Tammy Woodward, centre manager at BestStart Stratford, says when she was asked if there was anything they needed for the centre's children , gumboots immediately sprang to mind.
"Wet weather can really put a stop to some of the fun things we do here, as if the children don't have gumboots with them, we can't take them for walks over much of winter. Having 20 pairs of gumboots at the centre now means we can take the children out and continue exploring our town no matter the weather."
Chris says when Tammy asked for gumboots, his team were delighted to help.
"We all know Stratford can have plenty of wet days, and we also know kids love puddles, so this was a way for us to help the kids have fun no matter the weather."
Mal says when it came to buying and logo printing the gumboots, the Inframax team bought them locally.
"Obviously we support local businesses, so we got them from Farmlands, using Abstract Signs for the printing. We chose a quality brand, Redbands, as we wanted them to last the kids for many winters to come."
Tammy says the gift of gumboots doesn't just benefit the youngsters wearing them.
"Our centre vision is based on being at the heart of community learning. One of the things we do around this is take the children to visit the residents at Marire and Maryann rest homes where they show the residents what they have been doing at BestStart and read with them. Previously, we have had to miss some of these visits because of rain, now we won't so the residents will have their little friends visit them more regularly."
With 20 pairs of gumboots to try on and test out, the children at BestStart Stratford were very excited when Inframax visited them last Tuesday. Despite the sunny weather, the gumboot box was quickly emptied by children keen to put a pair on.
Despite the excitement, manners were still remembered.
Summing up her friends' excitement, Nayana Morgan (4), said "thank you Inframax, we can play in the rain now".
