It’s all about community
Without those who support us we could not do what we do. The community helps support Food For Love in many ways, from in kind donations of food and services to facilities and financial contributions.
We are so grateful for the ongoing support from each and every one of our partners.
Our major operational partners
Central Lakes Trust
Central Lakes Trust is a very valued partner of Food For Love. As a major supporter since 2021, their generous funding towards our operational costs, helps us deliver our service across the Upper Clutha region
Queenstown Lakes District Council
Food For Love is generously supported by the Queenstown Lakes District Council through a multi-year grant from their Community Fund. This contribution helps towards our operational costs and is gratefully received.
Sargood Trust
Sargood Trust is a generous supporter of Food For Love by providing us with a grant to offset some of our operational costs.
Tarras Community Fund
The Tarras Community Fund is managed by local residents who have identified Food For Love as an essential service for the Tarras Community. In turn, they have kindly made a donation to us to help us best support our home-cook programmes.
Community Networks/LINK
Community Networks/LINK is a one-stop community support and connection centre based in Wānaka who we work very closely with. They kindly make a donation to Food For Love via the Te Hau Toka fund for the work we do to support the elderly in our local community.
Hugo Charitable Trust
Thanks to the Hugo Charitable Trust, we have a branded Food For Love car that helps us immensely with the day to day running of our organisation.
Upper Clutha Rugby Club
Over the years the Upper Clutha Rugby Club have helped community groups by providing their facilities for use. They see this as an important way to contribute to the community.
New World Three Parks
New World Three Parks has been a big supporter of Food For Love for many years now. Every week we very gratefully receive a voucher from the team at New Word Three Parks to use for purchasing key ingredients for the upcoming weeks meals.
KiwiHarvest
We are the very grateful recipients of a weekly delivery from the KiwiHarvest team. KiwiHarvest is an incredible food rescue organisation who rescues food from all over the Central Lakes area and re-distributes it to help the local communities.
Meat The Need
Food For Love are the very grateful recipients of Meat The Need, who are a farmer founded and led organisation that kindly donates meat to help individuals and families in need.
Mediterranean Market, Wānaka
The Mediterranean Market in Wānaka are long time supporters of Food For Love. They regularly donate to our service, help with fundraisers and support us with events.
Aspiring Distribution
Aspiring Distribution are big supporters of Food For Love and regularly donate packaging solutions to us to ensure that our meals are safely packaged for our nominees.
Mighty Efficient Book-Keeping
The wonderful team at Mighty Efficient Book Keeping support us each month to keep on top of our book work.
Flip Digital
The amazing team at Flip Digital help to keep our website up and running so we can spread the word about our services and receive nominations from the community!
Rotary Club of Wānaka
The kind-hearted rotarians from the Rotary Club of Wānaka donate their time to deliver meals for us each week.
Aspiring Rotary
The community-minded rotarians from the Aspiring Rotary Club donate their time to deliver meals for us each week.
Other business and community supporters
| AA Auto Centre Three Parks Wānaka | Emerson’s Brewery | Placemakers Wānaka |
| Akaroa Golf Club | Felton Road | Pub Grub |
| Allied Press | Wānaka Appliance Repairs | Pure NZ Icecream |
| Alpha Restoration Services | Flooring Xtra | Queenstown Golf Club |
| Alpine Firewood | Four Square Wānaka | Radcliffe Electrical |
| Alpine Helicopters | Freshlink Grocer | Redbridge Berries |
| Alpine Image Co. | Geneva Importers | Reece Plumbing |
| Amigos | Gibbston Valley Winery | Relishes Cafe |
| Annabel Langbein | Greenhawk | Robbies by Mrs Pickles |
| Antler NZ | High View Apartments | Rubys Cinema |
| ANZ Wanaka | Highlands Motorsport | Sanctuary Day Spa |
| Arrowtown Golf Club | Hold Fast Concrete | Santa’s Grotto |
| Aspects Hair Salon and Day Spa | Home & Co. Property | Secret Sauna |
| Aspiring Aesthetics | Ideal Electrical | Selectrix |
| Aspiring Distribution | Jane Shriffer Artist | Shoes Unlimited |
| Aspiring Helicopters | Kai Pai Bakery | SNAP Fitness |
| Balance Me | Lake Hāwea Family Fishing Classic | Snow Farm |
| Bayleys Wānaka | Lake Hāwea Golf | Southern Alps Air |
| Bike It Now | Lake Hāwea Hotel | Speights Ale House |
| Black Peak Gelato | Lake Hāwea Hunting Safaris | Spice Room |
| Body Garage | Lumino Dental | Stoaker Room |
| Breen Construction | Masonic Lodge | Structure Menswear |
| Brown & Co Home | Matthews Central Vision | The Warehouse |
| Burrito Craft | Maude | The Warehouse Stationery |
| Captured by Bie | McKenzie & Willis | Tititea Steak House |
| Cardrona Distillery | Mitre 10 Wānaka | Trout Bar |
| Cardrona x Treble Cone | Mons Royale | Tussocks |
| Central Lakes Engineering | Nanny Goat Vineyard | U Fly Wānaka |
| Central Machine Hire | New World, Dunmore Street | Volunteer South |
| Chef Evelyn Vallillee | Next Chapter Wānaka Book Shop | Wanacare |
| Cinema Paradiso | On The Spot, Northlake | Wānaka Babysitting |
| Clip and Climb | Open Architecture | Wānaka Fishing Charters |
| Coco Hut | Opulence Hair Salon | Wānaka Golf Club |
| Cromwell Golf | Organise to Harmonise | Wānaka Hotel |
| Curbside Coffee & Bagels | Otago Golf | WCC Detailers |
| David Attwell Artist | Paella Princess | Wonder Room |
| Di Antonio | Paper Plus Wānaka | Wood For Good |
| Dropping Inn | Pembroke Ladies Wānaka | Yealands Wine |
| Edgewater | Pembroke Patisserie |