The 2008 Whitestone Cheese Rolling NZ event raised $11,000 which went to buy a car for the provincial autism assesor to make home visits to families for assessment, therapy and support. A donation was also made towards the production of the documentary "Learning with Autism".
The 2007 Cheese Rolling achieved a $9,000 donation to THE HUB, a support network and resource center providing therapy and therapist training for families in Southland and Otago.
The first Whitestone Cheese Rolling New Zealand in 2006 raised funds to produce the much appreciated documentary "Living with Autism" which was shown at the national conference on autism in Wellington in September 2006. Copies of "Living with Autism" were distributed to the 16 branches of Autism NZ around the country and local libraries. Cash donations were also made to three autism support groups in Southland and Otago. For more information on autism, please contact Linda Waples Tel: 64-3-202 5996 Email: waples@woosh.co.nz
For more information on "Living with Autism" and to order a copy see the order form.