Twenty-six rural women recently traded their gumboots for dress shoes and came together for an end-of-year lunch with a mission.
The Tasman Rural Women’s group is on an ambitious mission to raise $50,000 to support Nelson and Tasman families who are struggling to afford school sports fees, shoes, and associated costs.
“It was great to get off the farm and enjoy an end-of-year lunch with other women in the ag sector,” says committee member Liza Vass.
Suzanne Spencer, a guest speaker, suggested ways for the women to look after themselves and be more active in practical, non-time-committing ways, which were warmly welcomed.
“Most of us are mothers as well as workers, which means most of us are time-poor, so they were good suggestions,” says Liza.
Liza says they have received good support from local businesses around their money-raising mission and are excited to progress further in their mission in the new year.
“December is always a crazy month for everyone and anyone. It’s really important to take a few hours out and recharge and that’s what our end-of-year lunch was all about. As well as celebrating that we have survived another year,” she says.
