On 22 February, the team from TourPlan spent the day at 0800 Hungry packing up and delivering food boxes to those in need across our community. The team report "We couldn’t have chosen a hotter day to do this physical work, but it was all done with laughter and enthusiasm (until the end when we were laughing hysterically with tiredness)!! It was definitely a great team bonding day and I’d really recommend it if you get the opportunity." Awesome mahi team!
On 15 February, 52 students from Lincoln University Future Leader Programme worked super hard in the Fungi Farm and Native Berms, removing weeds. Some of these students were returning from the second time! What a massive help for the team and a positive for the community.
On 8 February, our Board members came together for our first board meeting of 2022 - half attending online and half attending in person. In these interesting times for us all to be navigating we so appreciate these awesome people, volunteering their time and toiling away in the background to support our work and keep us on track 👍
In the week starting 29 November, we organised for students from Christs' College to volunteer at a variety of organisations around Christchurch, as part of their annual Service Week. This year, the boys helped out at Richmond Community Gardens, the SPCA, Estuary Trust, Keep NZ Beautiful, Haven Mountain Bike Park, the Summit Road Society, and Cultivate. What a fantastic effort from these young people, who carried out a huge amount of work and made a real difference to their community!
On 23 November, we were thrilled to receive four beautiful, high quality, customised masks for our team - generously made and donated to us by Shelley, from Recycle Recreate. Don't we look flash! Shelley has spent 11 years volunteering for her local community association and has donated masks to many neighbours, friends and locals that need them in her community. What a legend 💪 Thank you Shelley for supporting us, and for the awesome work you do towards a more sustainable future!