It's so Easy

So many of us give clients gifts and spend hours deciding on something which often gets added to a collection of meaningless trinkets.

Food for thought? Rather than buying trinkets for those who have everything, supporting the Food Bank would be one way of giving a gift of greater meaning to help someone this season.

Our Community

The community need our help in whatever shape or form you can.

Tauranga's foodbank is appealing for donations as more families turn to them for help amidst spiralling living costs and the current financial crisis.

Pledge your Support NOW!

1. Decide on an amount your business would like to pledge.
2. Fill in your pledge form here.
3. Your pledge details will be sent directly to Foodbank Tauranga.
4. Make your payment to the Foodbank by internet banking or by posting a cheque - details will be in a confirmation email sent to you.
5. Send your company logo to us and we will upload it along with other generous business sponsors.
6. Download an ECard and email it to your client list showing your support for this cause.

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Total Pledges $31,419

2011-2012
Craigs Investment Partners	$1,000
Earth 2 Ocean Limited	$300
Staples Rodway	$500
Secret Santas BOP Polytechnic	$20
Walton Railton & Co.	$500
Holland Beckett Lawyers	$1,683
Boffa Miskell	$1,000
Falken Family	$50
Burley Attwood Law	$300
Panztel NZ Ltd	$125
Gannet Shipping	$100

2010-2011
Ingham Mora	$750
Dimensions Ltd Architects	$1,500
The Sebel Trinity Wharf Tauranga	$286
Mount Maunganui Roofing	$200
Holland Beckett Lawyers	$1,770
Boffa Miskell	$1,000

2009-2010
TechnologyWise	$500
Dimensions Ltd Architects	$1,000
WH Kelly	$300
Harmer Parr Charitable Trust	$2,000
Pro Steel Ltd	$200
Mount Maunganui Roofing	$500
Holland Beckett Lawyers	$1,190
Boffa Miskell	$1,000

2008-2009
Ingham Mora	$750
Taylor Brothers Transport	$1,000
Ballance Staff	$500
Julie Robinson	$200
Base3USA	$1,000
Todd Gower Funeral Services	$150
Homersham Family	$200
McKinlay Douglas Ltd	$500
Comvita	$520
Premier Insulation BOP	$200
Seger Civil Construction	$250
Mount Mosaic	$200
Gardiner, V&M	$200
Finchley Family Trust	$60
Solid Seven	$465
Personnel Resources	$500
KPMG	$1,500
W H Kelly	$500
BLOOMZ	$500
Landscape Elements	$250
Tauranga ITM	$1,000
vmarketing	$1,000
Healthy Vibes	$200
TechnologyWise	$500
Devan Group	$1,500

Days until Christmas

216 days to go!

2011-12 Pledges

Make a Difference

A cry for help from Tauranga's struggling Foodbank in 2008, motivated Devan Plastics General Manager Dave Burnett to donate $1500 to help those less fortunate. Usually this money was spent on client gifts but Dave felt that this gift would have more meaning to his clients and more meaning to his team. He then challenged other Tauranga businesses to follow suit.

TechnologyWise and vmarketing took his challenge one step further and set up this site to allow businesses to pledge their support by way of food or monetary donation. Welcome - you are here for a reason and we are pleased you have arrived to help.

The Bay of Plenty Times reported ...
Tauranga Foodbank is clawing its way out of despair thanks to goodwill from the public and a donation from a local business.

The foodbank last week issued a public plea for help as it struggled to cope with a sudden influx of customers because of the economic downturn.

The number of food parcels being issued each week is 60 per cent higher than this time last year with up to 50 people coming in each day for life's essentials.

To help out, Tauranga-based business Devan Plastics donated $500 to Tauranga Foodbank, and another $500 each to foodbanks in Christchurch and Wellington, instead of sending out gifts to customers this year. "This year we've decided not to do that but donate it to foodbank ... just because of the recession, we wanted to do some good in the community," said general manager of Devan Plastics Dave Burnett.

Mr Burnett said Devan Plastics wanted to encourage other businesses to do the same to try to make life easier for those in need at Christmas time. "There are a lot of people in need in these current economic times, a lot of people are hurting out there."

Tauranga Foodbank chairman Don Brebner said the donation was appreciated.