Christmas Appeal: 'Most successful appeal yet'
This comes after the Holy Trinity Church donated a large sum on Thursday.
This comes after the Holy Trinity Church donated a large sum on Thursday.
Days left to donate to the Foodbank Christmas appeal. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The donation will cover 10 per cent of the Foodbank's annual spending on food.
The Christmas Appeal was taking in greater numbers of donations than ever.
There is one more week left in the Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal.
Businesses are stepping up to the plate to fill another person's empty bowl.
'It's about practising the art of giving.'
The club members see the Christmas Appeal as a necessity.
"People are just so thoughtful."
'It's a typical Christmas sing-a-long and it will be extremely funny.'
'We don't just drive around in our old cars all day.'
I like baked beans and I like burgers so I thought, what could go wrong?
Why is canned fish so special?
"If all you can manage to put into the box is a 70 cent can of spaghetti, please do so."
Delight as Tauranga digs deep to help others.
"We're doing more parcels and bigger parcels": Need has grown in past five years.
Gilmours has donated goods to the Foodbank on a monthly basis for a number of years.
The Bay of Plenty Times annual Christmas Appeal is on now.
"We're part of the community so we're happy to support community initiatives."
'Every bit helps', say players who gave time to help out.
The foodbank has released this year's wishlist with everything from cocoa to pet food.
"The community spirit grows each year and we are so grateful."
Tauranga Community Foodbank has been swamped with donations. Thank you, Tauranga.
In this line of work, you really do see the best and worst in people.
Comvita staff have offered their usual Christmas goodies to Bay of Plenty's hungry.
A man's mission to be a better person has resulted in a foodbank donation like no other.
Tauranga's foodbank has received a financial influx in the past 48 hours.
After 14 years at Tauranga Community Foodbank, Sue Wiseman knows a thing or two.
One of Tauranga's largest businesses has donated a record-breaking $10,000 to the foodbank
It is the last week for the Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal for Tauranga foodbank.