Whanganui raffle winner goes viral with heartwarming gesture for struggling families
Publish Date Thursday, 10 December 2020, 3:54PM
Two families now have full bellies and bright smiles thanks to the generosity of one lucky Whanganui man.
Bruce Tonkin last week found out he was the winner of a Whanganui High School rowing team raffle, granting him a $500 four-minute mad dash around Pak nSave Whanganui to grab anything and everything he wanted.
But instead of filling up his own fridge, he decided he wanted to fill up someone else s.
Tonkin approached Family Works Whanganui who jumped at his idea to donate the food to those in need.