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Its day 11 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Ok, we call our parcels food parcels but they do also contain some essential non food teams, like TP.Posted: Sunday 11 December 2022
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Its day 10 of our #reverseadventcalendar Breakfast cereal like bran, oats, cornflakes, rice bubbles and weetbix are the most popular in our food parcels. We try to keep away from the really sugary ones.Posted: Saturday 10 December 2022
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Its day 9 of our #reverseadventcalendar Who doesnt enjoy a cup of tea or coffee (or milo) to start the day?Posted: Friday 9 December 2022
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Its day 8 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Rice is a great pantry staple to make simple dishes like pilaf, salad, stir-fry and one-pots.Posted: Thursday 8 December 2022
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Its day 7 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Tinned fruit and vegetables are a low-waste way to get your 5+ a day.Posted: Wednesday 7 December 2022
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Its day 6 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Corned beef (or any tinned meat) is a great addition to the Foodbank donation box, proving the base for a hearty hot meal.Posted: Tuesday 6 December 2022
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Its day 5 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Tinned spaghetti is a quick and easy ingredient for toasted sandwiches, and some would say pizza!Posted: Monday 5 December 2022
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Its day 4 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Herbs and spices add flavour to meals, and in some cases can have health benefits.Posted: Sunday 4 December 2022
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Its day 3 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Cookies are a sweet treat. We dont usually provide them in our parcels but this is a special time of the year 😍Posted: Saturday 3 December 2022
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Its day 2 of our #reverseadventcalendar. Dried Pasta (spaghetti, macaroni, lasagne, spirals etc) is a key staple in the food parcels we provide as they help to bulk up any meal.Posted: Friday 2 December 2022
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Its the first day of our #reverseadventcalendar. From tuna mornays, fish patties, pasta salads, nachos and wraps, theres plenty of reasons to include Tuna in your Foodbank donation box.Posted: Thursday 1 December 2022
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Here's a poster for you to print out for your Reverse Advent Calendar boxPosted: Monday 28 November 2022
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Kia ora, here's our Wish List to help weekend shoppers to know what we need right now at the Foodbank.Posted: Friday 25 November 2022
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BLACK FRIDAY SALE! Order your Entertainment Membership between Friday 25 November & Sunday 27th November and you will get another Membership of the same or lesser value FOR FREE.Posted: Thursday 24 November 2022
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On Thursday 1 December we start our Reverse Advent Calendar for the Foodbank. Unlike a regular advent calendar where the focus is on receiving a treat every day, the reverse advent calendar puts the focus on giving to those in need.Posted: Wednesday 23 November 2022
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For our friends in the Wairarapa - There's only a couple of weeks left in the PGG Wrightson Retail and Water Cash for Communities programme 🌱 You have until 30 November to order your Ballance Agri-Nutrients fertiliser and nominate the Foodbank.Posted: Wednesday 16 November 2022
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Perishable food items cannot be put into the donation boxes at the supermarkets but there IS a way that you can donate these important items.Posted: Sunday 13 November 2022
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REMINDER: Tomorrow is our supermarket Food Drive: New World Hutt City, PAK'nSAVE Petone, Pak N Save Lower Hutt and Countdown Queensgate and High Street. Our volunteers will be at the entrance/exit from 10am to 2pm collecting your donated food and grocery items. Thank you for your support!Posted: Friday 11 November 2022
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Our volunteers were kept busy in October 2022. We distributed 542 emergency food parcels feeding 1063 adults and 1098 children!Posted: Monday 7 November 2022
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We are excited to acknowledge our newest partner, Spice Tree, who has committed to donating 25kg of fresh, locally milled, NZ Grown Whole Wheat Flour to the Foodbank every month!Posted: Monday 22 August 2022
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With more families than ever struggling to put food on the table, the PAKcanSAVE initiative, which is on now, has never been more important.Posted: Saturday 9 July 2022