For many years we have joined with Lower Hutt's Rotary and Lions clubs to collect food donations for the Lower Hutt Food Bank. Please get along to Avalon Pavilion, starting at noon.
Not all of us are strong enough to run around the streets to pick up the white bags from donors. If this is you, then come along to the Pavilion after 1 p.m. and assist, at your own pace, with sorting the donations and packing them in to storage cases.
The Food Bank has been rejuvenated and is now in good shape, When they lost their facility at the Horticultural hall they also suffered management confusion. That is now resolved. The Food Bank is a Registered Charity and has a distribution base which they lease in Duffy Street.
They have storage at St Marks Church in Woburn Rd. Last year they distributed about 2200 parcels for the benefit of over 900 families. There are over 30 volunteers involved and they are financially sound. Donations of food received have been assessed at a value of $330,000.
This project involves the cooperation of many Clubs. It takes only a few hours, yet it has an important impact. Please support them this Sunday.