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Celebrating Our New Website:

This website was designed and built by one of our wonderful volunteers, Virginia Schnauer.

Seeking More Voluntary Drivers

Do you have time to volunteer?
YWCA Mobile Meals requires drivers to deliver mobile meals to the elderly and those unable to prepare their own meals.  Some of our volunteers have delivered meals since the service first started in 1992.  

The Mobile Meals service delivers meals 11am – 12.30pm, Monday to Friday.  Full training is given. 

Mobile Meals is having a plate drive. Meals are served on ...more ..

 

New Zealand’s Top Sustainable Businesses Announced

  

The winners of the Westpac National Sustainable Business Awards were announced at a gala dinner in Auckland in October 2006.

Hamilton YWCA was the winner of the Exploring Award.

Wining TeamSince beginning with energy efficiency measures, the YWCA has made significant progress in reducing its environmental footprint. It has reduced gas use by 25%, is continually improving power efficiencies, and achieves almost zero waste in its meals on wheels service.

Photo: Hamilton YWCA Team with the Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark, Ann Sherry Westpac CEO, and the SBN's Rachel Brown and Chris Morrison

Sustainable Business Award '2006'

ywcaThe YWCA received the Waikato Management School Sustainable Business Award in August.  Over the past year the YWCA has designed and implemented many initiatives to reduce waste and improve sustainability, such as the innovative work with food and its disposal using worm farms, and running the mobile meals at virtually zero waste....more...

New Heating for the YWCA Hostel

hamilton ywca hostelAnother project completed in 2006 was the replacement of the original boiler which heats our Clarence St hostel.  The new energy efficient system operates during the colder winter months of May-September.   The work was significantly supported by the Sutherland Self-Help Trust...more...

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