Swim for Life Tairāwhiti delivers swim and survival education to students from Manutuke to Hicks Bay.
Programmes are targeted at low decile schools where parents are often unable to support extra-curricular activities such as swimming.
This year they will help 3,200 kids become safer in the water, as well as introducing a pilot programme for beach education and healthy rivers and seas.
They set up their fund at Sunrise to help their ongoing fundraising efforts as they teach kids to swim now. The great thing is it will also continue to support water safety education in the future.
Read about Swim for Life Tairāwhiti's fund