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Please don’t forget mums and teenage boys – that’s the request from Hestia Rodney Women’s Refuge this year, as its annual Christmas gift appeal gets underway.
The charity says the generosity of businesses and individuals throughout Rodney and the Hibiscus Coast region is always “amazing”, but older kids and mothers sometimes get left behind in the present stakes.
“Kids always get remembered, everyone buys toys for them, but teenagers, especially boys, and mums get forgotten,” a spokesperson says.
One of the easiest and best solutions is to donate vouchers, so the recipients can choose something they really want or need, she says. Other possibilities could include clothes, bath or bodycare sets and non-perishable food items.
There are appeal drop-off points throughout the region:
• The Warehouse at Albany, Snells Beach and Silverdale
• Neighbourhood Recycle store, Matakana
• Ravish, Matakana
• Westpac Warkworth
• Northern Union Gastro Pub, Silverdale
• Ship Shape Tattoo, Dairy Flat
Gifts and vouchers can also be left at the Hestia op-shop, The Kowhai Tree, at 29F Silverdale Street in Silverdale, though they must be clearly marked for the Christmas appeal, or they may end up being on-sold.
The drop off deadline is December 12, or December 15 at Neighbourhood Recycle and December 19 at The Warehouse.
Hestia asks that all gifts are unwrapped, as it is important to see exactly what is being donated, and says gift wrap and sticky tape is also needed, so mums can wrap presents for their children themselves.
Cash donations are also always welcome and can be made via Hestia’s fundraising page at https://givealittle.co.nz/org/hestia
Hestia Rodney Women’s Refuge provides a confidential and safe 24-hour service for women and children experiencing family violence or abuse throughout north Auckland.
Info: Visit www.facebook.com/hestiarodneywomensrefuge or email claudia@hestia.org.nz
