Julie McKimmie - Toot for Tucker

Luke enjoyed being part of another successful Ashburton Toot for Tucker Monday night. He asked organiser from the County Lions Julie McKimmmie how the event has changed over 25yrs. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Was also a lovely evening for one of the highlights
of the year for me, tootling on down to the
showgrounds for the County Lions. Toot for attuckn now in
its twenty fifth year, collecting across wide Ashburton, Lake Hood
and Hines and operation that organizer Julie mckimmey says, continues
to grow.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
It's huge now and there are so many different groups
from the community who come in and help us. So
it's just amazing the number of people have been here tonight,
so very very thankful for that.

Speaker 3 (00:30):
Yeah, it's a well oiled machine and the County Lions
are the ones that certainly help bring it all together.
That must be a bit of an effort behind the scenes,
just even put the tables out in the signs.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Yeah, we've been here since about three o'clock this afternoon
and there's a couple of months of just organizing things.

Speaker 3 (00:46):
So remind us again, how are we helping tonight?

Speaker 2 (00:49):
So the food is going to three food beats, So
it's the Presbyterian Supports, Vincent to Paul and Salvation Army.
So they'll come in shortly and load up their trucks
and bear and trailers and off theago with all the
boxes of food.

Speaker 3 (01:03):
So I noticed that property brokers are so generous they
must donate the bags. Is that they went out with
the courier a couple of weeks back, and then you've
got a table over here of the ladies folding the
bags almost like bed sheets.

Speaker 2 (01:15):
What's happening there, Well, we're saving the bags. They'll be
recycled so the food beats will get some, and then
we save some for our projects during the year, so
that you know, they get used a game.

Speaker 3 (01:26):
I almost had a heart attack, and I'm blaming the
baby brain. I've got a bit too confident with the saucers.
I had about five or six tomato sauces lined up
and almost lost. And I didn't though if I had
of what I have been the first.

Speaker 2 (01:38):
Ah No, that's why we have one or two rubbish
bags down here to pick up the messy things.

Speaker 3 (01:45):
Yeah, and the mop and bucket. Seemfully that hasn't had
to come out tonight. It's not, no, and I'm glad
I kept it that way. Another novelty of the night
has been working alongside the cadets. There's been a number
of times I've been referred to as sir. I could
get used to that.

Speaker 2 (02:00):
It's one thing I've noticed tonight. There are a lot
of children working here and from different groups around town,
Mayfield's School. All of those people have come in and
the children's menners have been just lovely, you know, pleases
fair Cus And.

Speaker 3 (02:17):
On this occasion, I feel like it's more forced moseur
from Soesai Rogers, but hey, I'll take it. It's still flattering.
Closing comments, she's doked.

Speaker 2 (02:24):
Absolutely stoked. I always am at this time of the
night when you see the stacks out there that have
been all organized, but it's not an easy time for
people these days. And just to see everybody and hair
helping and parents and children together, it's great. No, it's
been really good.