Together we’ve made Christmas special for more young New Zealanders than ever before:
The goodwill and generosity of individuals and organisations has resulted in the Shoebox Project 2020 helping more young New Zealanders and their families than ever before. This year, 1556 boxes of gifts where delivered to families in hardship so they had presents to open on Christmas morning. That’s an increase of over 50% on last year.
It’s been an unprecedented year for those working to support our communities. Research conducted by Catalytic Foundation (formerly United Way NZ) in 2020 showed 98% of our charity partners were affected by the social and economic effects of Covid-19. Most expect the effects to continue for some time.
Thank you for making a significant difference to the lives of so many young New Zealanders and their families.
Christmas Shoebox Project 2020 Snapshot
1556 New Zealanders had something to open this Christmas
40 organisations, groups and individuals donated time and funding
32 community organisations received Shoeboxes to distribute to families/whanau
50% more young New Zealanders received a Shoebox compared with last year
11 New Kiwi organisations welcomed into the Shoebox Project whanau
85 Volunteers nationwide assisted the 2020 Christmas Shoebox Project
Please see below the list of generous individuals and organisations who have provided donations, volunteering and distribution services, to ensure we delivered Christmas boxes to families in need, throughout Aotearoa.
| DONOR ORGANISATIONS | RECIPIENT COMMUNITY CHARITIES |
| AUCKLAND / NORTHLAND | AUCKLAND / NORTHLAND |
| AIA New Zealand | Whare Timatatanga Hou Ora |
| Dow New Zealand | Te Rarawa Iwi |
| NZ Olympic Committee | Otahuhu Primary School |
| 3M | Blue Light Otahuhu |
| Spark New Zealand | Luke Street Transitional Housing |
| Chubb Insurance | Vision West Trust |
| Hays Recruitment | Oranga Tamariki |
| Deloitte (Auckland office) | Victim Support |
| Richmond Chambers | Island Child Charitable Trust |
| Cambridge Clothing | North Shore Police |
| Xero (photo included) | Woven Earth |
| Grant Thornton NZ | Single parent families (UWNZ) |
| All things Plumbing | Waikato Women's Refuge |
| Downer | Budgeting & Family Services |
| IMCD NZ Ltd | North Shore Women's centre |
| RE: Vision | Kindred Services |
| Kohler NZ Ltd | Women's Refuge Rodney |
| Dell Technology | De Paul House |
| Lynch & Associates Ltd | De Paul House (Rodney) |
| Cooper and Co | Shine (Refuge) |
| Lion New Zealand | Te Roopu O Te Whanau Rangimarie O Tamaki Makaurau |
| KPMG | HBC Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren |
| Ovato Publishing Solutions | Love Soup |
| MANAWATU | MANAWATU |
| Hokowhitu Children's Centre | Palmerston North Refuge |
| The Factory | Just Zilch |
| WELLINGTON | WELLINGTON (PORIRUA) |
| APEC NZ, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
English Language Partners (Refugee & New Immigrants) |
| NZ Infrastructure Commission | Single parent families |
| Deloitte (photo included) | |
| AIA (Wellington) | |
| CHRISTCHURCH | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Cavell Leitch Lawyers | Birthright Canterbury |
| Pinnacle and Co | Aviva (Women's Refuge) |
| Grant Thornton | |
| DUNEDIN | DUNEDIN REGION |
| Forsyth Barr | Dunedin Curtain Bank |
| Marsh Insurance | Te Whare Pounamu Refuge |
| MTF Finance | Presbyterian Support |
| Mercy Hospital | Presbyterian Support (Buddy) |
| Rothbury Insurance Brokers | Corstorphine Community Hub |
| COMMUNITY DONORS | |
| New World (Long Bay) | INDIVIDUAL DONORS |
| Vineyard Church Youth | Brittany Watson & Friends |
| Auckland Grammar | Anna Logan |
| Corbans Art Estate | UWNZ Donors via Catalyser |
| Ohana Group | United Way Payroll Donors |
| Catalyser online Platform | Di Daniels - Digital Wings |
It's been an amazing effort by a collective of people who have shown they really care.
Thank you for helping support families throughout NZ in 2020, roll on 2021!
Top Photo: The Grant Thornton team delivering boxes to De Paul House
Bottom Photo: by Rene Asmussen (pexels)