Meat the Need charity celebrates 410,000 meals delivered to Kiwis in first year

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Meat the Need charity celebrates 410,000 meals delivered to Kiwis in first year
Game-changing charity Meat the Need is celebrating a year of supporting foodbanks and Kiwis in need across the country. 

Launched last year with founding partner, Silver Fern Farms, Meat the Need allows farmers to donate livestock to be processed by Silver Fern Farms and delivered to community organisations feeding vulnerable New Zealanders.

Founded by farmers Wayne Langford and Siobhan O’Malley, the launch was brought forward in 2020 to help those struggling during the pandemic.

Siobhan O’Malley and Wayne Langford

A year on, and Meet the Need has delivered 410,000 nutritious red meat meals to foodbanks across New Zealand, with ambitious goals to double that number over the next year.

Langford says the support over the last year from the farming community and Silver Fern Farms has been vital to the charity’s success.

“Many New Zealanders have needed a hand-up this past year and farmers have really stepped up to the plate in giving generously to Meat the Need. Silver Fern Farms has also played a key role in promoting this with their network of farmers, processing the livestock and facilitating the distribution of the meat. With their support, our supply chain is going from strength-to-strength,.”

Silver Fern Farms’ Group Marketing Manager Nicola Johnston says it was the farmers themselves to inspired them to support the charity.

“Silver Fern Farmers produce some of the best red meat in the world, which is something they believe all New Zealanders should benefit from. As key players in our food-producing nation, they are passionate about helping the efforts to ensure no Kiwi goes hungry,” says Johnston.

For more information and to donate visit meattheneed.org.

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