A good deed has been paid forward by Rotorua's Jayden Williams.
The Rotorua 14-year-old has cerebral palsy and is wheelchair-bound. He spends most of his time indoors but was recently deprived of one of his prized possessions when his family's television was stolen.
After reading Jayden's story in The DailyPost, Harvey Norman Rotorua electrical proprietor Regan Fraser wanted to help. He contacted electronics company Panasonic and arranged for a new television for Jayden and his family.
"Times are tough for people and when you see something like this and you can help then it's great," Mr Fraser said.
Jayden was "dumbfounded" by the gift of the new television. "Thanks so much," he said.
He lives with his mum, Tracy Mosen and his older brother and sister. The family were burgled about a month ago while they slept and their 42-inch television was taken.
When the television was stolen Jayden posted a $100 reward on social networking website Facebook for its return. His mother said money would now be donated to The Daily Post Christmas Appeal for Rotorua's Salvation Army Foodbank.
"People have done such a nice thing for us and we should pass it on."
Ms Mosen said Jayden spent a lot of his time in the lounge playing computer games on the television but since it was stolen spent a lot of time staring at the empty space where it once sat.
Jayden can't run around and play like other teenagers and has intense therapy sessions and playing video games is like an escape for him, Ms Mosen said.
The family couldn't afford to replace the stolen television.
