St Patrick's Food Bank Group
The former members of the St Patrick’s Conference of the St Vincent de Paul Society now make up this group under the Parish Pastoral Council. There are 5 of us who meet monthly but a number of parishioners regularly help with putting together and delivering the weekly food parcels. Others help with the annual Christmas food hamper project.
We no longer collect and distribute furniture and other household items due to lack of demand and storage.
Below are some guidelines for our requirements.
Current needs:
- Weetbix and other breakfast cereals
- Canned Fruit / Spaghetti / Baked Beans
- Canned Tuna or Corned Beef
- Peanut Butter / Marmite / Jam
- Rice - 1kg packets
- Pasta - 500g packets
- Instant Noodles
- Plain Biscuits / Crackers
- Instant Coffee (small)
- Tea Bags (30s)
- Dish washing liquid
- Washing powder
- Toilet Paper
- Sanitary Products
Small to medium packets are more useful rather than bulk ones. For larger families we can always give more than one packet.
We are unable to store fresh produce (fruit and vegetables).
On behalf of our clients the group members are very thankful for the generous contributions received from parishioners: goods, funds and physical help.
Noel Surrey
President
Wish to donate to the Food Bank Account? BNZ: 02-0108-0708844-004 (Please note that this is the new bank account as at 1 July 2023)