A sweet treat to help those who can’t remember
A sweet treat to help those who can’t remember
Alzheimers New Zealand Annual Appeal - 30 June - 27 July
30 June 2014 - Through the month of July, more than 300,000 individual lamingtons will be baked and iced in sunny Nelson and then shipped around the country to fundraise for the Annual Alzheimers New Zealand Appeal.
The Appeal, which runs between 30 June and 27 July, helps support the organisation in their work with people who have dementia – one of New Zealand’s most significant and growing healthcare challenges.
Customers can help support the Appeal through a donation at Countdown supermarket checkouts or by purchasing specially marked Countdown Mixed Lamingtons 6 pack, with 20 cents from each sale of each pack going toward the cause.
Last year’s
appeal raised a record $58,000 thanks to the generosity of
Countdown customers and Nelson-based lamington supplier
Elite Foods.
Countdown has partnered with Alzheimers New
Zealand for more than ten years, and during this time has
helped raise over $1.3m for the organisation, supporting
carers and families of people living with Alzheimers with
information, education, advice and support groups.
There are currently 48,000 people who suffer from Alzheimers and dementia in New Zealand and this is predicted to double over the next 20 years as the population ages.
Visit your nearest Countdown store to purchase a pack of lamingtons or provide a donation through a collection box, or at checkouts.
About Alzheimers New
Zealand:
Alzheimers New Zealand
Incorporated is a not-for-profit organisation with 21
Alzheimers member organisations located throughout the
country that provide support, information, education
programmes and services appropriate to their local
community. At a national level, Alzheimers New Zealand
represents people with dementia, their carers, families/
whānau and friends by providing awareness raising,
information services and resources, and advocacy services,
as well as information services and support for member
organisations.
www.alzheimers.org.nz
About
Countdown
Countdown is one of New
Zealand’s largest employers with more than 18,000 team
members across 171 supermarkets, distribution centres,
processing plants and support offices. We serve 2.7 million
customers every week, and work with more than 1200 fresh and
packaged goods suppliers throughout New Zealand, as well as
thousands of independent farmers. The Countdown Kids
Hospital Appeal has raised more than $6.9 million in the
past seven years for children’s hospital wards, and
Countdown Food Rescue donates more than $1.4 million of food
each year to The Salvation Army and other food banks charity
partners.
www.countdown.co.nz
ENDS