Te Waka Pounamu adopts Araura College on Aitutaki

Araura College in Aitutaki was recently adopted by Christchurch paddling club Te Waka Pounamu as part of the ‘adopt a school’ programme.

For the 10th anniversary of the Vaka Eiva festival, this year saw schools and vaka teams reuniting as part of the programme, which involves each visiting paddling team aligning themselves with a local school that they can support through the donation of school resources and involvement – an initiative that has been running successfully for the past two years.

To contribute to the ‘adopt a school’ programme, Christchurch vaka team Te Waka Pounamu held a fundraiser to purchase resources for the different departments of the school.

The teachers from Araura College gifted pareu in exchange for their aroa and gifts.

The students mentioned that they were grateful to receive the new gifts and they were humbled as other schools were in more need than them due to the recent fires.

With this in mind the college organised mufti days on Fridays for Avatea and Nukutere College and these funds will be sent to the respective schools.

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