Meals on Wheels
Volunteer MOW Drivers are urgently required within the area defined below:
Tawa in the Sth to Pukerua Bay in the Nth
Titahi Bay in the West to Judgeford in the East
All areas of Porirua
We deliver meals subsidised by CCDHB to a wide sector of the community including the elderly, isolated and the health compromised.
We welcome drivers willing to give just a couple of hours a month, fortnight or week - the choice is the individuals as to how much they can give this worthwhile service.
We start at 11am and deliver meals daily Monday-Friday.
We do not deliver weekends or statutory/public holidays.
Drivers are required to have a full driver's license and a vehicle that is both Registered and Warranted.
If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you. Most drivers state they get just as much out of this service as those receiving it.
Please contact: (04) 9186014, please leave a message if unattended
or email:mow_ccdhb@spotless.co.nz
Thank you
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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 ❤️