The campaign, now in its fourth year, asks residents to purchase gift vouchers from local stores while doing their shopping, and donate them to families in our community who need a helping hand at Christmas.
Local businesses also contribute and this year they are stepping up big time.
Donations to date include $500-worth of New World vouchers from New World Whangaparaoa, $100-worth from New World Orewa and $200-worth of Plaza Whangaparaoa vouchers from centre manager Anne Murphy.
Business association Destination Orewa Beach has pledged $100-worth of its vouchers, which can be redeemed at most Orewa stores.
The vouchers go to local people struggling at Christmas, giving them the freedom to choose what they buy.
This year the vouchers will be distributed by Hibiscus Coast Community House with their Christmas food parcels and also by Love Soup Hibiscus Coast. Love Soup will add the vouchers to gifts that they will distribute at their first Christmas Day dinner, to be held at Whangaparaoa Hall.
What to do
Purchase standard gift vouchers from any local business (denominations over $10) and drop them into secure Buy Local Give Local boxes placed around the community (see list below). Vouchers can be for anything you think might help a family on Christmas Day – fuel, toys, electrical goods, clothes and so on. Grocery vouchers are especially appreciated and New World supermarkets in Whangaparaoa and Orewa have donation boxes in store. Boxes are also located at Eddie Law 100 percent, top of The Plaza, Whangaparaoa; Unichem Manly in Manly Village and Hibiscus Matters’ offices in Tamariki Plaza, Orewa.
Vouchers must be dropped into the boxes prior to December 9. You can also post vouchers to Hibiscus Matters at Unit G, Tamariki Plaza, Cammish Lane, Orewa, 0931
Look out for the posters, sponsored by printing.com in local stores.
