Auckland Angels at Parnell Community Centre
Put an extra present under the tree this Christmas! This festive season, The Village Square is collecting donations of food and gifts for the Auckland City Mission's "Auckland Angels" campaign. With your support, we can bring the joy of Christmas to some of our most vulnerable Aucklanders. 🎁✨
Collection Points:
📍 Find our collection trolley by the EFTPOS stand at Parnell Farmers' Market (Saturdays, 8am-12pm)
📍 Drop your donations at the reception area of Parnell Community Centre (Mon-Fri, 7.30am-6pm)
Deadline for Donations:
🗓️ Please contribute by December 9, 2023.
Food Parcel Items:
• Christmas treats (mince pies, biscuits, chocolate)
• Tinned fruit and vegetables
• Baked beans, tinned soup, tinned spaghetti
• Tinned meat and fish
• Pasta sauce, pasta, rice
• Breakfast cereal, muesli bars
• Spreads (jam, peanut butter, honey)
• Flour and sugar
• Baby food, nappies
• Toiletries (soap, shampoo, deodorant, feminine hygiene products)
Gift Ideas:
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.
• Infants: Rattles, night lights, bath toys, teething rings
• Toddlers: Bath toys, puzzles, soft toys, Duplo, pull-along toys
• Primary School: Puzzles, dress-ups, dolls/action figures, Lego, craft kits, toy cars, animal figurines
• Teenagers: Sports balls, scarfs, hats, beach towels, toiletries, gift vouchers or Prezzy cards
• Family/All Ages: Board games, books, stationery, reusable drink bottles, toiletries, gift vouchers or Prezzy cards
Let's make this holiday season extra special for those who need it most. Your kindness can truly make a difference. Thank you for joining us in spreading the magic of Christmas! 🤝🩷
Poll: 🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Aucklanders, our weekly rubbish collections are staying after councillors voted to scrap a proposed trial of fortnightly pick-ups.
We want to hear from you: would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Keen for the details? Read up about the scrapped collection trial here.
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85% Same!
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15% Would have liked to try something different
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.7% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.3% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
Today’s Mind-Bender is the Last of the Year! Can You Guess It Before Everyone Else? 🌟🎁🌲
I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm on the day!
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