Even in Nelson, the place we love to call home and where we own businesses, or work and play there are people who miss out on some of the very basic things many of us take for granted – like food on the table! The Nelson organisations who provide precious food to those who need it are running very short on supplies, in fact their cupboards are almost bare.

We want to help and we need you to help us do that. For the months of October and November we will be collecting donations for the Nelson Foodbank.

And to encourage your generosity we have two Magnums of Delaplace French Champagne to give away, all you need to do is drop an appropriate item of food in to our office to help those who need it and we will put you in the draw to win one of the magnums. Every food item you bring in gets you one entry so if you drop off 5 cans you get five entries.

We will give away one magnum each month.

Non-perishable food items like cans of baked beans, cans of fruit, packets of cereal and even cans or bags of pet food (for the household pets not the people) are needed urgently.

Just one can of food can make a difference to a family in Nelson so next time you are at the supermarket buy an extra item to help someone who will really appreciate your gift.