Fire truck sirens will be sounding in the streets of Ngongotahā on Monday night as the community’s volunteer fire brigade throws its support behind the.
As the Christmas season approaches and cost of living continue to rise, working families are struggling to “make ends meet” says one Rotorua Salvation Army.
Rotorua Daily Post Christmas appeal final tally revealed
30 Jan, 2021 01:00 AM
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Rotorua Salvation Army corps officer Kylie Overbye in the foodbank. Photo / File
Shauni James is the Rotorua Weekender reportershauni.james@nzme.co.nz@thedailypost
Christmas holiday generosity has meant hundreds of needy families will benefit from the work the Salvation Army does this year.
In the six-week lead up to Christmas, the Rotorua Daily Post Salvation Army Foodbank Christmas Appeal saw non-perishable food and monetary donations roll in.
An initial tally just before Christmas put the total value of donations at $57,365.80.
Now we can reveal the total has risen to $64,984.90 due to last-minute donations.
Rotorua Daily Post Year in Review: November 2020
8 Jan, 2021 07:50 PM
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Rotorua Daily Post
The Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2020. Here s what made headlines in November.
November 4
He used to clean the windscreens of people s cars at traffic lights to make a few bucks, now the former Rotorua homeless man is cleaning windows for a real job.
Brian Bam Bam Mollgaard was a familiar sight either sitting on footpaths with an upturned cap politely begging for money or cleaning windscreens of cars stopped at traffic lights for coins.
But thanks to a Rotorua window cleaning business owner, Bam Bam now has a job and a fresh outlook on life.
Rotorua Daily Post Christmas Appeal: Record number of families to benefit
18 Dec, 2020 07:00 PM
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Rotorua Salvation Army Christmas food parcels. You should be proud of yourselves.
That is the message from Salvation Army corps officers Kylie and Ralph Overbye after an overwhelmingly successful Rotorua Daily Post Christmas Appeal that will give a record number of families a helping hand.
A final tally will be announced next week, after last-minute donations have been received, but this year s appeal has already received a record $57,365.80 in cash and food.
These donations will help more than 300 families enjoy the relief of receiving a Christmas food parcel from the Salvation Army in the coming days.