Rapid Relief Team volunteers serve 550 meals to Gisborne Hospital staff

Rapid Relief Team volunteers in Gisborne prepare meals for hospital staff in appreciation of the work done by nurses and others in the public health system. Photo / Supplied

Volunteers with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) branch based in Gisborne showed their appreciation for the hard work of Gisborne Hospital staff by putting on a free lunch for them.

RRT Gisborne leader Clarke Judd and 17 volunteers showed their “care and compassion” and cooking skills with a monster feed of 550 RRT burger meals, 300 sausages with bread, coffee, tea, water and fruit at the hospital last week.

The occasion was to mark International Nurses Day earlier in May.

“Our mission is still the same, supporting communities in need, emergency services and hospital staff,” Judd said.

“We are aware and thankful of the magnificent work performed by nurses and other Gisborne Hospital staff,

“They enjoyed the food.”

May 5 is International Day of the Midwife and May 12 is International Nurses Day.

RRT, with the backing of 550 volunteers, has provided more than 32,000 meals across more than 32 New Zealand locations since those two days.

“We’re not done yet, more meals will be served up in the coming weeks as we continue to honour New Zealand’s healthcare heroes,” an RRT NZ spokesperson said.