The Waikanae Foodbank provides access to food and other essential items for those in need.
Come along to one of our regular drop-ins below, or contact us directly.
Phone: 022 564 2981, Email: foodbank@anglican.co.nz, Facebook: facebook.com/WaikanaeFoodShare
We are grateful for any donations. We regularly need:
- Fresh fruit
- Fresh vegetables
- Canned food of all kinds
- Spreads of all kinds
- Cereal of all kinds
- Pasta
- Rice
- Tea
- Coffee
- Hot Chocolate
- Cleaning products
- Hygiene Products
Food can be dropped off when St Luke’s office is open, on a Sunday morning, or during the drop-ins below.
Non-perishable food can also be dropped of to St Luke’s between 8am and 10am on Fridays. Please place your donation on the front steps of the church.
You can also donate direct into our bank account, Parish of Waikanae, ANZ, 01 0731 0019880 03. Please put ‘foodbank’ in the reference. If you would like a donation tax receipt, please also email parishmanager@anglican.co.nz.
If you are keen to volunteer in any way with the Friday Food share or LIFE on Wednesday, please get in touch.
Weekly Drop-ins
Every Friday we stock and open a simple free food shop at St Luke’s church in Waikanae. We welcome everyone, every week and share what we have with whoever comes.
Come along to St Luke’s, Elizabeth Street, Waikanae, 10:15-11:15am on Fridays and shop for a share of our groceries for free.
If you are unwell, isolating or vulnerable you can request a delivery.
Hours
10:15am-11:15am, every Friday (may be subject to last minute changes so check out the Facebook feed below for the latest info).
Contact us: Facebook Messenger, email foodbank@anglican.co.nz or text/call 022 564 2981.
Friday Food Share is the Kāpiti winner of the Health & Wellbeing award in the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards 2022.
Each week at LIFE on Wednesday, our after school drop-in, we serve tummy-filling afternoon tea and offer free school lunch food and frozen meals to any family in need.
Come along to St Luke’s between 3:00pm and 4:30pm on Wednesdays during term time.
Facebook Posts
Friday FOODSHARE September 13th
PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT UPDATE BELOW
We open at 10.15AM.
Tickets available from 10.00AM.
Please do not arrive early.
We close at 11.15AM.
Please do not arrive after 11.00AM.
If you need help with food this week please come and see us.
There will be no beef mince available due to price increases.
All our food is rescued or donated.
Our supplies of groceries remain very low.
We share what we have with whoever comes.
Set up will be different due to hall renovations.
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Friday FOODSHARE September 6th
10.15am-11.15am
Thank you so much to those who have donated recently.
We are grateful. Thank you for helping.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING UPDATES
SET UP WILL BE DIFFERENT TOMORROW
DUE TO RENOVATIONS please be patient and be aware you might have to wait longer this week.
If you need help with food this week please come and see us.
All the food we share is rescued and donated.
We share what we have with whoever comes.
Please do not arrive early.
We will hand out coloured tickets from 10.00AM ready to start at 10.15AM.
Please arrive by 11.00AM at the latest.
Please be kind and peaceful towards other guests and our volunteers.
Take extra care when entering and exiting our carpark and keep clear of the gates at all times.
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Friday FOODSHARE August 23rd
Open as usual 10.15am-11.15am
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING UPDATES
Please do not arrive early, after 10am is a good time to arrive.
You may have to wait for up to 45 minutes from when we open.
We have new tickets this week.
Please bring your own reusable bags or box
Please do not wait in the foyer at any time for safety reasons. There is lots of space inside the church to wait.
Please be patient and kind towards our volunteers and other visitors.
Reminder that we have very low supplies of groceries. We will have some fresh food and possibly bread.
It is possible we will run out of food before 11.15am
One parcel per household only.
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C you tomorrow xx 😘 ❤️ thank you team xx u r amazing xx love and appreciate u all xx