The funding was the result of an annual major grocery raffle the club has running between Labour Weekend and Christmas with a major slice of the money raised allocated to a local project as part of the club's "give something back to the community" ethic.
A portion of the monies raised also goes to the Rotary International Foundation for wider community needs.
Mr Anderson said for the local support programme the proposal for assistance from Plunket ticked all the boxes.
As Plunket funding and grants co-ordinator for Hawke's Bay, Manawatu and Wanganui, Nita Selena explained the programme was aimed at offering both practical home safety and child car seat-related information and resources to high-need and vulnerable families with children under 5.
The Plunket Car Seat and Safety Service programme was established nearly 30 years ago and in recent years had diversified and spread to provide wider injury prevention education through home outreach to needy families within communities.
Plunket now works with local district health boards, the Fire Service and ACC to help reduce what are seen as preventable injuries.
Part of that is car seat safety and that part of the programme is carried out by Plunket educators who are trained car seat technicians and carry out home visits, raising awareness and offering practical advice to families about home and car safety.
When the programme was first piloted Car Restraint and Injury Prevention team member Harriet Wall said it was a privilege to visit people in their homes to be able to share valuable safety messages.
"I feel I am able to share my passion for this with them and make a difference in the lives of the families I visit."
The 50 new seats now becoming available was a great bonus, Ms Selena said.
"We are very grateful to Rotary Ahuriri for this - it means a lot and will help so many families."