Website trader supports Little Pumpkin Trust.
The founder of the trading website, WeBuy, Mr Brooke McKenzie, has responded to customer suggestions to help the Little Pumpkin Trust by gifting allocated shares in the WeBuy company, to members who donate to the Fund
through Webuy.
The Trust has established a special account for WeBuy to record donations from members so shares can be allocated.
WeBuy, with over 10,000 members, is giving 50 shares in the company, for
every $10 donated by existing and new members.
The shares in the company have been trading on-line for an average 25 cents.
WeBuy has grown rapidly in the past year. Mr McKenzie said the business is
the same size as the TradeMe site was after approximately three years.
He said he believes the reason for its several hundreds of percent annual
growth rate is that members automatically become shareholders and contribute
to their destiny.
“I have corresponded with the Trust and it has a clear goal to help
abandoned children in both Australia and New Zealand, “said Mr McKenzie.
“WeBuy was set up for the mums and dads to benefit so supporting this
project is in line with our philosophy.”
“The plight of the little girl in Melbourne seems to have focused members on
this specific problem in our society. There is obviously a desire to do
something positive to help these small children.”
Mr McKenzie said he was advised by the Trust that their early inquiries
indicate that between 100 and 200 small children are abandoned collectively
in both countries.
” I think it’s a sound idea to build a fund to help these youngsters,” he
said.
Sir Roger Douglas, who has accepted an invitation to help establish the
Little Pumpkin Trust said all donations will be responsibly handled. He said
no more than 15 percent of funds raised would be committed to costs to raise
funds.
He said Grace Xue, the half sister of Qian Xun Xue,(nicknamed Little Pumpkin
by people who found her), who called for the Trust to be established, has
offered her time and effort at no cost as have all Trustees.
“We will be meeting early next week to determine just what we might be able
to achieve in the short and long term, for the little whose ordeal inspired
the Trust, and other children suffering similar circumstances.
Sir Roger said that if the Trust is well supported, it will assume a charity
role in both Australia and New Zealand for the long term and will help other
small children suffering abandonment.
ENDS
Media inquiries can be directed to:
Brooke McKenzie - email: brooke@webuy.co.nz
Sir Roger Douglas - email: rdouglas@xtra.co.nz