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8 Wednesday <strong>June</strong> <strong>24</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
SELWYN TIMES<br />
News<br />
GENEROUS: Lincoln High School year 11 social studies students<br />
are attempting what they call the school’s biggest food drive yet.<br />
Students organise<br />
massive food drive<br />
LINCOLN HIGH school is<br />
attempting to fill a trailer load<br />
of donated goods to give to the<br />
Christchurch City Mission.<br />
The school is asking not only<br />
students to help with their mission<br />
but the wider community as<br />
well.<br />
About 700 donated items<br />
were collected from students on<br />
Wednesday last week.<br />
A drop-off point was also set<br />
up for the community at Lincoln<br />
New World on Saturday.<br />
The initiative is being led by<br />
the year 11 social studies class<br />
with help from the school’s services<br />
council.<br />
The idea came from the<br />
increased demand food banks<br />
around the country are reporting<br />
since Covid-19.<br />
As well as the usual cans<br />
and non-perishable food<br />
items, the school is also asking<br />
for donations of food for full<br />
meals.<br />
Teacher Lana Werahiko said<br />
they will also be confidentially<br />
delivering the food to people in<br />
need within the community.<br />
“Covid-19 has been hard on<br />
many in our community and<br />
these young people are wanting<br />
to support all of Canterbury<br />
by donating these goods to the<br />
Christchurch City Mission.”<br />
The donated items which are<br />
expected to be dropped off this<br />
week.<br />
GROUNDWORK: Work on the Rolleston health hub is progressing with concrete<br />
foundations poured last week. District council property group manager Douglas Marshall<br />
said the ground floor slab will be poured in three stages. The first pour was completed last<br />
Wednesday and the second is due on July 1. The final pour is expected on or around July<br />
15. Precast concrete panels are expected to arrive at the site today. Major structural steel<br />
elements will start to arrive in late August <strong>2020</strong>. The $14.8 million facility is being built on<br />
land directly opposite the district council offices, next to the St John ambulance base. <br />
New<br />
entrant<br />
Esther Burns has started<br />
at Leeston Primary School<br />
after turning five during<br />
the Covid-19 lockdown. <br />
GOOD CAUSE: Goods donated from the students and the<br />
wider community will be packed into a trailer and presented to<br />
the Christchurch City Mission. <br />
•Do you have a new<br />
entrant starting school in<br />
the district? Email your<br />
photos to devon.bolger@<br />
starmedia.kiwi<br />
Explore a variety of exciting events at <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
facilities and parks in the July school holidays.<br />
4 to 19 July<br />
Moviemania<br />
Hip Hop<br />
Workshop<br />
Discomania<br />
El Gregoe<br />
Magic Show<br />
For more events and booking details visit:<br />
selwyn.govt.nz/kidsfest
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