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Christmas Appeal: Tauranga Te Papa Rotary Club collection begins today

Jean Bell
By Jean Bell
Multimedia journalist·Bay of Plenty Times·
23 Nov, 2019 11:00 PM3 mins to read

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Tauranga Te Papa Rotary Club members Lyn Voyde (left) and Jill Kitchen are taking part in the Cash or Can collection for the Tauranga Community Foodbank. Photo / George Novak

Tauranga Te Papa Rotary Club members Lyn Voyde (left) and Jill Kitchen are taking part in the Cash or Can collection for the Tauranga Community Foodbank. Photo / George Novak

Cash or can?

People can take their pick on how they would like to support the Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal as the Tauranga Te Papa Rotary Club begins its collection drive today.

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Lyn Voyde, community services committee member at the Tauranga Te Papa Lions club, called on people to "do what you can" for the Cash or Can collection.

"If all you can manage to put into the box is a 70 cent can of spaghetti, please do so," she said.

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"I find a lot of the kindest givers are the people who have used the foodbank."

Voyde said the club was "very community minded" and embraced being involved in the collection, as part of the appeal in partnership with Gilmours Wholesale Food and Beverage Tauriko.

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She said a large proportion of people would have a "fabulous" Christmas but there were many who were not so lucky.

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The foodbank was helping an increasing number of children whose families were being affected by the increasing cost of living.

Tauranga Te Papa Rotary Club members Lyn Voyde (left) and Jill Kitchen are taking part in the Cash or Can collection for the Tauranga Community Foodbank. Photo / George Novak
Tauranga Te Papa Rotary Club members Lyn Voyde (left) and Jill Kitchen are taking part in the Cash or Can collection for the Tauranga Community Foodbank. Photo / George Novak

"We are very aware of the children we help, especially at Christmas."

She said there was also a large number of grandparents who were caring for their grandchildren who sought foodbank support.

"How are they going to manage on a pension?"

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Voyde was also a Tauranga Community Foodbank board member, meaning she is able to provide information on the difference that the club made.

"The club can see the worth of what we are doing."

Voyde previously lived in Auckland and did similar collections for the Auckland City Mission.

She said people tended to be keen to help with the appeal.

"People want to do something nice for other people at Christmas time. It's a very human thing," she said.

The opportunity to give food in addition to cash donations helped people support the foodbank in a way that suited them best.

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"The first thing people say when they pass you when they go into the supermarket is 'I haven't got any money' and we say, 'that's not a problem. Just put an extra item in your basket and drop it in the box on your way out'."

She said the club also did a mid-year collection because foodbank supplies could run low during this period.

"People need food during the winter because it's cold.

"Cash is always really handy as there are always things the food bank runs out of during the year."

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