News & Events

   

Happy New Year!

Hello from everyone here, and thank you for your love in the lead-up to Christmas.  We were receiving goods right up until the last minute - and are happy to confirm that this was one of our best Christmas collections on record.  We redistributed 5,601 toys, 1,000 Christmas food parcels and 100 Special Christmas Hampers, plus we were fortunate enough to receive many gifts of essential groceries to stock our Foodbank shelves once Christmas was over.  We couldn't redistribute these items without the hundreds of workplaces throughout the Greater Wellington region, who filled 494 large boxes of goodies for us, or the people who gave during our Pack The Bus event in November or who just simply walked in off the street with food and toys.  You are all marvellous!

Here are a few photos from our Special Christmas Hamper delivery day, Friday 23 December ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CEO Michelle Branney and Kemp Home & Hospital Nurse Manager, Valelia Gibb listen to the delivery brief (with film crew from TV3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Manager, Maria Millin tells us all what the shape of the day will be!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hurricanes players enjoying the delivery brief - thanks for your help guys!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Special Christmas Hampers for other social service agencies waiting for collection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the Special Christmas Hampers (complete with Ruth Pretty pavlova - Ruth donated 100 of these, 100 chocolate brownie slabs and 100 Christmas cakes.  We just love Ruth, Paul and their amazing team)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City Missioner Rev Susan Blaikie with Transition to Work Co-ordinator Anthony Carter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabulous cricket star Iain O'Brien ready for action!

You can make a donation to The Mission any time through Direct Credit

There are lots of ways you can support The Mission through a donation, and it's easy to see through our stories and statistics the difference your donations make.  Just recently, an innovative supporter asked why we didn't offer a Direct Credit facility - when indeed we do.  We just weren't promoting this fact on our website - so we swiftly fixed that!  Please click here if this sounds like the donation method you would like to use ... Donate by Direct Credit

Payroll Giving benefits The Mission

Payroll giving has arrived in New Zealand and The Mission is already experiencing the generosity of those who have elected to support us through this scheme. For every $10 taken from an employee's pay package, for example, The Mission receives $15. 

Read more here how Payroll Giving works and how you can support us through this great initiative.

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Image of Wellington harbour by Mission business partner, Photography by Woolf