A group of young Sydney children on holidays and their friends from Neville have inspired locals to open their wallets and donate over $500 to the Queensland Flood Relief Appeal.
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Sydney siblings Adjoa, Kukawa and Kobina Assan, who are in Neville for the school holidays, recruited local girls Ellen and Christina Brown to help stage a ‘Bug Fun Park’ exhibition at the Neville Historical Museum on January 15.
The children displayed a number of special animals and items including; cicadas, gollywogs, lavender bunches as well as all of the unique treasures the museum houses.
Ellen hosted a dog show for visitors and performed several amazing tricks with Jesse.
She also brought her lamb, ‘Bandit’, to the event and visitors were able to pat, brush, feed and walk it.
Kukawa and Christina’s job was to sell lolly bags and drinks at the Sandgate Café and collect the entry fee from customers.
Kobina’s job was to stand up out the front and hold a poster up but it wasn’t as easy as he thought when it started pouring rain and the poster was ripped.
Adjoa, who was a tour guide on the day, said the children came up with the idea to raise money for the flood appeal after the children found a cicada on the side of the road during a bike ride.
“Kobina had the idea that we should charge money and all money raised would go to flood victims,” she told the Blayney Chronicle.
“We then went door knocking, handed out flyers and asked for donations.”
“We would like to give a huge thankyou to Betty Wilson for allowing us to open her museum which is an invaluable part of the Neville community,” Adjoa said.
Adjoa said she could not be more thankful to Neville residents for their support and willingness to donate.
The children raised $502.30 in total and deposited the money into the Premier’s flood relief account at Blayney’s National Bank on Monday.