For the past 11 years, Farmers have been running their Tree of Remembrance campaign. This nationwide campaign offers New Zealanders the chance to remember those who cannot be with them during the festive season and to write them a message to hang on the tree. The campaign also encourages donations to local hospices and drives the sales of exclusive Farmers’ baubles, with all proceeds coming back to hospices across New Zealand.
2024 proved to be a successful year, and it was the first year that nationwide Farmers raised over $1 million for Hospice. In Tauranga alone, our Bayfair, Tauranga, and Crossing stores collectively raised $46,545.97, which all came to Waipuna Hospice and will allow us to continue providing care and support for those in our community struggling with end-of-life and bereavement.
We also ran our own community collections in supermarkets, malls, and various markets across the December period as part of the Remembrance Tree campaign. From our own collections, we were able to raise $31,200.62, which is incredible, bringing our combined total to $77,746.59. To all of our amazing volunteers who dedicated their time at any of our collection stands, we could not have done this without you.
The teams at Farmers have been nothing but supportive of Waipuna Hospice and have gone above and beyond to ensure they raise as much as they can for a good cause. We cannot thank them and their teams enough for their continuous support and look forward to another amazing year.
If you want to get involved in this year’s Remembrance Tree community collection, contact fundraising@waipunahospice.org.nz, and we will contact you later in the year with details.
