Day one of the 25th Variety Trillian Bash, and the teams lined up outside the East End Surf club, New Plymouth, for breakfast and the first presentations.
Marfell kindergarten received a change station, and a young boy with Aspergers and kidney failure will have a cheque for computer equipment delivered to his hospital bedside by New Plymouth mayor, Andrew Judd.
Meanwhile 18-year-old Sydnie Maxwell used her new electric scooter for a couple of laps of the hall before joining Suzy Cato and other Bashers outside, where she challenged Tauranga's Mark Hellyer from the Every Little Boys Dream team to a drag race.
![Nigel Williams, John Connell, Barry Evans and Andy Neville, Penelope Pitstop front left Maree Maxwell and her daughter, 18-year-old Syndie, with the electric trike donated by Variety and New Plymouth North Rotary club.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X6XNAZMEVYHP3CX6O74Y23QMAA.jpg?auth=7646d19a0d974184e6fba1fd2bd018236332614f3b0712dc8ccf0e32dbf769c3&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
Her mum, Maree, says the fold-up scooter has made a huge difference, it's easier to manage than a wheelchair and better suits teenage activities.