Airport celebrates Kaibosh and community volunteers

Friday, 19 October 2012, 10:55 am
Press Release: Wellington Airport Limited

19 October 2012

Wellington Airport celebrates Kaibosh and community volunteers

Wellington Airport, in association with Wellington Community Trust, awarded the Supreme Award for voluntary work in the community last night to Kaibosh Food Rescue at the 2012 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.

Kaibosh is New Zealand’s first dedicated food rescue organisation. They coordinate with local food retailers to collect food that while good to eat, is no longer deemed suitable for sale. They then coordinate with other local community groups to identify where food is needed and what sort of food is most suitable and distribute this to them accordingly.

Because volunteers collect and distribute daily, Kaibosh can deal with food not traditionally found in a food bank (such as fresh fruit and vegetables, breads and baked goods).

Since its inception in August 2008, Kaibosh has rescued over 157,000 meals/55,000 kg of food and redistributed where it’s needed most in the community.

“The Community Awards celebrate and support the volunteers who provide a vital service to our region’s communities. We hope these awards also provide inspiration for people to volunteer or give back to their local community in some way," said Steve Sanderson, Chief Executive of Wellington Airport.

Wellington Airport also awarded the Wild at Heart Spirit Awards to five students from local high schools who demonstrate self motivation in service to their community and college. The recipients receive a scholarship towards furthering their education.

The Airport has been involved with The Community Awards for nine years. The awards begin at the municipal level with the greater Wellington region’s five councils awarding volunteer organisations in their local community under the following categories: Heritage and Environment, Health and Wellbeing, Arts and Culture, Sport and Leisure, and Education and Youth Development.

The finalists from each region then go forward to the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards for the overall award in their category and the Supreme Award. Kaibosh Food Rescue receive an all expenses paid trip to the TrustPower National Awards to be held in the Far North District in March 2013. The TrustPower National Community Awards started in 2000.

Wellington Airport is also proud to sponsor other community organisations and events such as Life Flight Trust, The International Arts Festival, Wellington High Performance Aquatic, Life Flight Trust, Maranui and Worser Bay Surf Lifesaving Clubs and the Community Service Award at the Wellingtonian of the Year Awards.

The four other finalists for the Supreme Award were:

Kapiti – Kapiti US Marines Trust
Hutt City– Hutt Safe City Group
Upper Hutt – Orongomai Marae
Porirua - Porirua Vikings Rugby League Community Club

Category Winners for the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards

The 2012 Category winners are:

A. Arts and Culture: Pablos Art Studios

B. Education and Child/Youth Development: Orongomai Marae

C. Health and Wellbeing: Kaibosh Food Rescue

D. Heritage and Environment: Wellington Marine Conservation Charitable Trust

E. Sport and Leisure: Special Olympics Wellington

Citations – Category Winners

Art & Culture – Pablos Art Studios

Pablos has provided mental health service users with the opportunity to participate in a safe, structured art focused studio and gallery for nearly 20 years. They provide free access to art tuition, materials and workshops along with opportunities to exhibit work. By developing the artistic skills of members they aim to assist people to further integrate into the community with improved social cohesion, reduced isolation and practical life and employment skills.

The Pablos Art Auction is a significant event in the studios year, showcasing over 100 artworks and raising over 20% of the groups annual income. This year has seen Pablos form exciting new partnerships with Community Probation, Volunteer Wellington and AEISEC International Exchange programme

Congratulations Pablos Art Studios!

Education & Child/Youth Development – Orongomai Marae

Orongomai Marae is a community urban-based marae that provides for all iwi away from their u-kaipo, and runs a range of community wellness programmes.

Orongomai Marae have developed and run successful intensive men’s and women’s wellness programmes that focus on three key components: healthy lifestyles, healthy homes, happy whanau and exercise for life. The structured sessions include growing your own food, cooking healthy, budget conscious meals and pool and gym visits.

They also run Te Hikoitanga, a reintegration programme for regional prisons focusing on working in partnership with agencies and employers to support participants develop employment skills, find job placements and reintegration into the community.

Congratulations Orongomai Marae!

Health & Wellbeing – Kaibosh Food Rescue

Kaibosh is New Zealand’s first dedicated food rescue organisation. They coordinate with local food retailers to collect food that while good to eat, is no longer deemed suitable for sale. They then coordinate with other local community groups to identify where food is needed and what sort of food is most suitable and distribute this to them accordingly.

Because volunteers collect and distribute daily, Kaibosh can deal with food not traditionally found in a food bank (such as fresh fruit and vegetables, breads and baked goods).
Since its inception in August 2008, Kaibosh has rescued over 157,000 meals

/ 55,000 kg of food and redistributed where it’s needed most in the community.

Kaibosh is good for our community, the environment and the businesses who work with sustainability and social justice values in mind.

Congratulations Kaibosh!

Heritage & Environment – Wellington Marine Conservation Charitable Trust

The trust inspires wise stewardship of New Zealand’s marine ecosystems and resources for present and future generations through hands-on public education.

Volunteers are the heart of the Trusts visit programme and the Public Open Days, held every Sunday at the Island Bay Marine Education Centre’s Bait House Aquarium. Here visitors, over 25,000 of them in the past year, and over 265,000 since the centre began in 1996, have a hands-on experience and unforgettable education in marine conservation.

Congratulations Wellington Marine Education Conservation Trust!

Sport & Leisure – Special Olympics Wellington

Special Olympics Wellington volunteers fundraise and organise sports training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities.

They promote understanding, acceptance and inclusion between people with and without intellectual disabilities. Through year-round sports training, athletic competition and other related programming they have created a model community that celebrates people's diverse gifts.

In Wellington approximately 130 athletes are involved in a number of different sports, with around 30 volunteers supporting this activity. Highlights in the past year include introducing a new sport, hosting three tournaments for other regions and several athletes competing nationally and two athletes selected to compete at the World Summer Games in Greece.

Congratulations Special Olympics Wellington!

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