Nelson Environment Centre

Well this is adorable 💚
Thank you so much for your fundraising efforts - but also for the kaitiaki of our earth that you are teaching our young people 🌏

This morning our tamariki came dressed in their pyjamas, costumes, and favourite outfits to support an amazing cause — Kai Rescue! 🥳💛

We have been absolutely blown away by the generosity of our whānau and community. Thanks to your kindness, we have already raised over $100 to support the important work of rescuing food and helping people in our community. Ka mau te wehi! 👏

Our tamariki have loved showing off their outfits while learning about how we can care for people and the environment by reducing food waste. 🌎🍎

Ngā mihi nui to everyone who donated and supported this fundraiser. Every contribution makes a difference.

Mā tātou katoa te taiao e tiaki – together we can care for our environment and community. 💚

To learn more about Kai Rescue and the wonderful work of the Nelson Environment Centre, visit:
Environment Centre – Kai Rescue - https://www.nec.org.nz/kai-rescue

Thank you for helping our tamariki make a positive impact! 🌟

Tasman Kindergartens 💚🌿

Thanks for coming to visit Blair Cameron for Nelson Tasman it was great to show you around NEC and Kai Rescue

Had an awesome morning with the Kai Rescue team today! I’m pictured here with Nelson Environment Centre CEO Andrew and volunteer Helen, one of the many amazing volunteers who help keep this service running week after week.

Kai Rescue is a common-sense local initiative that makes a huge difference for the environment and for the people who need it most. Food that might otherwise go to waste is collected, sorted, packed, and sent out to a stack of awesome local organisations, like Tahunanui Community Hub - Te Tari Hapori ki Tahunanui, Victory Community Centre, and Whakatu Marae who then get the food out to the people in our community who need it. It all relies on people showing up and helping out.

Recently Kai Rescue faced a real funding crisis and needed to raise $40,000 to keep going. And our community really stepped up. In a matter of days, Nelson Environment Centre, which runs Kai Rescue, raised the funds it needed.

A big shout-out also to Woolworths New Zealand, one of Kai Rescue’s biggest supporters. Woolworths is running a big fundraiser this week where local customers can round up their purchases at the checkout to support Kai Rescue, and they have kick-started it with $5,000. Every little bit helps, and it will make a real difference to keeping this fantastic service going. Big ups to the Kai Rescue team, the volunteers, local donors, Woolworths, and everyone who helps get food where it is needed most.