WESTERN NEWS
Monday October 27 2014
Community supports family
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Over the past four weeks shoe company The Athlete’s Foot has donated more than $17,000 to Christchurch schools. Through the 2014 School Rewards Programme, The Athlete’s Foot Northlands and Riccarton have presented 18 Christchurch schools with cash, vouchers and sporting equipment. Riccarton High School, Middleton Grange, Cobham Intermediate School, Christchurch Boys’ High School, Kirkwood Intermediate School and Medbury School were one of the many recipients of the rewards programme this year.
BY GRACE CABELL One Christchurch family is receiving some much-needed community support to look after their sick daughter. Three-year-old pre-schooler Charlotte Moriarty has an aggressive soft-tissue tumour in her pelvis. To get the treatment she needs, Charlotte’s family have had to move to Australia for radiotherapy which could not be provided in New Zealand. Charlotte’s father Joe Moriarty was a builder and carpenter. He quit his job mid-year to start up his own business, until Charlotte was diagnosed in July. After Mr Moriarty quit his job, Portebelo Preschool in Avonhead, was worried the family would not have enough money to support themselves overseas. The Canterbury District Health Board had provided funding for Charlotte and her mother, but her twin brother, PJ and father have had to fund themselves. To help out, Avonhead residents have been pitching in to help support the pre-schooler and her family. Last Thursday, the pre-school held a shared morning tea and
SUPPORT: Charlotte Ann Moriarty, 3, attended Portebelo Preschool in Avonhead. The pre-school has been fundraising for her radiotherapy in Australia. bake sale, where it raised more than $1000 for the young girl. Pre-school members organised the community fundraiser to help supply basic needs, such as accommodation. The money raised would also help Charlotte and her family to pay for the specific form of radiotherapy, brachytherapy. Portebelo Preschool centre leader Lisa Dean said families and teachers had done all they could
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to try to help out. “One teacher organised a raffle, and one of the parents donated some handmade headbands for people to buy as well,” she said. Portebelo Preschool team leader Ayanthi Nonis said Charlotte was always a quiet, helpful child. “Both Charlotte and PJ were very popular with their friends. The family didn’t want to split up the twins and the brother being there is a very big help for Char-
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