Raised by their respective Cook Island grandparents, married couple Barb Fenwick and Maa William were taught to always help others and give what they could, so sponsoring a child through Variety, the Children’s Charity was an easy decision.
For eight years, the Auckland couple sent $50 a month to Greymouth boy Lockie Richards and his mother Rachelle, and picked out small gifts each Christmas and birthday, never expecting anything in return.
“For us, it wasn’t about the money,” says