Tauranga Christmas Appeal: Community raises over $250k for foodbank
11 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM
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A record-breaking $250,000 worth of cash and food has been raised for the local foodbank by the Tauranga community in its annual Christmas Appeal - smashing its original cash goal of $120,000.
A total of $258,416.48 was raised in cash and food donations over the six-week appeal for the Tauranga Community Foodbank.
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The appeal ran from November 7 to December 19.
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Synergy Technologies owners Rachel (left) and AJ McKean. Photo / File
Manager Rachel McKean said at the time the company originally planned to donate $15,000 but when it realised how close the foodbank was to its initial goal of $120,000 in cash, it doubled the donation.
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.