STUDENTS at Moorooduc Primary School held their annual Moorooduc Market on 3 December and raised approximately $2000 for charity.
The Grade 5/6 students worked alongside Grade 3/4 and designed, refined, marketed and produced a wide range of items, including key rings, snow globes, and tree decorations.
The students confidently interacted with customers and were able to enjoy the experience of selling the products they had produced.
The school said they were incredibly proud of the students’ hard work, teamwork, and entrepreneurial spirit.
The money raised went towards Milly’s Search, Trap and Reunite, a charity which helps reunite lost dogs with their families. They are a small team who work tirelessly to help find lost pets without any charge to the owner.
“We all do it for nothing,” Tracey Kelly, one of the volunteers, said. “So, getting money from the community, it totally keeps us going and otherwise, we certainly wouldn’t be able to do this on our own. We’re not a corporation; we’re just two regular people.”
They understand that people’s pets can be their lives and that not everyone who loses their pet is in the financial position to hire a pet detective or the equipment necessary.
“If we didn’t have the community and everyone on board helping with sightings and putting up posters, and donating, we wouldn’t be able to do this,” Kelly said.
She said they are incredibly thankful for the students’ contributions.
“We are so grateful for their support, and we just can’t thank them enough from the bottom of our hearts,” Kelly said.
“This will go into helping us help other people.”
First published in the Western Port News – 17 December 2025
