An opportunity for whanau & friends wishing to give a donation to Terry & his boys to help them through their recent loss.

This page has been set up to support Terry aka Peanut, Nutty, Terrence and his four boys, Tyrone, Conner, Norris and Jacob who have just lost their beloved mother and wife, Liz. Or as Terry affectionately referred to her "my darling".

It's been nearly two weeks since Liz lost her long and hard-fought battle to cancer. She put up a valiant fight to the end after enduring many long months of invasive treatment and agonising pain. And all without complaint or letting on to others the full extent of her suffering. It was a difficult period for the entire family but Liz is out of pain now and her memory lives on strong in the hearts of her boys. She leaves behind for them a remarkable legacy of formidable strength, kindness and love that they will always be able to draw from.

Since Liz's passing many whanau and friends have expressed a desire to 'givealittle' koha or donation to show their ongoing support. As we all know, it's been a tough year for the Graham/Lewis whanau and they have struggled. The financial pressure that Terry now faces as a sole parent will be adding further strain to their recent trauma. Terry has not asked for any outside help nor is he expecting it. He continues to soldier on and has returned to work, working 10-12 hour days to keep his family afloat. Meanwhile, Terry's had no time to grieve, rest or recuperate - because he simply cannot afford to.

"Time", of course, is the most valuable support anyone can give after a tragedy like this and we would encourage that over and above any donation. But the reality is that most of us don't have the time and would find it much more useful to give a koha instead - so this platform has been set up for you.

The objective of the fund is to help ease some of the finacial pressure for Terry. The money will go towards any living costs that he might be struggling to maintain or to treat him and his boys. Terry also deserves a much needed break from the relentless worry and stress of the past 14 months so we hope that this fund will allow him some rest and recuperation time, too. During her few short years of making a life here in Gisborne Liz gave tirelessly to our community by volunteering a lot of her precious time to support several community causes. This would also be nice way to reciprocate and acknowledge the 'koha' she gave to help others in need.

Terry has not asked for this. In fact, all he knows is that we've set this page up because we needed his permission to do so. We're asking people to please keep it on the 'down-low' from Terry and the boys as best you can and to let it run its course before sharing any of the details with him. The plan is to reveal the final amount at the end once all the donations are in.

Again, this fund has been created because a few people who want to support Terry financially have asked for a centralised, trackable faciilty to send money to. Givealittle was the obvious best choice as well as a nice way to acknowledge donors publicly.

The funds will go to Val Lewis' bank account. For those who don't know Val, she is Terry's mom. Once the fund is closed off Val will then transfer the final sum to Terry for him to put towards his financial priorities.

Thank you all so much for reading this right to the end. And thanks for showing the love.

Nga mihi.