In this episode we chat to Tessa Reardon, Business Partnerships Manager at The Salvation Army.

Tessa has been a key part of the success and growth of The Foodbank Project, an online donation platform where people can buy food items that are donated to Salvation Army foodbanks to be distributed to Kiwis in need.

We chat about why and how the project started and the incredible response from New Zealanders during the first Covid lockdown in 2020 (the project grew from 8000 donors to over 23,000 donors in just two weeks!). 

ABOUT TESSA

Tessa has had many roles in the past from youth pastor to catering driver, all leading her towards joining the Public Relations team at The Salvation Army in 2017. Tessa's role leading the Corporate Partnerships team changes day to day with the diversity of the amazing partners and all of the ways they support The Salvation Army's mission. In her spare time, she is passionate about loving people, growing things and supporting local Kiwi clothing designers.

Donate to The Foodbank Project: www.foodbankproject.org.nz

The Foodbank Project in the media: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120737343/coronavirus-kiwis-kindness-shining-through-during-lockdown-with-over-850000-donated-to-foodbank

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