Kapiti Community Foodbank - Building Fund Appeal Update

The total funds held in our building fund appeal bank account is $45,054.72, resulting from a steady stream of donations from our very generous local community.

For those of you would like to help but do not have access to the internet, you can make donations in person at the ASB Bank Paraparaumu - our account details are: 12-3157-0048639-50.

We are working with our architects A&D architecture Ltd to design an efficient layout of the new building, including the efficient flow of goods from the storage containers and vehicle access. As a result of the robbery we experienced earlier in the year security is high on our list of wishes as is the safety of our volunteers.

A sign board is now erected on the Foodbank entrance which will graphically reflect the donation level in our building fund account. Similar signs will appear on Kapiti Rd, Te Moana Rd, and Raumati Rd next week.

David Edwards (Chair)
Kapiti Community Foodbank Incorporated

www.thekapitifoodbank.co.nz...

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1 day ago

Driven On The Akatarawa Rd Lately?

Marie from Waikanae

If so, its good to know you are still alive and reading this.

We have a function to go to over Christmas up that way and having heard a few hairy stories about the road, I went up there on Thursday to check it out. The road's ok, narrow and winding, but not much worse than a Wellington hill suburb. What was pretty scary was the behavior of other drivers. Three vehicles heading the other way at speed would have crashed into me if I hadn't been pulled off the road. I had pulled in to check the address when a truck came flying past, taking up all of the narrow road at speed. There is no way the driver would have been able to stop had they come around the corner immediately in front of me. The other two drivers came hurtling past as I had turned in to turn around and come back down the hill. They were also driving at speed and taking up most of the road. Coming back down I passed another car coming up and estimate that the safe speed to pass another car was about 30-35 kms.p.h. So, now we're thinking, do we go to the function or not.? Feels a bit like we're taking our life in our hands going up there. Drivers appear to be overconfident, and they are courting serious injury.