Otago Rescue Choppers Visit

 On Friday afternoon we were visited by the Otago Rescue Helicopter. It flew in just after lunch and landed down on Simpson Park.

 It was pretty windy as it landed so we were lucky that they were still able to make the flight.

 Lucy, Lucie, Jenaya and Alex are waiting patiently as they watch the helicopter land.

 Hamish, Toby, Blake, George, Emma and Paris all watch on. Jessica takes some photos of her own in the background.

 William and Mac bracing against the cold wind created by the helicopter.

 Alex and Rylee.

 Lucie and Jenaya.

 Kate watches on.

 Emma and Paris enjoy the excitement of the helicopter landing.

 Finally it has landed.

 Part of the proceedings was the Lawrence Lions Club handing over a donation to the 'Splash Out' pool committee.

 The pilots and paramedics answer the children's questions about the helicopter. There were heaps of really cool questions.

 The reason for the helicopter coming in was to collect a donation from the Lawrence Lions Club. They had helped Bill and Sharyn Bazley to run the Lawrence 'Stars in Your Eyes' competition. On the night the community raised $35,000 which was donated to the Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust. The rescue chopper is vital to our community, which was made clear by the number of students who knew someone who had ridden in the chopper due to accident or illness.

 Jenaya waits in line to have a look at the back of the chopper.

 Room 4 has a look in the back of the chopper and has an opportunity to ask some questions about the helicopter or about rescue missions.

 Students get a chance to ask some more questions as they look around the chopper. They were fascinated as some of the important features were pointed out to them.

 We had a close inspection of the cockpit and got to ask the pilot a few questions too.

It was a real treat to have such a cool visit from an amazing team of people. They left us with some posters to remind us of their visit.