{"id":1027,"date":"2020-11-16T10:20:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T21:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellyful.org.nz\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2021-07-27T15:19:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T03:19:49","slug":"the-business-of-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellyful.org.nz\/the-business-of-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"The Business of Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Owners of bulk-food store The Source\u00a0Taup\u014d,\u00a0Fiona and Ken Harris are no strangers to moving\u00a0home. The\u00a0Taup\u014d-based couple, who met while\u00a0working\u00a0in\u00a0Turangi, have\u00a0relocated\u00a0three times\u00a0over their\u00a011-year relationship\u00a0\u2013 to Vancouver, Auckland, and most recently to\u00a0Taup\u014d.\u00a0Each time they moved, Fiona was either pregnant or had recently given birth to one of their three children.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt was pretty tough arriving in a new place without an established network of friends and family to help out. We would hear of other new\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">parents<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0receiving meals from friends, or babysitting from a family member. We would feel so envious!\u201d says Fiona.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fiona says she was able to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">keep<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on top of things when her first child Paige arrived, but it\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0much harder with number two. \u201cBefore our second child Rowan arrived<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0I thought I would be able to cook a heap of meals for the freezer.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">life was just too busy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Rowan was born in Auckland,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Mum was able to come and stay for a couple of weeks.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0O<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nce she\u2019d\u00a0left\u00a0we really needed some help\u201d says Fiona.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fiona\u2019s midwife told her about Bellyful. \u201cAt first I found it hard to ask for help. I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">thought<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0there must be other<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s who\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">needed the support<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0more<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and that I should be able to do everything myself. I couldn\u2019t really believe that Bellyful was available to any new parent, and that it was free.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">after looking in to it a bit more,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I realised that Bellyful isn\u2019t about being more or less deserving. If you are reaching out and asking for support, then\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it\u2019s no questions\u00a0asked<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0there\u2019s no judgement<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. You can just\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">get in touch with them<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, ask for help, and the meals arrive. That\u2019s a really good thing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After Fiona and Ken moved to\u00a0Taup\u014d\u00a0they decided to take the leap and start their own business \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thesourcebulkfoodstaupo\/\">The Source Bulk Foods\u00a0Taup\u014d<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Once the business was open<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, they\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">began<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">allocate a portion of each month\u2019s sales to a local charity<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We wanted to give directly to local\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">organisations<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, to show our commitment to this community. It was a no-brainer to choose Bellyful as one of our charities. We wanted to try and repay the support we had received\u201d says Ken.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The couple are keen advocates for Bellyful and are grateful to be in a position to give back. \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s really nice to feel that our business can be part of a bigger purpose. Organisations like Bellyful help strengthen our bonds as a community, giving us a lifeline on those really tough days. They are doing such an awesome job\u201d says Fiona.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If your business can help with a donation to Bellyful,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:contact@bellyful.org.nz?subject=My%20business%20would%20like%20to%20help%20Bellyful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">contact us here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Words by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.katyglenie.co.nz\/\">Katy\u00a0Glenie<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Owners of bulk-food store The Source\u00a0Taup\u014d,\u00a0Fiona and Ken Harris are no strangers to moving\u00a0home. 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