The colouring skills of four primary school students has earned them the opportunity to get up close with the subject of their drawings – the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter.
With over 200 entries in the NBS Rescue Helicopter Appeal month colouring competition, seven winners were welcomed onto the rescue base near Nelson Airport last week. Dovedale School’s Zoe Scorrar was one of those students and took the opportunity to take a look inside the chopper.
The winners had the opportunity to visit the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter hangar in Nelson to meet the crew, ask questions such as “why are there so many buttons [in the cockpit]?” and for some – even sit inside the helicopter. Each winner received a $50 Prezzy Card for their efforts.
The colouring competition was distributed as part of the NBS Rescue Helicopter Appeal month to schools throughout the regions the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter Trust operates in – from the Marlborough Sounds to Westport.
Children around the Nelson Tasman region also had the opportunity to enter with a special feature wrap on The Nelson Weekly during October.
NBS’s community engagement manager and established artist, Nic Foster, judged the entries.
“We were so impressed with the range and quality of the entries. Picking just a small selection of winners was such a difficult decision, but we considered the age of the entrant, creativity and imagination, use of mediums and the attention to detail. Well done to all who entered.”
More than $90,000 was raised during the Appeal Month in October this year, which goes directly towards the running costs of the helicopter.
