2023 Tauranga Food Bank Annual School Appeal

A box will be delivered to each classroom to fill. In the last year, Tauranga Food Bank gave out enough food for more than 261,252 meals helping 21,771 people in our community with food, 11,727 of these people were children.  The Foodbank is made up of 84 volunteers who go in each week and donate their time to help others in the community who need it most. 

 This is a very worthwhile cause and a great opportunity for us to give to our community and show care and kindness. The people in our community who get support from our foodbank are very grateful for your generosity.

A little goes a long way:  You won’t see it, but you can make a huge difference in the lives of people in need. Your donations will send kids to school with breakfast and lunch and provide evening meals for families feeling financial pressure.

The Foodbank relies on your generosity to ensure families throughout Tauranga have something to put on the table. It doesn’t have to be a lot, everything is used and nothing goes to waste.

Every Donation Helps:  Every week, thousands of New Zealanders rely on food parcels. Sadly there is often not enough in the food banks, to meet everyone’s needs. Every donation big or small helps to make a huge difference in our community.

We have 934 students and 80 staff members. Imagine the impact we could make as a school, if we all participated in this and gave a little something.

The Foodbank has a wish list, they need food items that do not perish. They suggest things like; tinned soup, tinned fish, long-life milk, creamed corn, canned vegetables, cereals like cornflakes, Weet-bix and rice bubbles. Toiletries like soap and baking supplies such as cocoa, icing sugar and flour.

All of these things last a long time and can be stored on a shelf and don’t need to be refrigerated.

If you are bringing things from home, please check the use by date hasn’t expired and all food items must be sealed and not have been opened.

“Wherever there is a human in need, there is an opportunity for kindness and to make a difference.”