Christmas Appeal: Tauranga social clubs give back to Foodbank for Christmas 11 Dec, 2020 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read Mount Maunganui's Runners and Walkers president Julia Doake (left) and members Donna Kirkpatrick and Dawn Picken. Photo /George Novak Mount Maunganui's Runners and Walkers president Julia Doake (left) and members Donna Kirkpatrick and Dawn Picken. Photo /George Novak With one week to go, people are showing true community and Christmas spirit by joining forces to raise as much money and food for foodbank as possible. The Mount Maunganui Runners and Walkers Club was one of those groups, donating a boot load of food and raising $580 for the Tauranga Community Foodbank in the fourth year of their annual collection.