Rosetown grotto
Rosetown Lions ladies and the piles of toys they are preparing for Santa’s Grotto. They are, from left, Liz Schmidt, Julia Wilcox and Janet Louw. Photo: Viv Posselt
Several Rosetown Lions women spent Monday afternoon preparing gifts for the club’s annual Santa’s Grotto initiative.
Rosetown Lions ladies and the piles of toys they are preparing for Santa’s Grotto. They are, from left, Liz Schmidt, Julia Wilcox and Janet Louw. Photo: Viv Posselt
They spent the time wrapping and labelling Christmas presents for children visiting Santa at his First National spot in Alexandra Street in the lead-up to Christmas. The toys were collected from op-shops around Te Awamutu, checked and then given a refresh.
The initiative, which has been running for about seven years, relies heavily on support from local businesses.
The Rosetown members gathered at the Te Awamutu home of Jane Louw where they prepared the gifts and filled small bags with sparkly oats for each child to take home for Santa’s reindeer.
The grotto will be open after Saturday’s Christmas parade.
Santa’s Grotto toys waiting to be wrapped by the Rosetown Lions members. Photo: Viv Posselt
