Rotorua Daily Post Christmas Appeal: Hume Pine collects more than 200 items
15 Dec, 2020 11:00 PM
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Hume Pine staff were enthusiastic about backing this year s Christmas Appeal. Photo / Supplied
The generosity of the Rotorua community this festive season cannot be understated.
At the start of November the Rotorua Daily Post launched its annual Christmas Appeal for the Salvation Army Foodbank and people, organisations and businesses leapt to get behind the cause.
One of those businesses was Hume Pine which collected an impressive 216 items to donate to the appeal, including non-perishables, toiletries and other gifts.
Sales office manager Donna McCauley said staff were asked to donate whatever they could manage and they were all enthusiastic about getting behind the cause.
Rotorua Daily Post Christmas Appeal: One week to go!
12 Dec, 2020 11:00 PM
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The Salvation Army s annual Fill the Bus appeal.
The Rotorua Daily Post Christmas Appeal enters its final week on Monday and the efforts from the local community so far have been staggering.
The appeal aims to help the Salvation Army Foodbank give more than 200 food parcels to families in need this Christmas as well as ensure the shelves are well stocked for next year.
Salvation Army corps officer Kylie Overbye said there was some concern earlier in the year. With Covid-19 and the resulting lockdowns leaving more people in need of a helping hand than ever, the foodbank was going to need all the help it could get.