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44 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>December</strong> 6 <strong>2023</strong><br />
SELWYN RURAL LIFE<br />
Advertising Feature<br />
Rural Telethon: the “Big Feed”<br />
• By Isabelle Teresa<br />
Thursday 14 <strong>December</strong> is the day –<br />
the day of the Big Feed. This live rural<br />
telethon is organised by Meat the Need,<br />
a three-year-old charity that is farmerfounded<br />
and farmer-led.<br />
Produce, in the form of premium<br />
mince and milk, is donated by farmers<br />
and put into the hands of foodbanks and<br />
community organisations, who already<br />
know the needs of their local community<br />
and have the channels to distribute the<br />
support.<br />
Financial donations are also very<br />
welcome. Anyone can donate a “Virtual<br />
Animal”, to their choice of amount, by<br />
credit card or internet banking. Rural<br />
business supporters are also welcomed.<br />
There’s still just time to organise and<br />
register any fundraising event – get this<br />
registered by Friday 8 <strong>December</strong> and<br />
hold it any time through to the big day.<br />
Fundraising events and totals get special<br />
shout-outs during the telethon, and you<br />
can even submit video footage of your<br />
event.<br />
Donate now!<br />
The website is open for donation<br />
pledges now: meattheneed.org<br />
The charity accepts sheep, beef or deer,<br />
and also milk. It works with livestock<br />
reps such as Silver Fern Farms, and with<br />
milk processors such as Fonterra and<br />
Miraka, to streamline the process of how<br />
donations are enacted. The website has<br />
easy-to-use forms to make this happen.<br />
On the Day<br />
The live rural telethon runs from<br />
6am to 8pm on Thursday 14 <strong>December</strong>,<br />
livestreamed from Lincoln University.<br />
In the classic tradition of NZ telethons,<br />
there are lively hosts, public phone-ins,<br />
running total updates, wacky challenges<br />
and general mayhem.<br />
Hosts this year are former professional<br />
boxer turned community leader Dave<br />
Letele, celebrity TV host Matt Chisholm,<br />
and dairy farmer and co-founder, Wayne<br />
Langford.<br />
• Tune in live on Facebook, Instagram or<br />
meattheneed.org<br />
• Text 3493 to donate just $3<br />
• Call in on 0800 632 884<br />
Great cause<br />
100% of donations goes directly into<br />
feeding families. Last year, in its very first<br />
year, this event raised 1.2 million meals<br />
for foodbanks across the country.<br />
Meat the Need says: “Ultimately, our<br />
aim is for no one to go hungry in NZ. We<br />
also believe everyone should have access<br />
to the nutritious protein that is grown<br />
right here in NZ.”<br />
Great cause – get in behind!<br />
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