The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul of Auckland, as part of the 2013 “Assist a School Project” in support of schools in the Pacific, sent a large shipment of desks and chairs to Takuilau College in Tonga and also to colleges in Samoa earlier this year. These 200 sets of second-hand desks and chairs Read more
Rubbish being dumped outside Salvation Army stores is costing the organisation hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many Salvation Army stores have signage asking donors to leave behind “quality, re-useable items”. But many stores are finding people could be confusing treasure for trash. The New Zealand Herald reports that staff are some times arriving at work to Read more
Delphina Soti has been appointed as operations manager for the St Vincent de Paul Society in Auckland, New Zealand. Soti, who has worked with young people nationally and in Auckland for the society, takes over from Bill van Dam who is stepping down after 23 years in such roles. “It is time for me to step Read more
Charities say they have watched with concern as the gap between rich and poor grew over the past few years with no solution in sight. Wellingtonian of the Year and former City Missioner Father Des Britten said there was no doubt things were getting worse. Unfortunately in today’s world it was up to each person Read more