❤️ Lavenita's Heart ❤️

$1,050 of $10,000 goal
Given by 19 generous donors in around 6 months

Give Lavenita a strong heart. Her heart represents our aroha. You can help with large medical and recovery costs for our student, Lavenita.

Otahuhu, Auckland

Lavenita has Rheumatic fever which has damaged her heart. Her heart is unable to pump as efficiently which results in Lavenita feeling dizzy, getting short of breath, experiencing periods of chest pain and has prevented her from doing any physical activity. Lavenita has recently had surgery which will strengthen her heart and will enable her to more fully participate in school and other activities. Funds raised will go towards the completion of the documentation and assessments needed to ensure Lavenita can receive fully funded health care pre and post her surgery, as well as support for the family while she is in hospital.

As a school we will also be hosting a skip-a-thon to raise money in term 3. We will ask for sponsorship on this page too. This will help with ongoing costs for Lavenita's recovery in the hope that soon she will be able to skip alongside her classmates safely.

About us

St Joseph's is a Catholic School in Otahuhu.

Use of funds

Funds raised will go towards the completion of the documentation and assessments needed to ensure Lavenita can receive fully funded health care pre and post her surgery, as well as support for the family while she is in hospital and to get back to school. Some doctors bills have already been paid for by the school and funds raised will also be used for reimbursing the school.

Read more

Latest update

Thank YOU  25 March 2025

Thank you to everyone who contributed to Lavenita's Heart operation. She is doing well at school and is so happy to be here everyday! We keep a close eye on her and are very grateful that we could help her in a small way.

Share this update

Read 1 more update

Read more
2% Effective Fee
On average, fundraisers pay just 2% to use Givealittle. This is one of the lowest effective fees in New Zealand fundraising. We charge a 5% platform fee to cover the cost of running the platform. Because most donors choose to top up their donation to cover this fee, the effective cost paid by fundraisers is about 2%. That means around 98 cents of every dollar raised goes to the cause. Learn More

Latest donations

Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 29 Nov 2024
Private
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 21 Jul 2024
Get well soon
$200
Matthew
Matthew on 14 Jul 2024
$20
Nika
Nika on 13 Jul 2024
$25
Sanchia
Sanchia on 13 Jul 2024
$50

Who's involved?

St Joseph's Otahuhu's avatar
Created by, and paying to a verified bank account of, St Joseph's Otahuhu (School)
Registered School
A registered school has legal recognition which comes with reporting and review requirements.
Page Moderated
The page has been checked by our team to make sure it complies with our terms and conditions.

Page Q&A

Ask a question here

Any concerns?

Report this page
Grab a QR Code for this page
This campaign started on 26 Jun 2024 and ended on 24 Dec 2024.