved another.
Tayla will be one of four people to receive a National Character Education Award in a ceremony in Christchurch.
Her parents, Sandy and Matthew Sloane, and younger brother Brad have flown to Christchurch with her.
In further proof that what goes around comes around, Tayla won a second bike soon after she gave her bike to Atairia. She sold the bike to a teacher and spent the money on clothes.
Foundation director John Heenan said he hoped Tayla's story would motivate others to perform acts of kindness.
Other award recipients include an Invercargill teenager who returned $800 to a bank after one of its ATM machines gave him more money than he requested, and a Wanaka man who rescued a child trapped in a car after it plunged into a lake.
