PAK’nSAVE breaks New Zealand Movember records
PAK’nSAVE
Stickman and PAK'nSAVE employees around New Zealand have
helped to fundraise more than $100,000 and in doing so have now
become the leading company to fundraise the most funds ever for
Movember New Zealand.
From the 1 of November, PAK'nSAVE staff across New Zealand
have been growing their Mos, with Foodstuffs North Island going MO
face-to-MO face against sister (or brother) company Foodstuffs
South Island to see who can fundraise the MOst.
With 52 stores taking part, PAK'nSAVE Hastings
was the leader of the pack raising more than $8,961, with the top
ranking Mo Bro, store owner-operator, Brendon
Smith.
Brendon says that he is chuffed to be the leading Mo Bro in the
PAK'nSAVE network.
"I've grown a Mo every Movember since it started, but I was
determined for this year to be the best effort yet." says
Brendon.
"I was lucky to have 25 staff who shared my enthusiasm. At
the start of the month, we set the goal of raising the most. In
addition to donation boxes at checkouts and staff Movember pages,
the store donated $2 for every loaf of Quality Bakers bread bought
during November."
The top Mo Team in the South Island was PAK'nSAVE
Hornby cracking the $4166 mark and the top rating Mo Bro
was owner John Lee.
John, who usually sports a full moustache, started Movember
clean shaven and half way through Movember, parted with half his Mo
to raise extra funds. He also donated one dollar for every dollar
staff and customers gave.
"I'm stoked with the result. The whole team put in a
tremendous effort and we raised far more than expected."
The rivalry between the two islands has been a well fought
battle, with the victor being the PAK'nSAVE North Island stores who
raised: $35,333. However, the South Island stores with fewer than
half the stores also put in a fantastic effort raising more than
$15984. It was also a close battled for the amount per person
raised with the South Island scraping in just ahead with $98.06 per
person compared with $96.54 per person by the North Island
stores.
The Foodstuff support centres also got involved in growing the
best handle bar slugs, with a combined effort in excess of
$32,000.
Steve Anderson, Managing Director, Foodstuffs New Zealand says
that the efforts of everyone involved is to be commended.
"The Foodstuffs family is a competitive bunch and this
determination raised a lot of money to go towards the good work of
the Movember Foundation. Importantly it also made us all think
about men's health - our own and the men in our lives", he
says.
Robert Dunn from Movember says, "We're delighted to have
PAK'nSAVE and Foodstuffs on board for the first time - it's
brilliant to see staff and customers embrace our cause
wholeheartedly.
"We are so grateful for the ongoing support from our
sponsors; having large company's such as Foodstuffs involved means
we are able to talk to more men about the importance of their
health."
Family members, partners and wives will now be breathing a sigh
of relief as the moustaches will now start to disappear from
workplaces, supermarkets, Stickmen ads and homes across the
country.
While Movember is now officially over, donations are still
welcome and accepted nz.movember.com/donate
