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Thank you to everyone who donated to our Winter Warmth drive - our volunteers sorted the donations into packs with tents, sleeping bags, beanies, gloves and toiletries. Check out the video of our volunteers distributing the packs with our community partner Shining Light Community Trust!
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Rob and Tane's community group has quickly grown from six to over 30 people!
Len speaking at Rob and Tane's whanau group recently held at Papakura Marae - too many people are coming to keep meeting in people's homes!
Rob and Tane's group has whanau of all ages - from grandparents to mokopuna and everything in between. They share kai, stories and encouragement together
Our blanket drive for people sleeping rough
Bit by bit the donations came in
Kaye blows us away with her donation for the Winter Warmth drive
Kaye is a legend - two giant bags of brand new, hand-knitted beanies for our winter warmth drive
Melissa donated a bunch of toothbrushes and toothpaste for the packs - we added in soap, wipes and a towel with the $$$ we raised
Selfie mode with our volunteers after putting together 25 packs for our Winter Warmth drive
People from our community came and dropped off more than 25 good quality sleeping bags - and we bought 25 tents with the $$$ we raised
Ali counting the packs... yep, 25
Alisha baked cookies to go with the packs - and gift wrapped each one
Margaret and Alisha - that girl knows how to bake!
Our volunteers with the packs all ready to go on distribution day
Rob bringing the packs from the truck
Melissa with Tammie from Shining Light Community Trust - they are out there every Thursday with hot meals and food packs
Whanau were stoked with the packs
A hug and a karakia with an old friend
It was a privilege to collaborate with Shining Light - we hope it will be the first of many times we work together!
Rob and Nganu - one of our community leadership graduates who volunteers regularly with Shining Light
Our volunteers debriefing at KFC - and brainstorming our next outreach
Our Board at their first official Board meeting! Te Hurihanga, Elyse, Devs & Jenny
Kasalina getting ready to to film her story
James filming Kasalina (the sunset was amazing and the light was perfect)
Our little office at Clendon Community House
Len and Elyse making a presentation to the Manurewa Local Board about Whakamana Ora
Our team and volunteers at the start of the year
Community Leadership Group 1 (new intake) at the start of the year
Community leadership participants (group two) at the start of the year - bursting out of Len and Pris' house. We combined two groups together that had started with us under Te Whakaora and who wanted to keep going after it closed
Double rainbow over Manurewa
An anonymous donor gave Ali a laptop!
Our anonymous donor also gave us a laptop for Kasalina!
Every session of the leadership programme starts with sharing kai together
Elyse and Rob
Kai time
Our amazing chef Angel and her shepherds pie
That shepherds pie though!
Info night for the new 2025 intake of the leadership programme
Paul joined us when he was only 16 - his story is coming soon!
Info night...
Wiremu and Len at BVOY - public speaking workshop
Our first community project - planting day with the Beautification Trust
After the planting - KFC
Pris makes the best butter chicken
And the best biryani
Graduation at Len and Pris' house - 50+ people!
Christmas Party / Graduation vibes
Zara and Char
The kai is always good
Elyse sharing a korero
Enjoying waiata with actions at Christmas (Rose and Kasalina)
Alisi and Jason leading waiata (beautiful!)
Back in the day - Pris and Pania, one of our first community leadership graduates
Pania is now one of the managers for the Manurewa Marlins rugby league Premier 1st team and is on the committee. She recently MC'd their prizegiving and did an amazing job according to Ali who snapped a pic with her and his moko (most improved)!
Rangatahi getting to grips with the chisels at Ali's carving group recently - they will be making a taonga to give to a loved one
We are connecting with Clendon Pride Project to help Ali start a carving group with some of their rangatahi! (This is a long-held dream for Ali - using his carving skills with youth)
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