Mackenzie makes muffins to help people of Pakistan | Canterbury News | Local News in Canterbury

MACKENZIE SMITH is making
muffins to help people in
Pakistan who are strugging to
survive.

The eight-year-old from
Parklands has raised $525 for
the thousands of people affected
by recent flooding in Pakistan's
north west.

The young humanitarian was
inspired to do something after
seeing footage of the disaster on
the news.

''I thought that it was really
sad and that they should have

 

other things. So I thought I
should raise some money.''

Mackenzie offered up his
savings from his weekly $2
pocket money but decided he
wanted to send more money.

So he came up with the idea
of baking muffins, said his
mother Maree Smith.

The pair have since baked
more than 500 muffins for the
cause, largely distributed to
Queenspark School, where
Mackenzie is a pupil.

Mrs Smith said she was very
proud of her son's actions.

''It's all come from him. He's

 

just got a real heart attitude and
he's been so excited about the
fact that the money's going up,''
she said.

Mackenzie said he hoped it
would be used to bring ''shelter,
food, warmth and medicine'' to
those who need it.

Mrs Smith's employer, digital
copy centre CQ, has offered to
match the amount Mackenzie
raised, bringing the total to
more than $1000. The money
raised by Mackenzie will be
donated to Tear Fund, which
provides disaster relief in
developing countries.