Omokoroa Annual Food Drive
2025 Update
We have filled approx. 224 Boxes of food and people donated over $1300 to help pay for those perishable items throughout the year. It's been a tough year for a lot of people so thank you for helping to share the load.
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Thank you for the year in, year out help by these local champions!
For the collection:
Volunteer Fire Brigade & First Responders;
Hone Hato St Johns and Police
Omokoroa Policing Group / Community Response Team
Activ8 Fitness
Tireless individuals walking door-to-door
Real Estate Agents Omokoroa Rotary Club
Lizard news
A big thank you to Anna (Waihi Pizza) for coordinating the generous donations from: Freshchoice
At the food bank: Omokoroa and Districts Lions Club; Omokoroa Community Church; and loads of diehard individuals that sort and move a mountain of food into storage.
For the collection:
Volunteer Fire Brigade & First Responders;
Hone Hato St Johns and Police
Omokoroa Policing Group / Community Response Team
Activ8 Fitness
Tireless individuals walking door-to-door
Real Estate Agents Omokoroa Rotary Club
Lizard news
A big thank you to Anna (Waihi Pizza) for coordinating the generous donations from: Freshchoice
At the food bank: Omokoroa and Districts Lions Club; Omokoroa Community Church; and loads of diehard individuals that sort and move a mountain of food into storage.
Cyberlink Coordinates street collection
Since 2018 Cyberlink has helped to organise the communities collection for the annual Omokoroa Food Drive. Co-ordinating the door-to-door collection across all of Omokoroa streets. Usually the first Tuesday in Decemeber this year it was
Tuesday 2nd December from 6pm
If you want to get involved in the future please get in touch with
- [email protected] of Cyberlink for the street collection
- The Omokoroa Lions Club - for the sorting of food once it arrives at the church 139 Hamurana Road
- Omokoroa Community Church - storing sorted boxes & distributing food parcels to those in need in Omokoroa.
Tuesday 2nd December from 6pm
If you want to get involved in the future please get in touch with
- [email protected] of Cyberlink for the street collection
- The Omokoroa Lions Club - for the sorting of food once it arrives at the church 139 Hamurana Road
- Omokoroa Community Church - storing sorted boxes & distributing food parcels to those in need in Omokoroa.
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Items the Food Bank Needs
Toiletries: Toilet paper, toothpaste / brushes, shampoo, conditioner; hand soap; body wash.
Cleaning Products: Washing powder, dishwashing liquid, toilet cleaner.
Tinned Food: Tomatoes, kidney beans, chickpeas, 4 bean mix, fruit, baked beans, tuna, salmon, pilchards, pasta sauces.
Packet food: Pasta, rice, instant noodles, flour, sugar.
Breakfast: Cereals, spreads, jam, peanut butter, vegemite, cheese spreads, biscuits, crackers.
Hot Drinks: Tea, coffee, milo, hot chocolate, long life milk, long life cream.
Meat: Home kill very welcome!
New, good quality, sealed items. We will not be passing on any soon to be out of date, or half openned, semi-used products.
Cleaning Products: Washing powder, dishwashing liquid, toilet cleaner.
Tinned Food: Tomatoes, kidney beans, chickpeas, 4 bean mix, fruit, baked beans, tuna, salmon, pilchards, pasta sauces.
Packet food: Pasta, rice, instant noodles, flour, sugar.
Breakfast: Cereals, spreads, jam, peanut butter, vegemite, cheese spreads, biscuits, crackers.
Hot Drinks: Tea, coffee, milo, hot chocolate, long life milk, long life cream.
Meat: Home kill very welcome!
New, good quality, sealed items. We will not be passing on any soon to be out of date, or half openned, semi-used products.
Cash donations or Freshchoice vouchers
"Omokoroa Community Church"
03-1720-0050537-00
if you would like a donations receipt please contact [email protected]
03-1720-0050537-00
if you would like a donations receipt please contact [email protected]
