Lizard News JANUARY 2020
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Staggering food drive success By Rick Peers hat an amazing community we live in. Thank you to all of the individuals, community groups and Ōmokoroa Volunteer Fire Brigade who came out and collected door to door last month. Also, thank you to the Lions and church volunteers that stayed back late, sorting out the mountain of food that came in through the door. A big thank you to Marion of Red Kerbside bin bags for her donation of bundles of bags to be included in food parcels. Consider using her red bags and support local.
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Finally, thank you to everyone who gave so generously. You make this community what it is. I was pleased to see a really good balance of food and hygiene products that will no doubt keep the food bank full for another year. We collected 145 boxes containing approx 40 items each, so approx 6,000 items. That's more than double what is required for our food bank. Thank you, everyone, for your support in making this happen. Some of you have asked where the extra goes. This year, the Salvation Army will take the excess to help
those who find it particularly hard this time of year. If you were out or the collection teams missed your house, I'm really sorry. There is so much ground to cover, and some are bound to get missed. Contact me on 022 350 2033, and I'll arrange to have it picked up. If something has happened in your family that has made it difficult to make ends meet, please contact the Ōmokoroa Community Church on Hamurana Road on 07 548 2515. They will only too happily help you out with a parcel. A lot of people are just one paycheque away from a food parcel, so you are not alone. PHOTO: Matthew Farrell.