By Dongyun Kwon and Felicity van Rensburg
Local children enjoyed colouring in a page of the Star Mail newspaper over the Easter holidays.
Main Street Quality Butchers and Smokehouse hosted a colour-in competition/raffle.
“We wanted to do something fun for the kids for Easter,” the shopowner Steve Hollis said.
The colour-in competition/raffle was advertised in the Star Mail newspaper, and over 30 kids submitted their colour-in.
The prize was a hamper filled with over $300 worth of products donated by local businesses in Healesville and Yarra Glen.
To give an equal chance for every kid to win, the event host decided to do a lucky draw to choose a winner.
Through the lucky draw, Chum Creek Primary School Grade 4 student Noah Lam was chosen as a winner of the hamper.
Noah was excited to receive the special prize.
“Mum told me that the butchers would let me colour in a newspaper page, so I just did it,” he said.
“I am really happy. I’ve never won anything before.”
The event host thanked everyone who participated and supported the event.
“We’re happy with responses from the community, both kids, who participated in the colour-in, and businesses who donated to the hamper,” Steve said.
“We hope this inspires more shoppers to do something for kids in the community.”
The products for the hamper were donated by Verso Books, Morris et al, Toscano’s, Midnight Flowers, Laneway Cafe, Bendigo Bank, Wild Grains Bakery, Candy Emporium, Village Grocers, Miss Spelts, Yarra Glen Bakery, Glenda’s Candles and Creswick Mills.
