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.
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Waikanae Foodshare is 4 years old this month.
We’ll have birthday cake tomorrow to celebrate the occasion.
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS PLEASE READ
If you need to request a delivery for Friday mornings please follow the instructions below
Send a Facebook message or email on Monday or Tuesday with your request including your name, the number of people at your home, your address and any special instructions
Please do not call or text
It is required that someone be at home to receive the delivery so perishable items can be refrigerated
Deliveries are only available on Fridays in the area between Raumati and Waikanae
There is a limited number of deliveries available each week
Please note that the best option is to come to Foodshare at St Luke's Anglican Church on Elizabeth St Waikanae on Fridays between 10.15am and 11.00am to choose some free food items for yourself.
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Foodshare is open Friday 14th February
Please arrive between 10.00am and 10.45am
( open at 10.15, close at 11.00)
Updates for this week
1. We have new tickets this week
2. Our supplies of grocery items are very low
3. Please be kind and respectful to our team and other guests.
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Foodshare open
February 7th
10.15-11.00am
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All welcome but please read info below We have very low supplies of food available Please arrive from 10am to 10.30am, we open at 10.15am Please bring a box or shopping bag.
Can we drop off food we don't want to pick up any food
If you need to contact us please use email or Facebook messenger
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Email is foodshare@anglican.co.nz Facebook is Waikanae Food Share
We're having some phone issues with our 022 564 2981 number so PLEASE DO NOT text, call or leave a voice message