Each year, Holland Beckett Lawyers donates its TECT cheque to the Tauranga Community Foodbank.
The firm has given its cheque to the foodbank annually since 2009, a tradition that has amassed a total donation of $13,474. Senior partner Bill Holland, who is also the chairman of the TECT board of trustees, said donating the firm's dividend to the Christmas Appeal was another way of helping distribution to the community.
"The foodbank comes under extra pressure over the holiday period so it is a great time of year for them to receive some extra cash."
The firm began its annual donations in the midst of the Global Financial Crisis.
"It was really a case of what can we do that helps everybody. The most basic requirement for people is food. It doesn't get any more urgent or tough than that.