Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal: Synergy Technologies donates $30,000 to help smash foodbank record
18 Dec, 2020 06:31 PM
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Rachel and AJ McKean from Synergy Technologies made a thirty thousand dollar donation to the foodbank.
Rachel and AJ McKean from Synergy Technologies made a thirty thousand dollar donation to the foodbank.
A last-minute $30,000 donation from a Tauranga company has helped push the total raised in this year s Christmas foodbank appeal to a record $190,990.
Synergy Technologies donated the money to the Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal, run in partnership with Gilmours Wholesale Food and Beverage Tauriko, on Thursday.
A total of $132,000 in cash had been raised by Friday afternoon, with 29,495 food items worth $58,990. Each food item is valued at $2.
Cira Olivier: Christmas Appeal for foodbank shows Tauranga s generosity
18 Dec, 2020 08:57 PM
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Tauranga, your support has been amazing. Photo / File
Well, Tauranga, what an appeal.
We only have provisional numbers but this year s Christmas Appeal for the Tauranga Community Foodbank has already set a new record. The preliminary total one day before the appeal officially ends is $190,990 - already the largest amount raised over the 10 years the appeal has run.
When I was first asked to lead the coverage of the appeal, I was excited and had high expectations.
I had seen how amazing the community was throughout the pandemic and knew people were extremely generous with whatever they could give - their money, time, support, skills.
Christmas Appeal: Ballance Agri‑Nutrients aiming for big cheese Foodbank donation
16 Dec, 2020 07:00 PM
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Ballance Agri‑Nutrients Christina Finlayson, (left) Maxine Smith, Annaliese Wainwright, Jamie Barrett, Danae Short, Stephanie Latham, Danusia Bathgate, Maree Hall, Amy Meade. Photo / George Novak
Ballance Agri‑Nutrients Christina Finlayson, (left) Maxine Smith, Annaliese Wainwright, Jamie Barrett, Danae Short, Stephanie Latham, Danusia Bathgate, Maree Hall, Amy Meade. Photo / George Novak
A toastie, a pizza, nachos - all things that can be had without cheese, but are often better with it.
Cheese can be a luxury when it comes to groceries, which is why the team at Ballance Agri‑Nutrients have been putting an emphasis on getting as much as possible from their staff appeal for the Tauranga Community Foodbank.
Christmas Appeal: Port of Tauranga gives $15,000 to foodbank
15 Dec, 2020 07:00 PM
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Tauranga Community Foodbank chair Larry Bilodeau (left) and Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns. Photo / George Novak
Tauranga Community Foodbank chair Larry Bilodeau (left) and Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns. Photo / George Novak
In the final week of the Christmas Appeal, the Port of Tauranga has donated $15,000, bringing the company s total support for the foodbank to $40,000.
This is the final week of the annual six-week Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal, in partnership with Gilmours Wholesale Food and Beverage Tauriko.
For last year s appeal, the port gave a $10,000 boost to the Foodbank. The organisation began donating to the foodbank after it stopped its corporate gifts.
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