by Jacqui Stanford | Jun 18, 2023 | Bellyful News, Volunteer Stories
National Volunteer Week 18-24 June 2023 honours the collective energies and mana of volunteers in Aotearoa. This year’s theme is Time to Shine – He wā pīataata. It’s a time to recognise and celebrate our volunteers and their time to shine – pīataata. A few of our...
by Jacqui Stanford | Jun 17, 2022 | Volunteer Stories
Ten years ago my first granddaughter, my second grandchild, was born at Middlemore Hospital while her parents were living in Auckland. The pregnancy had not been easy and baby was born beautiful and healthy. After a few weeks, it became obvious that she was not...
by Jacqui Stanford | Jun 17, 2022 | Volunteer Stories
Eileen Bray from Dunedin shares her Bellyful volunteering story for National Volunteer Week 2022. I went to visit my daughter after her third baby in Auckland. Sadly they ended up in NICU for a couple of weeks and then went home on Oxygen 24/7 . Bellyful provided...
by Jacqui Stanford | Jun 17, 2022 | Volunteer Stories
Annette Murray from Bellyful Franklin shares her volunteering story for National Volunteer Week 2022. I was inspired to join Bellyful as it involved cooking which is something I enjoy. It was even more interesting when I found out that there were simple recipes that...
by Jacqui Stanford | Apr 27, 2021 | Referrer Stories, Volunteer Stories
Warm meals are making a difference for often tired and stressed-out parents of babies in the Waikato Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Bellyful Hamilton volunteers have begun delivering stocks of frozen meals to the Waikato NICU. The Neonatal Trust has purchased...
by Tim Kavermann | Dec 3, 2020 | Volunteer Stories
When it comes to volunteering, enthusiasm is a key attribute. It is something that can be found at any age, and it is generously found in the wide-ranging spectrum of ages of the volunteers at Bellyful Christchurch. The youngest volunteer is 30 and the eldest is 81....
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