Wonthaggi Community Pantry

Last week I had to go to Tassie for an emergency.
I was there for a week.
The day before I get home I got a call from our Mumma saying her waters had broken.
THE DAY BEFORE IM HOME.
I told her to stand on her head and cross her legs.
But Mr Secret wasn't waiting.
Mumma was picked up and dropped at the hospital and gave birth to a beautiful blonde healthy baby boy within 62mins.
She also had 3 broken ribs from coughing with pneumonia and being pregnant.
From myself and our new mumma we want to say a massive thankyou to everyone who helped her out.
31weeks-38weeks quickest pregnancy in the world and we are all so smitten and in love ❤️
She also done it with only 3 puffs of gas towards the last push.
Welcoming Baby R a healthy 5 kilo 4 pounds
Mumma and Bubs are doing amazing

Restock done, fresh bread dropped off & pumpkin soup ready to go! Thanks to our beautiful donaters, if anyone would like some pumpkin soup for dinner, send me a message and you can pop in to pick some up! 😋🍲

Hope everyone is staying warm 🥶

The community pantry has once again been defaced by local children. We've received messages identifying one of the culprits as a child with a blonde mullet who rides a bike. These actions, which include taking cans and smashing them behind the North Store Cafe, appear to be the work of the same individual and possibly their siblings or friends.

We have video footage that has been handed over to the police, but we need your help to put an end to this. If you see these children or have any information, please report it to us immediately. The more reports we gather, the sooner the police can address this with the parents and resolve the issue.

I have tried to speak to the parents as we were given the address of the house the kids walked in to but the mother refused to take any action and abused us for even asking her to speak to her children about it. So unfortunately we now have had to take this further as I’m not risking being spoken to the way she did, it was absolutely appalling.

Thank you for your vigilance and support in keeping our community pantry safe and accessible for all.

Sincerely,
Wonthaggi Community Pantry Team

Good morning everyone, it's fresh out here today.
Layer up!
If you're waiting on your packs and I didn't get to you yesterday I'll get there today.
I've had 18 to get ready and between a 13hr shift, home, sleep, deliveries and then another 13hr shift.
I ran out of time.
I have a helper today so everyone will get there's.
I'm sorry if I didn't get there 😔
Please stay warm and if no one has told you lately
You matter, you're doing amazing and the world is a better place because you're in it.
OH the count down is on, our new bubba boy is now very close to being in his mummas arms 💙
Tessy ♥️

Hows this wet yucky day today.
I just want to give a shout out to Darren Dredge Fencing for their generous food delivery for the pantry, this was amazing.
Thank you to the donations being dropped off and the funds deposited.
I'm off to aldi tomorrow to do a restock.
As we are having more traffic through the pantry than ever before atm, to keep things fair I'm only putting a few things in it.
If you want food, message me and I will put a pack together so hopefully no one misses out.
Also we want to thank Joan's for her massive batch of cookies she made which have been a huge hit for school lunch packs.
We are so grateful for everyone who gets behind us..
Youre all awesome in my books.
I am also needing tents.
We've come across a couple of people sleeping on park benches that I'd like to go visit and and offer a tent and sleeping bag.
These 2 items can make a HUGE difference.
Tessy ♥️
I'm sorry if I've missed anyone

📣 Wonthaggi Community Pantry Needs Your Help! 📣

We appreciate any donations, but the most needed items are some more basic essentials:
- Tinned spaghetti
- Baked beans
- Pasta and pasta sauce
- School snacks
- Spreads
- Toilet paper
- Hygiene products
- Laundry detergents
- Canned tuna
- Cereal
- Rice
- Microwave meals
25 Turner St, North Wonthaggi

Any financial donations can be made to the pantry page bank account -
BSB: 067-103
Account Number: 1036 3284
Name: WONTHAGGI COMMUNITY PANTRY
Or Pay ID - 0475029315
Description - WONTHAGGI COMMUNITY PANTRY

Despite any challenges we've faced, I won't let anything stop this cause. We are incredibly fortunate to have generous people who can donate, and without the pantry, many in our community would go hungry.

I do my best to help, and I am very lucky to have people always remind me how grateful they are. Thank you all for your continued support and kindness.

❤️ Please donate if you can, and share this post to spread the word. ❤️

Tessy ❤️

Hey everyone... now the colder weather is starting to set in I'm going to be doing some Soups
Also if you're sleeping rough and need extra warmth please contact me.

