Sun, Jul 28, 2024 2:30 PM
Kate Russell
A team of local volunteers with a mission to look after partygoers has dedicated 260 hours to the cause in Nelson since the end of last year.
Red Frogs is a nationwide network with the mission to safeguard people who may have drunk too much, taken too many drugs or injured themselves at events.
Red Frogs media spokesperson Shannon Thomson says while Nelson is an area they are still establishing, they have already supported 11600 people at four events in the region since the end of December.
“We launched our first New Years response in Kaiteriteri as well as a single night activation in Nelson.
“The other events this year were Marchfest and orientation week at NMIT’s Richmond and Nelson campuses.”
Statistics also show they had 4812 interactions with people (conversations, people directly supported), 2180 cups of water were handed out as well as 1210 pancakes and 44kg of Red Frog lollies.
Red Frog volunteers have been on hand across New Zealand since 2008. In 2023 alone, through a range of programmes and activations, 350 volunteers safeguarded more than 275,000 young people throughout the country.