Raising funds for a Mobi Chair

The crowd the turned up to Tivoli Cinema to help raise funds for a Mobi Chair. Image Supplied.

‘Bohemian Rhaposdy' was the winning movie that was chosen to help the Papamoa Rotary Club in conjunction with Papamoa Surf Life Saving Club raise funds.

The funds were being raised to help purchase a Mobi Chair, to help anyone who is unable to walk on to the beach, or into the water.

The Mobi Chair has huge wheels and it can go right into the water.

Jane Lee, who is the joint event coordinator at the Papamoa Rotary Club says the fundraiser was a fantastic turnout.

'We sold 110 tickets, so we have enough funds to purchase the Mobi Chair, plus place mats to place on the sand to be able to get the chair into the water,” says Jane.

'There is no delivery date as of yet.”

The Papamoa Rotary decided to get on board with helping the Papamoa Surf Life Saving Club, as they were given a $1000 grant and the challenge to try and double it and give it to someone in the community.

'About 10 people got together and brainstormed and we came up with the idea of having a movie night,” says Jane.

The rotary got in contact with Tivoli Cinema in Papamoa East and ran the movie simultaneously in all three theatres.

When the Mobi Chair arrives in the Bay of Plenty, the Papamoa Surf Living Saving Club will be given the task of storing and looking after the chair, as well as allocating the use of it.

Jane says they hope to hold more events so more money can be raised for the community, and are planning to hold more movie nights in the near future.

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