This year, I teamed up with the Kindness Collective Foundation, a New Zealand charity that spreads kindness by connecting children and families in need with the things they need at Christmas 🙌🏼
For three weeks in December, the Kindness Collective sets up a ‘Christmas Joy Store’ where referred parents and caregivers can choose toys they know their children will love, off the shelves, shopping for free.
A food market is also set up, where families can also choose food and drink products to enjoy over Christmas. This is my second collaboration with the Kindness Collective where I reached out to my favourite New Zealand companies for food and drink donations. This year, an incredible 45+ companies donated their products to the Christmas Joy Store.
After three weeks of spreading its joy to thousands of families, the Joy Store closed its doors yesterday. On Christmas morning, 16,225 children from around Aotearoa will open 44,164 presents and enjoy 32,570 stocking stuffers and 113,575 treats thanks to the generosity of this community.
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of the companies for their generous donations and for putting smiles on kiwi kids all over the country this Christmas.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
^ Georgie x
Food and Drink Donations
A MASSIVE SHOUT OUT to the following companies who donated a large number of products to the Kindness Collective Christmas Joy Store 2023:
Instagram posts featuring all of the companies and the products they donated:
Hubbards generously donated over 3,000 boxes of their delicious Be Mighty Collision Crisps (in Almond, Very Berry and Choc Nut flavours).
Proper Crisps generously donated 2,376 large bags of their amazing Crisps (in Marlborough Sea Salt, Cider Vinegar and Rosemary & Thyme flavours).
Barker’s of Geraldine and Anathoth
Generously donated over 2,000 various products (including antipasto, simmer sauce, conserves and jams).
Generously donated 1,200 jars of their incredible Chocolate & Mint Honey and Chocolate & Hazelnut Flavour Honey.
A HUGE shout out to the following companies who generously donated their products to the Kindness Collective Christmas Joy Store 2023:
Donated 4-packs of their Blood Orange & Bitters Soda and Pink Lemonade (my favourite!)
Donated cartons of their Oat Milk (best in a flat white!)
Donated tubs of their Vanilla Frozen Yoghurt and also various Ice Cream Tubs (love their Chocolate Brownie flavour!)
Donated bars of their 60% Original Dark — Bird of the Year BAT edition
Donated packs of their Premium Beef Jerky (eyeing up the ManukaYaki flavour!)
Donated over 900 products including their Organic Pea Crisps, Raw Bars and Chocolate Coconut Bites 🥥
Donated bottles of their Mānuka Honey, Ginger, Turmeric & Gisborne Lemon Immunity Tonic 🍯
Donated cans of their Sparkling Coconut Water and Watermelon Water
Cook & Nelson / Tony’s Chocolonely
Donated Tony’s Chocolonely Chocolate Hazelnut Milk Bars!
Donated their Chipotle Honey cooking sauce
Donated cans of their Mediterranean Black Bean & Vegetable Medley 🍅
Donated their moreish olives and Taramasalata dip!
Donated their Ultra Thin and Crispy Pizza Bases and wonderful Wraps!
Donated jars of their Oaty Nut Butter
Donated jars of their Cinnamon Doughnut and Chocolate Fudge Nut Butters
Donated bags of their Tropical and Smoothie Mixes and Blueberries
Donated cans of their Berry Pre+biotic Soda
Donated their Skinny Dipped Berry Dusted Dark Chocolate Almonds (donated to food bank)
Donated a pallet of single serve Oat Sachets (donated to food bank)
Donated their Sprouted Good Seed Pizza Bases
Jenny’s Kitchen Tamarind Chutney
Donated jars of their Tamarind Chutney aka the BEST chutney in the world!!!
Donated jars of their Whipped Honey for Toast
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Donated their Mānuka Wood Smoked and Kawakawa Infused Pitted Olives 🤍
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Donated their Freshly Baked Pita Breads — best with falafel!🧆
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Donated their Flavoured Milks! 🥛
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Donated over 700 tubs of their Hummus and Dips!!! 💛
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Donated 800 x packs of their Christmas Mince Tarts 💜
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Donated jars of their Piccalilli and Tomato Relish 🍅
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Donated snack boxes of their Pure Fruit Swirls 🥭
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Donated cans of their Natural Cola Soda — for kids! 🥤
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Donated two stunning Gingerbread Houses (refer to my last post!) and a selection of individually wrapped cookies 🎄
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Donated bags of their Light & Buttery Popcorn 🍿
Donated 76 x tubs of their amazing cookies! (In their Oatmeal Coconut Toffee, French Brioche Toast, Popcorn Pretzel Choc Chip and Rose Red Velvet flavours).
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Donated their Snack and Family Wraps 🌯
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Donated boxes of their Pink Peppercorn Wafers 💕
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Donated 2 x pallets of their Cornflakes and Ricies cereals — WOW 🥣
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Donated bags of their Serious Popcorn (my favourite is Coconut & Vanilla!) 🍿
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Donated cute bottles of their Feijoa, Cola, Lemonade and Raspberry Lemon Sodas 🍋
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Donated cans of their Raspberry Sparkling Water ❤️
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Donated their Dark Mlyk Orange chocolate bars!
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Donated their Chocolate Mousse and Dairy Whip Whipped Cream 🤍
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Donated their moreish Kalmata Olives 🤎
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Donated their Splendid Sourdough English Muffins 💛
georgieats 
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