2 December 2022, Issue 1138
Boxing up goodwill They say Christmas is a time for giving – and if you can spare a tin or two of food, a box of chocolates, or even a tube of toothpaste, it could a make big difference for a local family under pressure.
Christmas is a beautiful time of year, but it can also be stressful for those who find it hard to cover the basics amid festive expectations. This is why emergency services volunteers, such as Emily Holmes and Steve Read
(pictured), blare the sirens and beat the streets to collect non-perishable grocery items for the annual Emergency Services Foodbank Drive. The drive is on next Tuesday night, December 6. From 6pm, sirens will sound
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across neighbourhoods and streets, from Bellevue, The Lakes, the Bayfair end of Mount Maunganui – and out at Katikati – signalling for residents to give generously. Read more on page 11. Photo: John Borren.
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