This is the Bay's chance to come together this Christmas and help locals who are finding it tough. Help us stuff the bus with labelled presents (with the age and sex the present is suitable for) and non-perishable food for local Bay charities in the lead up to Tauranga’s Christmas in the Park on December 10th.
We’ve got the bus, thanks to Bethlehem Coachlines. It’s on the streets of the Bay from Tuesday the 22nd of November till Saturday December 10th.
Check the full schedule below to find out when it's near you and come along with your donation. Charities that will receive donations include: Womens Refuge, Homes of Hope, Good Neighbour Trust and Shakti Womens Refuge.
Thanks to a stack of local businesses for their support including:
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
The Schedule (subject to change at present so please check back closer to each date)
Tuesday 22 November
Tauriko Business Estate, next to the Corten Steel Poppies on Taurikura Drive (opposite Cubro) 9.30am till 4.30pm. Free barbecue for everyone who comes along between 11.30am and 2.30pm.
Wednesday 23 November
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Windermere Campus, Windermere Drive 9.30am till 4.30pm
Thursday 24 November
MORE FM, 168 Cameron Rd, Tauranga 9.30am till 4.30pm
Friday 25 November
Pick up from Pacific Toyota who have a trolley you can drop stuff into any time 7.45am Mount Indoor Centre Car Park, corner Maunganui Rd and Hull Rd, Mount Maunganui 8.30am-4pm
Saturday 26 November
Harbourside Restaurant, the Strand Extension under the railway bridge 9.30am-4.30pm
Monday 28 November
Fashion Island, Gravatt Rd, Papamoa 9.30am-4.30pm
Tuesday 29 November
Pyes Pa Dentists, 10/83 Pyes Pa Road 9.30am-4.30pm
Wednesday 30 November
Brookfield New World, Bellevue Road 9.30am-4.30pm
Thursday 1 December
Avanti Plus, 37 Totara St, Mount Maunganui 9.30am-4.30pm
Friday 2 December
Pick up from Pacific Toyota who have a trolley you can drop stuff into any time 7.45am Red Square, Downtown Tauranga 8.30am-4pm
Saturday 3 December
Little Big Markets, Coronation Park, Maunganui Rd 9am-2pm
Monday 5 December
Mitre 10 Mega, 1066 Cameron Rd, Tauranga 9.30am-4.30pm
Tuesday 6 December
Gerrand Floorings, 123 Hewletts Rd, Mount Maunganui 9.30am-4.30pm
Wednesday 7 December
MORE FM, 168 Cameron Rd, Tauranga 9.30am-4.30pm
Thursday 8 December
Red Square, Downtown Tauranga 9.30am-4.30pm
Friday 9 December
Pick up from Pacific Toyota who have a trolley you can drop things into anytime Guild & Spence, 48 Hull Rd, Mount Maunganui 9.30am-3pm
Saturday 10 December
Tauranga’s Christmas in the Park, Blake Park, Mount Maunganui 1pm-8pm