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A bit of sports gear sitting in a garage was what kicked off the start of an idea helping remove barriers to sport for kids. Denise McLean began Replay in Palmerston North four years ago. She said more than 16,000 items had since been distributed to families throughout the city, as well as Taranaki and Whanganui. Leah Sole wants people in the community to help kids into sport by dropping off their unwanted sports equipment to bins like this one at Dannevirke Library. Photo / Leanne Warr. The charity was looking to expand with a donation bin in Dannevirke and one in Pahiatua and had...

Replay was set up by Denise McLean, a mother and sports enthusiast from Palmerston North. Manawatu mother’s recycling charity for sports gear expands to other regions A Manawatū charity that collects used sports gear for children who can’t afford their own is expanding to other regions.  Denise McLean started Replay after a clean out of their garage in 2017, prompting a discussion with her family about what they should do with the equipment they no longer needed. Together with her husband Andrew, and their daughters Millie and Lucy, she sat down to talk about how they could...

Replay charity helpers, from left: Paige Stephenson, 11, Millie McLean, 11, Lucy McLean, 14, Maddie Stephenson, 13, and Indie Stephenson, 7. A Manawatū charity has donated 12,000 items of sports gear to more than 3000 children who can’t afford their own. Denise McLean started Replay after cleaning out her garage in 2017, sparking a discussion with family about what they should do with the old sports equipment. Their Palmerston North garage was overflowing with everything from rugby balls to hockey sticks, so McLean enlisted the help of several schools and sporting organisations. The...