Vege Co-Op - Community Kai Network
The St Albans Fruit & Vege Co-Op is now Community Kai Network, which aims to give people access to healthy, fresh food at a fair price and involve people in building their community.
This is run by the Community Focus Trust based in St Albans.
Each week you will receive a selection of fresh produce, with different varieties most weeks. All produce is seasonal and fresh. The average saving per week if brought from a mainstream supermarket is around $15.00, so you could save on average $60 per month.
Community Kai Network Sign Up Details:
Option 1: Set up a direct credit into our account: please fill in your surname and SPR in the reference field, so we can track all orders - this needs to be paid into this account by Friday. Our account is :
Kiwibank 38-9018-0645983-04
Option 2: Contact us on our Facebook page telling us how you wish to pay (Cash or Direct Credit), and if you will be ordering weekly or fortnightly. Cost: $15.00
All orders are packed on a Wednesday and can be collected from our Community House, 136 Springfield Rd, St Albans I 10:30am - 5:00pm.
As we are now using reusable bags, please bring your own bags to swap the produce over.
Contact Mark at communityfocustrust@gmail.com for more info on our Facebook page - www.facebook.com...
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⚠️ 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 ❤️