Waikato Business News November/December 2022

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22 WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022 HOTY AWARDS NATIONAL CATEGORY WINNER Karl Kampenhout Builders Ltd is a proven team of craftsmen, providing very high quality workmanship with a strong focus on attention to detail and exceptional customer service. KARL KAMPENHOUT BUILDERS P: 0800 875 555 | info@karlkampenhout.co.nz www.karlkampenhout.co.nz
Raglan Food Co doubles community fund to $10,000 After getting their start on Facebook on the Raglan Community Noticeboard in December 2014, Raglan Food Co credit much of their success to the enthusiastic support and backing from locals. That’s why it seemed only natural to give back by launching their RFC Community Fund last year. “We wanted to make it easy for local groups who align with our social and environmental values to ask for support,” co-founder Tesh Randall says. “Last year we gave out $5,000 in grants to organisations doing all kinds of wonderful things in our community – protecting endangered Oi birds, planting trees, rescuing fruit, teaching tamariki about gardening, and raising mental health awareness.” This year, with over $5,000 paid out already, they’ve announced plans to double the fund to $10,000. “We’re seeing some great project applications come through and want to continue backing more initiatives in our local community,” she says. Feedback from the organisations who have already received funding has been positive. “Funding from Raglan Food Co has allowed us to build a ‘Community Foodbowl’ at Waitetuna School,” principal Amanda Nasilasila says. “The children have been loving planting seedlings in the greenhouse and garden beds, and eating vegetables they’ve grown themselves! So far we’ve harvested kumara, spinach, tomatoes, have set up potatoes and will be planting other summer vegetables in term 4. WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022 23 It’s great to see them so engaged in learning about gardening.” “We were able to pay for the print costs of our Mental Health Toolbox with Raglan Food Co’s funding,” Ruby Gibbs says. “It’s been made freely available to the whole community as a resource to prompt conversations about mental wellbeing – since we put it together as volunteers, this financial support was hugely appreciated.” “Seeing perfectly good fruit go to waste seemed like such a tragedy,” says Jono Hutson from Community Fruit Harvest. “With the fuel vouchers from Raglan Food Co, our volunteers have been able to arrange collecting and donating it to the Feed the Kids program at the Raglan Area School – providing students with nutritious kai.” Visit raglanfoodco.com/ doing-good/ rfc-community-fund for more information. We love to warm up winter Grassroots support for our community is part of the everyday at Ebbett Volkswagen. On a cold crisp winter’s day in July, the WE LOVE VW team supplied the mighty Amarok BBQ for the Cambridge Primary School’s winter sports day lunch. There were multiple primary schools all competing at the event, held at Tom Voyle Park in Cambridge. Cambridge High School senior PE students helped run this successful day. Cambridge East School organised a hot lunch for the dedicated young athletes. Hundreds of hot sausages were cooked on the BBQ for the kids, teachers and supporting parents. If your school or workplace would like to use our Amarok BBQ for FREE at an event, get in contact with the WE LOVE VW team. Catering for all occasions Weddings, wedding platters, birthdays, corporates plus many more. We bring the restaurant to you! Professional buffet catering for 60-5000 guests. www.southernspitroast.co.nz E: graham@ssbbq.co.nz | 0800 2 SPITROAST
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