They say never work with children and animals but on Saturday pupils from Queenstown Primary School volunteered their time and raised more than $250 in aid of the resort's stray and rescued cats.
Pupils Thomas Wilson-Mulqueen and Marina Honda (pictured) helped sell calendars for 2013 featuring cats saved by Queenstown Cat Rescue, which had been photographed free by local photographers.
More than $250 was raised from a collection around central Queenstown and six calendars were sold.
The calendars are for sale from Central Art Gallery, Remarkable Vets and Black Cat Book Shop for $15.