Wellington City Mission: IT'S IN THE BAG

IT'S IN THE BAG

The City Mission’s Brown Paper Bag Campaign

Thursday 19th June to Friday 4th July 2008

The City Mission is short of food. Each day the City Mission is feeding a lot of hungry people of all ages and our food stocks are falling rapidly. Other food banks are reporting the same trend. This trend reflects a need for more nutritional food, a growing lack of donated goods and an increase in food bank demand. This year, we have also noticed a growth in waged applicants seeking our support.

Acting on behalf of food banks in the greater Wellington region, we held an appeal for food on Thursday 19th June 2008. What we did was enclose an environmentally friendly brown paper shopping bag in with the Dominion Post home deliveries that morning. This shopping bag has been especially over printed with an appeal for food and also asking for a donation. The food collected will be going to many other food banks in addition to us. There are 70,000 bags delivered from Waikanae down to the Cook Strait. Shell Service Stations from Paraparaumu south are being used as collecting depots along with manned Fire Stations, the City Mission in Newtown, Johnsonville and Titahi Bay and Countdown Wainuiomata. All food collected locally will be delivered to the local food banks!

We hope you can join us in this appeal for food by bringing in your paper bag full of food to one of the depots listed above. Examples of food for the bag:

Baked beans & spaghetti
Baby food
Biscuits & crackers
Canned fish & meat
Canned fruit
Canned vegetables
Cereals
Milk Powder
Pasta and Sauces
Rice
Soups
Soap
Spreads
Sugar
Teabags
Toilet rolls
Toothpaste
Washing Powder

We are also seeking funds to buy food such as bread, butter, eggs etc for those in need. If you wish to give money please call 0900 TRANSFORM (87 267) to donate $20 or click on the 'HELP US' button and donate online from there.

Thank you for your support

For additional paper bags or further information on the Brown Paper Bag Campaign please contact

James Austin

Fundraising & Publicity Manager

Tel:04 4775984

Cell: 027 286 1544

Email: james@wgtncitymission.org.nz

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