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A high school building team have been helping out their local community and this makes them a bunch of good sorts.
The Cambridge High School building team are a group of men led by a woman and they have been helping their community out in a bricks and mortar kind of way.
The cemetery in Te Awamutu is situated in a nice spot with a nice view and visitors really seem to like the new toilet.
Charlotte is the boss of four boys. Hamish is in construction, same with Gage and Jared. Shaun is the designer. Together they are the Cambridge High School building team and they built the toilet.
The Te Awamutu cemetery did have another toilet once, but it has since been demolished as it was so derelict no one wanted to go on it.
So the Cambridge High School building team got busy, working lunch times, skipping other classes, they even got resource consent.
"Resource consent wasn't a major issue&I think because we're school kids they went easy on us," Charlotte Welch-Cropp says.
This isn't the first time the Cambridge High School building team have improved their community. Last year they built a horse hospital.
It is all part of a national building competition and while they are national champs three times they have also learnt about helping their community.
"People come to the cemetary to say hi to loved ones and so its good they can have something they can use, so they don't have to go off somewhere else do the business and come back," says Welch-Cropp.
Apparently building a toilet teaches you plenty like the art of getting grumpy at sub contractors and living under the leadership of a woman.
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Post new commentRuralWomenNZ said on 2011-06-17 @ 09:09 NZDT: Report abusive post
Hey! We thought you might be interested in the aftersocks projects that will raise money for the Chch Mayoral Fund. The idea came from two Cantabrian sisters called Justine and Jo Ottey. Check out the website www.aftersocks.co.nz from the 20th June or www.facebook.com/aftersocks.
Jazz1 said on 2010-05-24 @ 14:59 NZDT: Report abusive post
Love this segment! What great people!
margi21 said on 2010-04-07 @ 21:36 NZDT: Report abusive post
I have this guys heart i would be dead if it wasent for him , thanks barry !
Jankeal said on 2009-12-25 @ 23:57 NZDT: Report abusive post
Tim is my father and i'd just like to say that i'm proud of what he does bringing happiness to others lives and yet still finds time to talk and see his grandchildren. For a man who's had it rough the last 2-3 years it hasn't slowed him down and he still has time for everyone. Good on you dad/Pop!
TheHoltens said on 2009-12-21 @ 11:34 NZDT: Report abusive post
The piece about Mark Granthams brought tears to my eyes. What an inspirational young man. Has made me look at myself and realise what little I do for the wider community. Thanks Mark :)