North Canterbury News: November 06, 2020
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NEWS<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> 5, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Help needed for Toot for Tucker<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Volunteersare sought for this<br />
year’sToot for Tucker appeal.<br />
The annualpreChristmas<br />
food drivewill returnon<br />
Tuesday, December 1.<br />
Covid19 has had an impact,<br />
organiserBev Wright says.<br />
‘‘We are asking people to<br />
provide their own bagsthis<br />
year because the cost of this<br />
project has gone up exponentially,<br />
and with Covid19<br />
we didn’t knowifwewere<br />
going to be able to do it again.<br />
‘‘The bags are really<br />
popular and we may decide to<br />
go backtothem in future, but<br />
for now we are going ask<br />
peopletoput the foodout in a<br />
bag.<br />
‘‘It can be aplastic bag,<br />
paper bag or acloth bag.’’<br />
The impactofCovid19<br />
means families who have<br />
never visited afood bank<br />
beforeare finding themselves<br />
with reduced hours and<br />
reduced incomes.<br />
‘‘There’sstill alot of stigma<br />
aroundpeople going to afood<br />
bank whenthey need help<br />
and there shouldn’t be,<br />
because that’s what it’s there<br />
for,’’Bev says.<br />
If anyone is wondering what<br />
to include in theirfood bags,<br />
Bev says something for<br />
Christmas dinner, suchas<br />
tinnedfruit or Christmas<br />
mince pies, would be agreat<br />
addition.<br />
‘‘Anything that’salittle bit<br />
Christmasy will be quite nice<br />
because therewill be families<br />
who will be havingalean time<br />
this Christmas.’’<br />
Amberleyisbeing added for<br />
the first time this year, with<br />
all the food going to support<br />
local Amberley food banks.<br />
Once again therewill be<br />
collections in Rangiora,<br />
Woodend and Pegasus for the<br />
RangioraSalvation Army; in<br />
Oxford and Cust for the<br />
Oxford Community Trust’s<br />
foodbank; and in Kaiapoi for<br />
CommunityWellbeing <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>’s food pantry at<br />
Kaiapoi Community Support.<br />
‘‘The important thing is all<br />
the food stays in the local<br />
area,’’ Bev says.<br />
‘‘Itdoesn’t go into<br />
Christchurch or someother<br />
black hole,’’ Bev says.<br />
Smaller communities such<br />
as Loburn, Cust, Mandeville<br />
and Waikuku Beach can also<br />
do their bit, withlocalschools<br />
and service centresbeing<br />
dropoff points.<br />
Tootfor Tucker was first<br />
established in Rangiora after<br />
the 2010 and 2011 <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
earthquakes, meaningthis<br />
yearmarksthe 10th<br />
anniversary.<br />
Lastyear,about 1500 bags<br />
werereturnedtostock up the<br />
Rangiora Salvation Army’s<br />
foodbank, while the Oxford<br />
CommunityTrustalso<br />
reportedarecord haul.<br />
To volunteer, contactBev<br />
on (027) 434 2486 or Louise<br />
Griffiths at Kaiapoi<br />
Community Support by email<br />
on kcs.coord@<br />
wellbeingnc.org.nz.<br />
Quite acollection ... Agroup of volunteers at Kaiapoi Community<br />
Support with some of the food donated across the district during<br />
last year’s Toot for Tucker.<br />
PHOTO: FILE<br />
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