Our Community Funds for May June & July!
At FreshChoice we are proud to support the local, New Zealand communities that our stores serve, that's why every FreshChoice store makes regular charitable grants as part of the FreshChoice Community Fund.
Congratulations to the following community groups and organisations who have recieved one over the past few months:
- Leeston Primary Junior school - this monthly contribution to their "cafe/restaurant" is a major part of their morning in providing them with essential carbohydrates and a time of togetherness.
- Southbridge Playcentre $200 - to help them cater a dinner to raise funds for keeping their equipment and buildings up to date
- Ellesmere College Clay target shooting team $100 - to help with funding that they require to send a team to the NZ Secondary School Champs!
- Ellesmere Future Ferns $100 - so their player of the day can be recognized with a small gift.
- Ellesmere Art group trust (a Charitable Trust) $500 - to help with the opening of a new venture in the area.
- Ellesmere Lions $300 - to keep their expenses lower at a golf tournament where all the funds raised went to Abbeyfield Ellesmere Senior Housing. Abbeyfield is a new project in our area which is currently being built to house the elderly and keep them in their own area.
- Leeston Playcentre $200
- Ellesmere Ladies Golf $80.00
- Ellesmere Toy Library $100
- Ellesmere College $150
- Amber Faulkner $100 Fund raising for Dance Competition in Aust
- Give a Little - Caley-Duncan $75.00
Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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84.5% Yes
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14.1% No
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1.5% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
Railing planters
To gain extra growing space, make and hang these easy-to-build planters on almost any wooden fence or deck railing. Use Resene FX Blackboard Paint so you can easily identify what plants are in each. Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.
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