Auckland City Mission Collection
It's that time again! We're doing our yearly collection for Auckland City Mission's "Auckland Angels" campaign and helping them bring the magic of Christmas to families in need. If you would like to donate you'll find our collection trolley by the reception area of Parnell Community Centre or at the EFTPOS stand at @parnellfarmersmarket . Please drop your donations by 18 December 2024.
❓ What are we collecting?
• Christmas treats such as mince pies, biscuits and chocolate
• Tinned fruit and vegetables
• Baked beans, tinned soup and tinned spaghetti
• Tinned meat and fish
• Pasta sauce, pasta and rice
• Breakfast cereal and muesli bars
• Spreads, such as jam, peanut butter or honey
• Flour and sugar
• Baby food
• Nappies
• Toiletries, such as soap, shampoo, deodorant and feminine hygiene products
Donations of new, unwrapped gifts for children and teenagers are hugely appreciated. Please do not gift clothes as it is difficult to allocate sizes. No battery operated toys please!
For more information about the amazing work Auckland City Mission does around Christmastime, check out their webiste: www.aucklandcitymission.org.nz...
Share your summer photos! 📷
Taken some beautiful snaps lately? Whether it's rainbows, sunsets or a beautiful summer's day, we'd love you to share the joy with us.
Share a photo in the comments below
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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63.1% Summer
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35.5% Winter
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1.4% Other - I'll share below
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
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