We are from KiwiHarvest in Highbrook.
KiwiHarvest is New Zealand’s largest food rescue social venture. We collect excess food that is good enough to eat, yet won’t sell, and distribute it to front line agencies providing food support to our most vulnerable communities. KiwiHarvest rescues up to 200,000 kilos of food every month, the equivalent of 571,428 meals.We would love to know if you have any members who would be interested in volunteering with us. We have two types of volunteering – food sorting and food rescue driver assistant.
Food sorting: Help our teams pack and sort rescued food at our branch DCs into manageable sized boxes/ bags. This packed food then gets delivered out to our recipient charity organisations, working on the frontline to feed our most vulnerable. This is a physical activity that requires the ability to lift and move boxes of up to 15kgs, as well as staying on your feet for long periods of time.
Driver Assistant: Our drivers are out on the road every day rescuing food and delivering it across the regions. Volunteer Driver Assistants help our Drivers with this task and get a first-hand look at the type of food we rescue and the communities we are helping to support.
If you would like to know more feel free to reach out, also here is a link to our website https://www.kiwiharvest.org.nz/volunteer We look forward to hearing from you 😊