Hi, my name is Owen and I am in class 5R. You might have seen me selling toffees last week to raise money for the bushfire appeal. I decided to fundraise after seeing what happened to the families whose houses burnt down to the ground in the Wooroloo and Hills bushfires and I felt so devasted for them. I originally thought of the idea to wash cars, but Mum suggested I sell toffees because of how easy it is to make them. The toffees were made out of sugar, water and cream of tartar. We boiled it to the right thickness and poured it into patty pans and put them in the fridge overnight. The next day, I sold them at the bus stop and my little brother Lewis helped me. We put 8-10 toffees on the portable table we brought and put the rest in an esky. We sold the toffees at the bus stop on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon and sold the rest of them at the tunnel on Friday afternoon. I sold them for 50c each or people could make whatever donation they liked. I was hoping to raise $60, but we almost tripled that amount with a grand total of $172.70. The $172.70 has been donated to the Lord Mayors Distress Relief Fund for the Wooroloo and Hills bushfires. I feel so happy to have raised so much for these communities that have lost an incredible amount. I would like to thank everyone that bought a toffee and a huge thumbs up to the people that gave a $5, $10 and even $20 note for one toffee. I wouldn't have been able to do this without their support. It has been great fun selling the toffee but probably less fun for the parents dealing with the sugar rush in the car! Thanks again to everybody that donated and made my toffee stall successful.