Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal Fund hits $200,000

The Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal fund now stands at a total of $200,095 – understood to be the largest amount of money raised in the country through public donations.
The ACA committee is aiming to hand over all accounts to the Audit office to examine and verify by the end of this week.
There is $185,065 banked in Westpac Bank, with a further $15,030 in the ACA account at BCI. ACA treasurer Nga Takaiti says the BCI account was set up to make it easier for the outer islands to transfer their donations.
Takaiti says outstanding radiothon pledges now total around $10,000 down from $24,000. He confirmed that the committee is writing off any pledges that have not been honoured.
“We are now making double checks and finalizing our report for the Audit office, once checked by Audit we plan to publicise the results.”
Funds raised by Aitutaki communities overseas have yet to be deposited into the ACA account.
Takaiti confirmed that some cyclone relief fundraising activities, such as that held at the Pasifika Festival in New Zealand are without the knowledge or input of the ACA committee. “So we can’t be certain how they intend to manage the funds which they have raised for Aitutaki cyclone relief from public donations.”
- ACAC Media Release

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