Free Food Pantry - Otaki

[Kevins]

KerryAnne and KarenH have started promoting a new Free Food Pantry ('FFP') in sunny Otaki, near Levin on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand at the Otaki Retreat location. The Forum community is pleased to get behind this project as an adjunct to its Community Garden activity.

KarenH is the forum's Team Lead / contact for FFP Otaki. A fridge is being donated this weekend by the forum admin (KevinS) and the Food Pantry group from Manawatu are donating a stand-up freezer.

Congratulations on a wonderful concept, KarenH and KerryAnne.

KarenH, our Team Lead will have more news as it develops.

[ShedogPiggyHerder]

The Pantry will be open during the first week of December.

It is currently being stocked by Te Awahou Kai in Foxton.

Their donations of non perishable foodstuffs has been invaluable, in the setting up of Otaki Free Food Pantry.

It has taken a few weeks to get this off the ground, but it is worth it.

It has come about as there is a need, for those less fortunate, in sudden hardship and unable to get help from elsewhere.

All donations of non perishable food stuffs is welcome.

[ShedogPiggyHerder]

The Free Food Pantry in Otaki is now open....

We have stock from Foxton Te Awahou Kai, thank you for the kind donations and all the help with setting this up.

Any donations of foodstuffs is gratefully received and can be delivered or sent to

Otaki Free Food Pantry
22 County Road
Otaki
5512

This includes, Sanitary Products, Tinned Products, all Packet products, including tea and coffee, milo, cooking oils, Margarines,
we also need small containers in which to break some product.

We supply the necessities that people can no longer obtain through foodbanks etc, where they have exhausted all other means of help or cannot get this help.

[ShedogPiggyHerder]

Dec 11th:

Pantry is restocked thank u so much for the kind donation of baby food.

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[ShedogPiggyHerder]

Dec 12th:

We are so pleased that people are using the pantry. Please leave us some feedback so we know what you may need and if we can get it donated for the pantry.

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[ShedogPiggyHerder]

Good morning everyone... I hope you all had an awesome Christmas day... for those in need, The OFFP (Otaki Free Food Pantry) is still here. A permanent feature for the Otaki Community.

The aftermath of Christmas is the hardest for most families, we offer help with food stuffs, such as weetbix, margarine, plum jam, soy sauce, rice, flour, sultanas, blitz balls, coffee beans, noodles, herbs and Rhubarb, as well as other Donated Foodstuffs.

We can be found at 22 County Road Otaki. Look for the white fridges along the white fence line.

[ShedogPiggyHerder]

Before restocking the Pantry and then during Restocking. There are Margarine, Eggs, Flour, weetbix, sultanas, soy sauce, tomato ketchup, plum jam, and between the fridges in a big brown paper bag are a donation of Red Onions, Bay Leaves and Rosemary, along with lots of other goodies. Come on down 22 County Road Otaki.
Take what you need and share what you can.

[ShedogPiggyHerder]

We would like to thank the donors of the sweets, soups, sauces and Jams. Thank you all so very much. There will be more Eggs etc out there today.

[ShedogPiggyHerder]

We would like to Thank Kath and Steve Gaskell of Shevington Farm Free Range Eggs, for their very generous donation of Eggs to the Otaki Free Food Pantry. These eggs will be available from today. If there are none in the Pantry please come up the drive to collect a dozen or half dozen depending on your needs. They have a shelf life of 5 weeks from today.

[ShedogPiggyHerder]

The Pantrys have been restocked. Please be kind... if there are treats in there please share. We dont get a lot and we share when we can... thank you for the donations. They are appreciated. There will be more toilet paper in there tomorrow, along with eggs.

[ShedogPiggyHerder]

Hi everyone yesterday was a great day for growing things with oodles of rain falling here.

Today the Pantrys are fully stocked. We have recieved wonderful donations, there are Jam making plums, oodles of noodles both shrimp and chicken ones. Eggs, Rhubarb chopped up in bags with hand written instructions on how to bake and use it. Thank you Karen Higgie, there is also a lovely donation there of a large bag of fresh Kale. We also have some breads, Marg, and ready made Jams. Be mindful of others, Take what you need and share when you can. Enjoy this beautiful day.

[ShedogPiggyHerder]

Good morning everyone, The Pantry is stocked again and there are bread and a pack of 6 sausages in there today along with two bottles of Margarine, Plum Jam , plums for Jam making, Rhubarb and cooking instructions, some Kale and some Zuccini, as well as noodles etc.