A donation made by the Diocese of Palmerston North Catholic Charities Allocations Group has provided an opportunity the Flaxmere Jarmy Army to buy warm clothes for families.
“We negotiate with The Warehouse”, says Ana Apatu.
“For every purchase of pyjamas, The Warehouse will donate a set of thermals.
My friend Bev Te Huia emails me, “Four kiddies arrived in their jarmys for kura that day … So we changed them into their new jarmys”
” … some kiddies said that this was the first pair of jarmys they have ever received and others walked around with them all day in their arms like it was Christmas.” Read more