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Southern Young Nats launch Marmite appeal

Southern Young Nats launch Marmite appeal

The Young Nationals Southern Region today launched a charity appeal urging people from around the deep south to open their cupboards and their hearts by donating any excess jars of Marmite to charity. With a Facebook Event called “The Great Southern Marmite Drive”, Southern Chair James Rawiri Meager says that in light of the recent shortage of Marmite around the country, it was important that his team lend a hand to those short on their favourite breakfast spread.

“We’re calling on all people of all political persuasions to join us in collecting excess Marmite to distribute to those who cannot afford to stockpile the silky black gold, and who are not able to pay excessive prices for jars on TradeMe”

With jars of Marmite currently fetching upwards of $60 on TradeMe, Meager says that we must look to charity to make sure local kids and families don’t miss out.

“Good on those who are being entrepreneurial and playing the game of supply and demand, but we think it’s also important to do the right thing and make sure those Kiwi families who are likely to miss out on their Marmite are provided with some form of relief. I’m sure there’s nothing worse than having to tell your distraught 7-year-old that there’s no more Marmite for his toast or sammies”.

The Southern Young Nats will be collecting any Marmite surplus to your requirements up until Sunday 8:30pm. Drop off points around Dunedin, Invercargill, Gore, Balclutha and Oamaru will be finalised shortly and advertised on the Facebook Event “The Great Southern Marmite Drive”.

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