We're asking people to donate money to help us continue sending our meals to families in the Wellington Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Wellington
We are Steven and Valerie Askew and for last 5 years we've been making meals through our restaurant- Topor Bistro to donate our meals to the Wellington Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ( NICU). We cook usually twice a month but more if they need. We provide well balanced healthy meals for the unit as well as desserts for their parents lunch meetings
We heard that mothers who were discharged but have to stay with baby had to pay for their own food as they were no longer patients. We decided to provide the meals for them and their extended family members who need it. We're trying to take a little stress out of their days and hopefully save them some money by not having to pay for meals on top of the parking fees etc.
We've been closed due to Covid-19 and that has exhausted any extra funds that we had. With our levels getting back to normal the NICU will be needs food again now but for the first time ever we do not have the means to make it. We're really hoping people might find this an acceptable cause to donate a few dollars here and there to help us buy the food and containers to give to them. We think realistically we'll need help throughout the rest of the year while the restaurant recovers.
We make meals for NICU mothers and families who need a healthy meal. We've been doing it for five years now through our restaurant.
The funds will go directly to making and sending meals for the families. If there's leftover funds at the end of the year we will donate it to them.
Neo-natal Update 13 November 2020
Hi all,
Just wanting to give you an update. Meals have been going out to the NICU on a regular basis. They have even been helping families in other areas of the hospital which A-OK by us. Whoever needs them is who should take them. Many people stop by and tell us how their babies were in the NICU and how the meals helped them. They give us thanks. Thank yous this year really need to be shared with all of us as it's truly a group effort. From the NICU and Team Topor- Thank you again for your previous generosity.
Thank you for your donation Sandi :)
Many thanks for your donation Verena :)
Thanks for your donation Joe :)
Thank you for your donation Catherine :)
Thank you for your support :)
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