The Bundy teen helping Chinese orphans
A DRIVE to help others has led to one Bundaberg teenager donating money from her small business to help improve children's lives.
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A DRIVE to help others has led to one Bundaberg teenager donating money from her small business to help improve children's lives.
Laura Helbig, 16, has been custom-making creative scrunchies and donating half of the proceeds to the Chinese Orphans Assistance Team (COAT).
Laura said she started the initiative last year, when a family friend showed her pictures of the children in the program.
"Last year we made $740 for the orphans and this year so far we have about $650 at the moment, and we had a heap of new orders last week," Laura said.
She said the experience had been a rewarding one, knowing the proceeds would be making a difference half the world away.
"From everything that has happened it has been so good having all these people's support and all this money is crazy for support," she said.
"I didn't expect it to go so well, and people are willing to donate, not just buy, but donate willingly and give money (to COAT).
To check out Laura's scrunchies head online to https://bit.ly/2xrcbgj.
Originally published as The Bundy teen helping Chinese orphans
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