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Thousands of Kiwis have already contributed – can you help?
A Wellington accounting firm and Coca-Cola have donated more than $50,000 each to Stuff’s fundraising campaign for those affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Coca-Cola donated $70,000 to the fund. On top of that it donated 25,800 1.5 litre bottles of Kiwi Blue water.
Thirty pallets of Kiwi Blue were given to Civil Defence via Foodstuffs North Island to be delivered to Pak n’ Save Hastings, six pallets went directly to Gisborne City Council, Gisborne Hospital and Wairoa Council, three pallets went to its local Napier team for community volunteers involved with the cleanup, and four pallets went to Waipatu Marae.
A Coca-Cola NZ spokesperson said supporting the community was “incredibly important” to the company. “It’s the right thing to do.”
Accounting firm Darvill Mellors & Co donated $50,000 to the fund.
Partner Stuart Darvill said although the firm was Wellington based, staff have family and clients impacted by the cyclone.
“All of us here felt it important that we contribute something. The stories have been harrowing and touching.”
The following businesses all answered our call to match or better Stuff’s $10,000 donation:
- Burger Fuel
- NZEI Te Riu Roa
- Infometrics
- NLC Payroll
- MYOB
- E tū
- Sutton Tools NZ Ltd
- TimeFiler
- Electric Kiwi
- Powerhouse Civil Ltd
- Mito Q
- Waikato Orthodontic Centre
- Uara Digital Ltd
- Visual Hardware Ltd
- Quigg Partners
- FIRST Security Guard Services Ltd
- Reach Aotearoa
- Neon
- The Dwellington.
- Coloplast
- Darvill Mellors & Co
- Coca-Cola System
Any companies that match or better the $10,000 seed donation will get a big shout-out here. Email editor@stuff.co.nz with details of your donation.
The fundraiser for those affected by Cyclone Gabrielle has topped $4.2 million thanks to generous businesses and readers – but that’s just scratching the surface of what’s required to get these Kiwi families back on their feet and into their homes.
Tomorrow, Sunday, February 26 is the final day to contribute to the fund, so if you can contribute today, please do.
Emergency responders and officials have been urging people who want to help to donate money instead of food, water and other goods, because the real need is accommodation, and unwanted goods create additional work and waste.
Stuff will distribute funds evenly between the Red Cross and Mayoral Relief Funds in areas where a local state of emergency has been declared including Northland, Auckland, Tairāwhiti, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, and Hawke’s Bay.
A Givealitte spokesperson said the amount of donations is “unprecedented”.
“This is now the second-largest page in Givealittle’s history.”
A registered charity, Givealittle’s operating costs amount to approximately 5% of donations.
However, Givealittle is reducing the fee charged for all donations made beyond the first $2 million, from 5% to 1%. This means at least an extra $80,000 will go to our beneficiaries.
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