On Saturday 29 October, we gathered at Miro in Christchurch for our Heart Awards celebration. Our Heart Awards celebrate the mahi aroha of our volunteers.
We have two awards:
- The Bellyful Enduring Heart Award is for volunteers who have been with Bellyful for more than five years. Celebrating some who have been with us for 10+ years was incredible!
- The Bellyful Shining Heart Award is awarded to volunteers who have made a special contribution.
Ngā mihi to our fabulous Ambassador Pippa Wetzell (who we also celebrated for 11 years with us!) and Neil Marolia from our sponsor Fidelity Life for presenting the awards, and having a fun night with us! Our Board also accepted an Enduring Heart Award on behalf of our founder Jacqui Ritchie to mark her 13 Bellyful years!
We had a delicious grazing table dinner and a stunning venue, thanks Miro. A huge thank you to our long-running print service Coherent Digital Printing for printing every single Heart Award certificate for us, free of charge. This is not the first time Coherent has supported us like this – the team constantly go over and above for us so we just wanted to let you know how fabulous they are!
Congratulations to all our lovely recipients!
Enduring Heart Award Winners:
| BELLYFUL BRANCH | AWARD RECIPIENT | YEARS VOLUNTEERING |
| Christchurch | Diane Marshall | 5 |
| Dunedin | Natasha Foote | 5 |
| Dunedin | Chrissie Hanning | 5 |
| Franklin | Marilyn Matthews | 5 |
| Hamilton | Karen Dixon | 5 |
| Hawke’s Bay | Kat Robinson | 5 |
| Hibiscus Coast | Carole Pearson | 5 |
| Hibiscus Coast | Kelly Paddison | 5 |
| Karori | Michelle McClintock | 5 |
| Karori | Michelle Mann | 5 |
| Karori | Sue Selvadurai | 5 |
| Tauranga | Vicki Leopold | 5 |
| Tauranga | Amy Kemeys | 5 |
| Waimakariri | Carol Burdon | 5 |
| West Auckland | Tracy Cox | 5 |
| West Auckland | Kathy Powell | 5 |
| Christchurch | Moya Trainor | 6 |
| Christchurch | Sharon Brazier | 6 |
| Christchurch | Shirley Black | 6 |
| Dunedin | Anna Higgs | 6 |
| Dunedin | Amy Byrne | 6 |
| Dunedin | Nicole Foote | 6 |
| East Auckland | Margaret Bell | 6 |
| East Auckland | Dorothy Mills | 6 |
| East Auckland | Kayleen Mckinnon | 6 |
| East Auckland | Elizabeth Oudney | 6 |
| East Auckland | Margaret Bell | 6 |
| Hawke’s Bay | Vicky Barker | 6 |
| Hawke’s Bay | Jane Tarrant | 6 |
| Hawke’s Bay | Elaine McKay | 6 |
| Karori | Fiona Watson | 6 |
| North Shore | Ann Wharton | 6 |
| Porirua | Janina Hopkins | 6 |
| Tauranga | Shannon Donovan | 6 |
| Tauranga | Alison Smith | 6 |
| Tauranga | Barbara Redpath | 6 |
| Tauranga | Rose Ross | 6 |
| Central Auckland | Mhairi Freer | 7 |
| Christchurch | Nina Messervy | 7 |
| Christchurch | Tamara Bisseker | 7 |
| Dunedin | Monique Wright | 7 |
| East Auckland | Shirley Pincham | 7 |
| East Auckland | Stella Shewring | 7 |
| East Auckland | Rochelle Fleming | 7 |
| Hawke’s Bay | Kate Woodhall | 7 |
| Karori | Andrea Holmes | 7 |
| Tauranga | Janice Delicata | 7 |
| Tauranga | Moira James | 7 |
| Central Auckland | Kym Cooper | 8 |
| Karori | Caroline Wong | 8 |
| Karori | Dawn Morrison | 8 |
| Karori | Julie Cooper | 8 |
| North Shore | Megan Dinwiddie | 8 |
| Karori | Kay Webster | 9 |
| Christchurch | Mary Manning | 10 |
| Christchurch | Gaile Scott | 10 |
| Geraldine | Lorraine Morgan | 10 |
| Geraldine | Wendy Patrick | 10 |
| Geraldine | Leah Wheeler | 10 |
