The opening date for Tauranga's first women's shelter is getting closer as community donations pour into Awhina House.
General manager Angela Wallace said there was a great buzz in the community over the shelter and everyone had been "extremely generous" with their time and items.
As the Bay of Plenty Times went to catch up on the progress, Wallace and the Tauranga City Council community development team were setting up the 12 new beds that had been given to the house by a furniture shop at a discounted price.
Wallace said setting up these beds was a special time for the shelter as it was a part of their core value of giving people "a nice bed and a roof over your head".
The Tauranga City Council's community development team leader, Dani Jurgeleit, said the team was fully behind what Awhina was trying to do as it embodied the ethos of the team.