The boat's come in again.
The rumpty old dinghy stolen from the ABC Papamoa West Childcare is back at its mooring and the kids are delighted.
ABC Papamoa West Childcare is appealing for the return of its boat. Photo: Facebook.
The boat, a very old, battered and holed dinghy was stolen from the Childcare playground over the weekend.
The theft left the kids confused and upset, says a spokesperson from the centre.
But after publicity on SunLive and social media, two people spotted the boat in a community garden off Hartford Avenue in Papamoa, and staff went straight round and picked it up.
On Facebook, ABC Papamoa West thanked everyone for their concern and support regarding our missing boat.
'We have been overwhelmed with how the community has responded,” the post reads.
'We are happy to say we have our boat back! The children are overjoyed and excited to have it return to their playground.”
Two other people had offered to donate boats to the childcare.
'Just shows how generous and wonderful this community is," says Sharn Blanchard of ABC Papamoa West Childcare.
"ABC Papamoa West would like to thank everyone.”
2 comments
What low-life thought
Posted on 25-08-2016 12:48 | By SML
stealing it from a childcare centre, and "giving" it to a community garden, was ever going to be a good deed? I hope the people responsible are caught, and have to front up and apologise to the kids! What makes people think they can just "take" stuff that obviously belongs to someone else?
Anchor
Posted on 25-08-2016 14:23 | By waiknot
Make sure it's securely tied up next time otherwise the next spring tide will whisk it away ????
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