Boxes ready for "Cans for a Cause"

Wayne and Andrea from South Club with Boxes ready for Cans for a Cause
 
The 5 Invercargill Clubs are working together to support Rotary Clubs across New Zealand uniting as people of action in a coordinated, nationwide campaign – "Cans for a Cause", with the aim to collect 1 million cans or non-perishable food items between 9 -16 June 2025.
 
A mini working bee was held on Thursday night to assemble boxes for the Cans for a Cause local campaign.  The boxes will go to 16 locations where people can drop their cans off.  Each Invercargill Club is looking after 3 collection points.
 
       
Lisa-Maree and DG Dave decorating              Trish and Edward taping       DG Dave getting 'right in' to the project  
 
Members from each of the Clubs will collect ”Cans for a Cause” and these cans will be counted locally and added to the other local totals to get a national total with the goal to get a total of 1 million cans.
 
All food collected locally will be distributed to 3 local food banks:  
  • Southland Foodbank
  • Salvation Army Foodbank 
  • Kiwi Harvest
Locations for cans drops off and which Club is looking after the pickups are:
 
Invercargill 
The Plaza Supervalue - Yarrow Street
Fonterra 
Southland Girls High School
Invercargill Central Mall
 
East
Woolworths - North Road Waikiwi
BP Service Station - North Road
Super Liquor - Collingwood
 
Sunrise 
Pak n Sav - Tay Street
Woolworths - Tay Street
East End Liquor
 
South
New World -Elles Road
Super Liquorland - 406 Elles Road
Liquorland South City
 
North 
Windsor Wines
New World Windsor
Liquorland Centre Point
 
Thanks to the Club Members who are doing the can pick ups and taking to the foodbanks.
 
Collection baskets will be out at this week's Rotary Meeting so please bring cans to donate to the 10th June meeting and get our count kickstarted.
 
The food items most in need are :
  • Canned fish
  • Baked Beans and Spaghetti
  • Canned veggies
  • Canned fruit
  • Soup
  • Diced tomatoes
  • Spreads
  • Rice
  • Pasta
  • Cereal
Rotary Cans for a Cause is national community response to the growing pressure Food banks across New Zealand are facing.  Families across New Zealand are struggling to put enough food on the table for their whānau. The number of New Zealanders needing to access food banks has dramatically increased with the cost-of-living crisis.  Supporting this campaign will support our local community food banks.