The generosity of Rotorua residents has again come to the fore.
An appeal to knit woollen blankets for orphans and elderly in impoverished Eastern Europe countries has been met with an overwhelming response.rdp
Operation Cover-Up co-ordinator Chris Whitman, who oversees the collection of blankets and clothing in the city, says 90 residents hand knitted more than 100 blankets for at-risk families in Moldova, Ukraine, Romania, Albania, Croatia and Bulgaria.
Moldova, which has signed partnership agreements with the European Union, is recognised as the poorest country in Europe.
The appeal, now in its 13th year, also provided hundreds of items of clothing for babies, children and adults.