The community has come to the rescue after a technical glitch meant hundreds of decile one primary students were set to go home empty-handed from the school’s Christmas gift appeal.
The Shoebox Christmas appeal allows lower decile schools to sign up their students to receive a box of presents to make sure every child has a gift.
Staff at Naenae Primary School were devastated yesterday as they contemplated giving presents to some children and none to others, after an error with their sign-up sheet left them short by hundreds of shoeboxes.
