Pies donated to St Vincent de Paul help feed hungry Auckland families

Friday, November 27th, 2015

A chance meeting with a small dog changed Peter Irving’s life.

Two years ago, Sandringham resident Mark Ward was walking his dog, Taco, when they bumped into Irving.

He and Ward struck a deal that would ultimately affect thousands of families in need across Auckland.

Ward is a business development representative for Mrs Mac’s Pies. He offered Irving some voluntary work cleaning pie warmers. For every clean warmer, he would donate a dozen pies to the charity. Continue reading

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