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Buy Peonies and Support Mental Health Services
Flower lovers rejoice! It’s peony time again and these revered blooms, symbols of compassion, are the floral heroes of special fundraising campaign, Peonies with a Purpose.
Each bouquet or bunch of peonies purchased by 14 November at participating retailers* will see $1 donated to the Mental Health Foundation of NZ to assist the charity in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of the 580,000 Kiwis who will need its assistance this year.
After 18 months of coping with Covid-19 challenges, many Kiwis have battle fatigue. According to a recent Ipsos study commissioned by MHF, 25% of New Zealanders currently have poor levels of mental and emotional wellbeing.
Sometimes it’s hard to know how to help, and that’s where Peonies with a Purpose comes in. As a charitable collaboration between Feel Good With Flowers and the NZ Paeony Society this campaign not only supports mental health but spreads joy and kindness as well.
*Find a participating florist near you at feelgoodwithflowers.co.nz/peonieswithapurpose
Eco Crackers For Christmas with Re-Cracker™
Waste Free Celebrations was only a year old when Emma Conyngham took one of the biggest gambles of her life on the Christmas Re-Cracker™. But having seen thousands of Christmas present bags fly off her Wānaka garage shelves in 2020, she knew it was a risk worth taking.
Turning away from an offshore production model, the ex-UN aid worker and mum put a diverse, Otago women’s sewing team onto the job of whipping up the New Zealand-designed, cotton fabric sleeves. Made to be removed and washed, they simply slide over the sturdy recycled cardboard tube inners. Once filled with eco-gifts and real, cracking ‘snaps’, the crackers provide a welcome antidote to the tonnes of festive waste that Kiwis produce each year.
Beautiful in principle and practice, the Re-Cracker™ has also given work to former Afghani refugee women and top-notch seamstresses in Auckland. Along with some heartfelt business sponsorship, the Re-Cracker™ has enabled them to support their families here and back home.
View the collection and images at wastefreecelebrations.co.nz
