A can-do attitude goes a long way, but a can of spaghetti for a struggling family can go much further.
PAK’nSAVE’s inaugural PAK’canSAVE campaign, on now until 11 July, asks customers to give a can and help feed a hungry
fam.
Every PAK’nSAVE store has partnered with their local City Mission, foodbank or food rescue organisation to feed hungry
families in their community. All product donations will benefit these groups and on top of our customers’ generous
donations, PAK’nSAVE will collectively donate $100,000 to PAK’canSAVE beneficiaries.
“PAK’canSAVE is the brand’s first CSR-driven campaign and brings to life our commitment to be #HereforNZ in the
communities where our stores are privileged to operate and call home,” said Jamie Hodgetts, Head of Marketing & CX, PAK’nSAVE. “The campaign builds on every store’s ongoing relationship they already have with local foodbanks and
food rescue orgs. Food insecurity is too prevalent in our communities, but we believe New Zealander should have access
to healthy and affordable food.
By asking customers to lend a hand and donate a can, we can collectively stock the pantries of organisations who work
tirelessly to feed New Zealanders, and by PAK’nSAVE making a financial contribution to these organisations, we can give
them the critical support they need to scale their services and support the people who need our help the most.”
Winter and Christmas sees charities across New Zealand experience greater demand from their communities, with Kiwis most
likely to give up food when children become sick and or heating bills increase. Food parcels distributed by local
foodbanks and food rescue organisations ease the pressure of not knowing where a family’s next meal is going to come
from, giving them the ingredients to make a healthy and nutritious meal.
“Extra pressure goes on the household budget in winter,” says Murray Edridge, City Missioner of The Wellington City
Mission. “Power bills go up and visits to the doctors become more frequent. For families in our community that are
already on the edge, it’s those things that can push them over. The pressure and stress to pay the bills is immense and
often there is simply not enough money left over to buy food. We are really grateful for the PAK’canSAVE initiative and
the generosity of every person who can give a can!”
New Zealanders are struggling,” says Murray Edridge, City Missioner, Wellington City Mission. “From Covid-19
implications or an increase in heating costs or sickness from the cold weather, families are turning to organisations
like their local City Mission or foodbank more often and for longer periods of time.
We’re grateful to be one of the many organisations receiving support from their local PAK’nSAVE during their PAK’canSAVE
campaign, and equally as grateful to every person who can give a can and help feed hungry New Zealanders.”
The PAK’canSAVE campaign has enlisted the brand’s most trusted ambassador, Stickman, to sing a rallying cry and
encourage people to get involved. Stickman’s ‘Can Can’ song is an infectious melody and a legitimate call to action,
calling on New Zealanders to give a can.
Check out who your local store is supporting below or pop into your local to learn more.RegionStoreFood bank/ Food Rescue OrganisationNIAlbanyAuckland City MissionNIBotanyAuckland city missionNICameron RoadGood NeighbourNIClarence StreetWomen’s RefugeNIGisborneSuperGrans TairawhitiNIGlen InnesAuckland City MissionNIHastingsHastings FoodbankNIHaweraThe Kai Kitchen TrustNIKaitaiaFar North Community Foodbank TrustNIKapitiKapiti FoodbankNIKilbirnieWellington City MissionNILevinSalvation Army Food Bank, LevinNILincoln RoadAuckland City MissionNILower HuttWellington City MissionNIMangereAuckland city missionNIManukauAuckland City MissionNIMastertonMasterton Food BankNIMill StreetHamilton Food BankNIMt AlbertAuckland City MissionNINapierAhuriri Covid 19 Response HubNINew Plymouthnew Plymouth foodbankNIOrmistonAuckland City MissionNIPalmerston NorthPalmerston North FoodbankNIPapakuraAuckland City MissionNIPapamoaTauranga foodbankNIPetoneWellington city missionNIPoriruaWellington City MissionNIPukekoheFranklin Family Support Services, PukekoheNIRotoruaRotorua Salvation ArmyNIRoyal OakAuckland City MissionNISilverdaleAuckland City MissionNISylvia ParkAuckland City MissionNITamateaNapier Community Foodbank TrustNITaupoTe Whare Oranga Wairua Maori Women’s RefugeNITaurikoGood NeighbourNITe AwamutuTA Chapel, Pam Groube (NCU Waikato Hospital), TA Combined ChurchesNIThamesThames FoodbankNIUpper HuttWellington City MissionNIWairau RoadAuckland City MissionNIWanganuiWhanganui City MissionNIWestgateAuckland City MissionNIWhakataneWhakatane Women's Refuge, SPCA & Ste Vincent food bankNIWhangareiSoul Food WhangareiSIPNS BlenheimPicton and Blenheim FoodbanksSIPNS DunedinSalvation Army DunedinSIPNS HornbyChristchurch City MissionSIPNS InvercargillSouthland Foodbank Charitable TrustSIPNS MoorhouseChristchurch City MissionSIPNS NorthlandsChristchurch City MissionSIPNS QueenstownKiwi HarvestSIPNS RangioraHope Community TrustSIPNS RiccartonChristchurch City MissionSIPNS RichmondSalvation ArmySIPNS TimaruSalvation Army TimaruSIPNS WainoniCity Harvest Food Rescue