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Mahurangi East Volunteer Fire Brigade members gave the thumbs up for community support following the success of their envelope appeal.
Members collected envelopes from households in the fire brigade area, which includes Sandspit, Snells Beach, Algies Bay, Martins Bay and Scotts Landing. The effort raised $12,337, up from about $11,000 last year.
The money will be used to modify the brigade’s water tanker so a new pump can be installed, which will deliver greater water pressure and volume.
Brigade business administration manager Christine Kyle was hugely appreciative of the community’s support.
“To get $12,000 from a community of this size is amazing,” she says.
She says the tanker is one of the few available for fire duties in Rodney.
It is often called out to rural areas where there is no town water supply and securing quick access to plentiful water is essential.
