Get PowerZone on the Road again

$1,885 of $25,000 goal
Given by 30 generous donors in 17 days

The PowerZone van has been stolen, please help us get a new one!

Christchurch, Canterbury

Our van has been stolen!

The PowerZone 12 seater van was stolen in April. This van was our most valuable asset that allowed us to transport our children to and from school. We have hired a rental van for a couple of months since the van was stolen, waiting patiently for an affordable replacement to pop up for sale.

Unfortunately, affordable replacement seem to be too elusive, and the rental van is costing close to $5000 a month, eating away very quickly at our insurance payout. In order to keep our doors open and providing a vital service for our community, we need to come up with more funds to help us replace our beloved van.

So far we have been overwhelmed with the response from our community. So many generous people have reached out and requested a give a little page to make it easy to donate to our cause.

So here it is!

We wouldn't ask, if we had any other options. Please help get us on the road again.

We wholeheartedly thank each and every one of you for your help!

About us

PowerZone is a not-for-profit organisation set up to provide affordable childcare to families in Christchurch. Our services are not only set up so that children have the best time with us, they are vital to parents being able to go to work.

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A replacement 12 seater Van

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We did it! Our new van is on the way  19 June 2023

We want to say a huge Thank you! to everyone who contributed towards our new van. We could not have done it without your support.

We managed to find a great 12 seater Nissan Caravan being sold by another not for profit organisation, it has been such a huge blessing finding this van.

It is on it's way down to us from Auckland right now.

Everyone at PowerZone has been absolutely overwhelmed by the support and kindness we have experienced over the past few weeks. Your support made it easier to get through this tough time.

So Thank you!

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Ramona
Ramona on 13 Jun 2023
Great news on finding a replacement van. Hopefully this will help with transporting it down. From Ramona, Martin & Fionn
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Lucy Palmer
Lucy Palmer on 05 Jun 2023
Thanks for looking after me after school while Mum is at work!
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Guest Donor on 05 Jun 2023
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Guest Donor on 03 Jun 2023
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Felix’s family
Felix’s family on 03 Jun 2023
Would be lost without powerzone services! You guys absolutely rock 👌
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This campaign started on 2 Jun 2023 and ended on 19 Jun 2023.