| Hawke’s Bay | Rhondda Sweatman | 10 |
| Hawke’s Bay | Aliesha Gordon | 10 |
| Hawke’s Bay | Sharne Ramsay | 10 |
| Karori | Kristeen Johnston | 10 |
| North Shore | Julie Cohen | 10 |
| Porirua | Nicole Barlow | 10 |
| Tauranga | Anjelene (Angel) Lagerwaard | 10 |
| Wellington South | Wendy Lindsay | 10 |
| Wellington South | Andrea Curzon-Hobson | 10 |
| Wellington South | Bronwen Newton | 10 |
| Wellington South | Cheryl Spaziani | 10 |
| Wellington South | Patricia Mazur | 10 |
| Wellington South | Jo Peden | 10 |
| Wellington South | Ainsley Button | 10 |
| Karori | Jacqui Jago | 11 |
| Karori | Rachel Neale | 11 |
| Karori | Natalie Snaddon | 11 |
| Karori | Rachel Smith | 11 |
| Karori | Kate Fitzgerald | 11 |
| North Shore | Rosemary French | 11 |
| Porirua | Rebecca Morahan | 11 |
| Porirua | Jocelyn McKenzie | 11 |
| Bellyful NZ | Pippa Wetzell | 11 |
| West Auckland | Claire Westcott-Jones | 12 |
| Bellyful NZ | Jacqui Ritchie | 13 |
Shining Heart Award Winners:
| AWARD RECIPIENT | BELLYFUL BRANCH |
| Michelle Kitney | Bellyful NZ |
| Mary Manning | Christchurch |
| Judith Tatom | Christchurch |
| Christina Weerts | Christchurch |
| Jenny Wastney | Christchurch |
| Rachael Kirk | Dunedin |
| Mary Whitham | Dunedin |
| Marion Gray | Dunedin |
| Sue Thomas | East Auckland |
| Angela Turner | East Auckland |
| Betty Oudney | East Auckland |
| Margaret Bell | East Auckland |
| Peggy McLeod | East Auckland |
| Heather Shannon | Franklin |
| Val Mace | Franklin |
| Gail Moy | Franklin |
| Bianca Tozer | Geraldine |
| Leah Wheeler | Geraldine |
| Wendy Patrick | Geraldine |
| Erin Enright | Hamilton |
| Diana Julian | Hamilton |
| Kate Woodhall | Hawke’s Bay |
| Aliesha Gordon | Hawke’s Bay |
| Suzie Pelsky | Hibiscus Coast |
| Annika Norling | Hutt Valley |
| Sarah Torrington | Hutt Valley |
| Libby Foster | Hutt Valley |
| Rox Sutherland | Hutt Valley |
| Michelle Garrett | Invercargill |
| Vicki Miles | Invercargill |
| Sue Selvadurai | Karori |
| Michelle Mann | Karori |
| Sheree Coulton | Nelson |
| Anne Porter | Nelson |
| Tracey Marvin | Nelson |
| Lynley Stringer | New Plymouth |
| Jenni Newland | New Plymouth |
| Eloise Hay | New Plymouth |
| Sangeeta Chaudhari | New Plymouth |
| Peter Ledingham | New Plymouth |
| Karen Brook | North Shore |
| Julie Cohen | North Shore |
| Rosemary French | North Shore |
| Ann Wharton | North Shore |
| Sandie Shields | North Waikato |
| Annette De Lenardis | North Waikato |
| Sarah Gardiner | North Waikato |
| Trish Thompson | North Waikato |
| Melissa Bernstein | Porirua |
| Andrew Scobie | Porirua |
| Faye McMillan | Porirua |
| Camille Grimwood | Porirua |
| Jerry Teng | Selwyn |
| Kelly Pierce | Selwyn |
| Nikki Reyneke | Tauranga |
| Shannon Donovan | Tauranga |
| Susan Taylor | Tauranga |
| Gavin Burdon | Waimakariri |
| Glenda Walker | Waimakariri |
| Jenny Studd | Wellington North |
| Sheryl Wastney | Wellington North |
| Dierdre Johnstone | Wellington North |
| Sally Jobson | Wellington North |
| Nicola Nicholson | West Auckland |
| Julie Park | West Auckland |
| Michelle Zeeven | West Auckland |
| Maria Dine | West Auckland |
| Francene McIlroy | West Auckland |
| Kate Cross | Whitianga |
| Sandra Brown | Whitianga |
| Emily Pavey | Whitianga |
| Robyn Lawry | Whitianga |
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