Community Christmas
🎄🎁Community Christmas Meal & Hamper deliveries🎁🎄
We are looking for donations for Christmas Hampers which our Santa elves will be delivering locally to families in need on Christmas Eve.
Volunteer shifts:
Hall Decorating
Friday 20th December 4 - 8pm & Sat 12 -6pm
Christmas Wrapping -
Saturday 21st December 9 to Midday
Sunday 22nd Servers 5pm to 8pm
Clean up crew 6pm - 9.30pm
Monday 23rd Dec
Clean up 8am to 12pm
Hampers 10am to 12pm
Tuesday 24th Dec
Santa helpers Delivering Hampers to families
10am - 12pm
Wishlist:
Cooking Oil
Butter
Christmas Wrapping paper
Takeaway Plates & Bowls
Gifts for all ages
Food Items ideal to go in Hampers
If you are interested in helping, would like to donate items suitable for hampers, be involved or even RSVP to attend our Christmas Community Dinner please contact Maggie 0211179464 or Julie 0220749526
Drop off locations - Orewa & Whangaparaoa Hall.
Thank You to an amazing community
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And the 2024 Prospa Local Business Hero is...
A huge congratulations to mother and son duo, Mary and Sam Danielson from The Puketapu Hotel.
The votes for all finalists have been tallied and they have been chosen by Neighbourly members across the country as the Prospa Local Business Hero of 2024.
The Puketapu Hotel was nominated by a local called Margaret and the nomination reads:
'On Feb 14, 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle flooded many of the rural areas. Puketapu Hotel went under perhaps half a meter of water. However, immediately Mary Danielson and her son, Sam Danielson, along with their loyal staff pulled it together to cook copious amounts of food that without electricity would have been wasted. Throughout the years many of us have been treated with a pub gathering where we can reconnect and a free meal. At Christmas there was Santa, games, gifts for kids, donated patchwork for adults, an ice cream truck and lots of camaraderie.
This February on the cyclone anniversary, they again pulled out the stops to give hundreds of us a special night. We are all tired of the cyclone cleanup and they understood that it was needed.'
Such a deserving business and team, well done Mary and Sam. And thank you to all those who voted!
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