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Junior Neighbourhood Support
Kia Ora Whānau!
It was great timing to have the handover of our fabulous Kia cars before my final visits to schools in December last year.
As I went to each school to thank the leaders and wish them all the best for the next year, (as many were off to high school) they got to see my car.
By see, I mean climb in and try everything that took their interest!
Now, I’m not the only one who has never been in a brand-new car before, so lots of kids were pretty excited.
When I told the kids that Cockram Kia sponsored the car because Cockram thought that JNS was so important that they wanted to make sure I got to visit their school, kids just beamed wide smiles.
A review of the cars developed, so through child’s eyes, these are the top five WOW features:
1. The welcome music
A sweet little jingle each time you get in, just to remind you that the car is waiting for you and enjoys being taken for drives like a puppy likes walks.
2. The cup holders
Large enough for big water bottles, but then with a quick flick button, out comes a cup encircler so that anything in a small coffee cup has no way of spilling.
3. Don’t forget the cup holders in the rear seats either
Completely blended into the seats and then fold out for arm rest and drink carousel when needed.
4. The pull-out boot cover
So prying eyes can’t see all the interesting and odd things I have in the car for school projects- dress ups, paint, survival kit items etc.
5. The Check Rear Seats warning
Designed so that no one could leave a baby in a car seat perhaps but very useful for JNS, so I don’t forget to take the goodies bags for award recipients into assemblies.
Features such as the cup holder button have been assessed thousands of times in the vehicle testing stages, in my car it has been tested a thousand more times, it is still as perfect as new!
So again, a big thank you to Cockram Kia for investing in Neighbourhood Support and in the children of the participating schools and the community.
Elissa Smith JNS Co-ordinator
