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Hamper Day at VisionWest is the distribution of 200 hampers to whanau of varying sizes, containing food for a Christmas meal and gifts for children 14 and under. This is an operation that consists of months of planning, multiple generous donors, a...
The social justice movement looks to be alive and well in our next generation. The positive effects of our children growing up in multi-cultural schools, participating in culture awareness days, doing environmental projects and partnering with...
Remember that Friends Episode where Joey argued about the nature of altruism - that there is no act that is truly selfless? Well, I think he might be right......There are a lot of fads and philosophies about food, health, and well being. Social...
“What if you were sleeping rough or in an uninsulated home and had no warm blankets? “What if you also had children? A responsibility to keep them warm… Linda Potauaine manages the community banks at VisionWest Community Trust. Every week, Linda...
Rosslyn (Roz) Begbie and Tammy McCarthy celebrated 10 years of working for us on 23rd March and 25th April 2017, respectively. We had a celebratory lunch in Hamilton in honour of this special anniversary for Rosslyn and Tammy and there was much...
For many of you, there's a to-do list today. School drop offs and pick ups, mounds of laundry, bills to pay. Of course, for many of you you're also very organised, great at delegating, and have a space in your home already that's just for junk...
Legend, “a body or collection of stories handed down over time; an important person who is known for doing something extremely well.” By these definitions, there are many legends lurking in and around VisionWest. One of the most well-known “living...
Local Westie and father of 3, Andrew Keates, is one of our key team members - is he the Finance Manager? The man behind the CEO? No, he volunteers with our Food Bank, making collections, deliveries, and packing parcels. He is a prime example of how...