by Jacqui Stanford | Aug 4, 2026 | Bellyful News, Uncategorised, Volunteer Stories, Whānau Stories
When a Bellyful volunteer knocked on Riika’s door during COVID, she thought she was simply receiving a few meals. Five years later, as Branch Coordinator of Bellyful Whitianga, Riika can see that knock gave her something even more important: connection, friendship and...
by Jacqui Stanford | Jun 19, 2026 | Bellyful News, Volunteer Stories
Jacqui Jago and Pippa Wetzell (far right) were honoured for 15 years’ service at the Heart Awards Dinner. Also pictured (L-R) Bellyful Founder Jacqui Ritchie, Board Chair Fiona Wilson and CE Sheena Revington. “The quiet force behind so much of...
by Jacqui Stanford | Jun 15, 2026 | Bellyful News, Volunteer Stories, Whānau Stories
At Kidz First Children’s Hospital in South Auckland, families arrive every day carrying far more than overnight bags. Some have travelled from Pukekohe. Others from Ōtara, East Auckland and across the wider South Auckland community. What they share is the same worry...
by Jacqui Stanford | Jun 12, 2025 | Volunteer Stories
Volunteer Katie Arathimos first found Bellyful NZ while looking for a way to share her love of food around her family commitments. “I googled various volunteering opportunities involving food. It had to be local, in the evenings and on a monthly basis for it to work...
by Jacqui Stanford | Jan 30, 2025 | Volunteer Stories
The joy that Bellyful meals deliver is the magic ingredient that’s kept volunteer Sharon Pittam giving her time and love to the charity for more than a decade. Sharon has been with Bellyful Auckland since the year it was opened, 2013. In that time, the branch has...
by Jacqui Stanford | Aug 24, 2023 | Bellyful News, Volunteer Stories
Congratulations to Bellyful Central Auckland volunteer Mhairi Freer who is a finalist in the Westfield Newmarket Local Heroes. Vote here Mhairi has been a Bellyful volunteer for seven years and we think the reasons she is so special are best summed up in the...
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