On Thursday the student Kaiārahi went to Henderson to Give a Kid a Blanket. This is a charity for the children who are less fortunate than us. Bernie (the organizer) walked us through their warehouse and explained how the organization works. All the different rooms had a purpose like the bedding room, the baby room, and the PJ room. We learned a lot but the biggest thing was how grateful we felt to have our own beds and not to have to share a bed with our siblings to keep warm.

We also met with police officers and social workers that go out and distribute the packages 'Give a Kid a Blanket' put together.  These people work in the poorest parts of our Auckland Community.

Following are some other important information, facts and learning we wanted to share are: 

• Give a Kid a Blanket are short of PJ’s for teenagers.
• 'Give a Kid a Blanket' distribute more than just blankets - they give bedding packages that include sheets, pillows, duvets, and duvet covers. They give warm clothes packages like for babies from 0-3 months.
• We were all shocked by the number of people needing help.  
• The bigger the blanket better!  Kids share beds!
• People donate good quality things.
• We were shocked how much money 'Give a Kid a Blanket' had to spend on bedding last year, it was $23,000 and in 2019 they only had to spend $4000.
• Makes us think how fortunate we are to have a roof over our heads and our own rooms.
• Even a small donation is helpful! 
• This is our chance to help! We are the young leaders of New Zealand! 

Thank you for supporting the charity! 

The Student Kaiārahi,

Phoebe, Lindsay, Martin, Sienna, Sarah, Geroges, William, Fenghao, Libby, Noah S, Mackenzie, Jihae, Rebecca, and Malika.