Lewis Simmons

Lewis Simmons (born 1993) is a New Zealand charity worker. In 2009 he initiated the WorldFlight NZ charity event which supports the Westpac Rescue Helicopter in Auckland.
Personal Life
Currently residing in Auckland, Simmons is a secondary school student at King's College, Auckland.
WorldFlight NZ 2009
Simmons was the main organiser along side Flight Experience and was in charge (at 15) for the WorldFlight NZ event for 2009, which took place in the last week of July. Media outlets reported that Simmons' efforts had turned a passion into a 'huge event', and noted that the event had potential to give a huge lending hand to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
Simmons raised over $7000 in the first year with the support of many New Zealanders including New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, former test cricketer Mark Richardson and colleagues Andrew Mulligan and James McOnie along with others like journalist Susan Wood, ACT New Zealand leader Rodney Hide, All Black Anthony Boric and many more.
On the first day of the event, Simmons became the target of an attempted boycott as blogger (Cameron Slater / Whale Oil) tried to win the auction for North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams. Slater had been sponsored to the tune of $1,000.00 to win the auction however he was blacklisted and prevented from bidding by the auction host, in this case Simmons. Slater went to the media accusing Simmons and TradeMe of dirty tactics. Andrew Williams later sent out a press release noting that he and his council members has collectively raised $1030 and that he would donate the remaining seats in the simulator to three teen cancer patients.
Simmons is quoted to be in the works on another event.

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