I also need a favour and hope a few of you can help me out.
I have court this week for the intervention orders.
So I need some references on how the pantry or myself has helped you so we can keep the pantry and get long term orders against the 3 people who caused havoc.
My email address is [email protected]
Please email them there.
They will help me to keep our pantry going drama free.
Id also like to thank everyone who has helped drop of items to our baby mumma.
Shes extremely overwhelmed.
My car is playing up at the moment so I haven't been able to do pick ups.
But it'll be fixed soon and I'll get around to everyone.
Tessy ♥️

Hey everyone,
So we've got something a little different come to our attention ❤️
We've been approached by a lady who has recently found out she's pregnant.
Not only has she recently found out she's pregnant but after feeling under the weather, she got her bloods done and lo and behold she’s 31 weeks pregnant! 🤯
The young lady just thought she was enjoying chocolate a bit too much when she realised she was putting on weight.

So, what we know so far is it’s a little boy, she's absolutely terrified but I've assured her that we will have everything she needs.
Unfortunately she's on her own with no family, and was not expecting this at all.
This will be the quickest pregnancy in history, she finds that a little bit reassuring and now knows why she's been struggling to tie her laces.
So if you have any baby boy stuff, baby items, anything that can help please message me.
Let's support her as a community and help her bring this little man into the world 🌎 💙

I just woke up to these ❤
Thank you to whom ever it was that dropped them off, they are so beautiful 🌺🌺.
I have been overwhelmed with the love and support over the past few weeks.
Messages, phone calls, pop ins.
You've all been such an amazing support network for me.
They very almost broke me when I started seeing stuff from my mum who's been passed for 5years and also bringing up my angel grand baby Ruby.
But I just took a few steps back and let the courts take care of it.
But its great to see the pantry is back up and being used.
We are truly sorry for the short break, but we are safe now and its onwards and upwards.
Love Tessy ❤

Please be mindful that the last couple of days a lot of people have gone without due to a few bullies. However I’ve had fresh bread and noodles dropped off, I’ve also gone and purchased a few things. Just to be able to put something out there because it’s breaking my heart getting so many messages.

While I try to do my best to accomodate for everyone, at this stage we will just be restocking the pantry.
We will not be asking for monetary support due to the bullying, so unfortunately that means I will be very limited on what I can supply for the pantry. However please do leave what you can and take what you need.

- Delivery unavailable
- Cameras are facing towards the pantry so please be mindful (your privacy is important to us)
- Please no messages for pick ups whats out in the pantry is what’s available
- No fuel vouchers available
- No meat, frozen or refrigerated items available

Local contact numbers who might be able to supply more for you:
Salvation Army Wonthaggi - 5672 1228
St Vincent - 13 18 12
And if our posts of the bullying happening is triggering for you, I am so sorry ❤️ LifeLine-13 11 14

Update - We're eager to return to normalcy soon, but we're waiting for the police to wrap up from their end now to prevent further harassment. Apologies to those who couldn't access help from us recently; we distributed all we had left. Right now, my priority is my family, and my health. We've also decided to delete the GoFundMe as we no longer require donations, but we're immensely grateful for the support received when it was needed. Any questions are welcome to be directed via messenger and we will endeavour to answer them as best as possible.
When the time is right, we'll update you all. Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

As most are aware we've changed it up a bit just for the time being.
The pantry won't be restocked due to our stalker. Shes not allowed to come near my property or the pantry as she completey empties it and leaves nothing for anyone.
But this new way of messaging me has been working well, as I know the help is going to people who really need it.
Privacy is still kept anonymous and I just drop off on your doorstep.
So you don't even have to leave home in this yucky weather.
So just continue to message me with your needs.
I've enjoyed meeting and chatting with you all this weekend.
The community support I've had has been amazing.
I appreciate you ❤

I apologise, this will be lengthy.
I also would like to start off by saying that this is the last time this matter will be addressed. But whilst Mum naps because she is so exhausted from the stress of this situation, I’m going to take this opportunity to talk about it.

I am utterly disgusted and appalled to learn about a Facebook group dedicated to slandering my mum, Tess. The false and misleading accusations being spread not only tarnish her reputation but also hurt our entire family. Furthermore, she exploited my mum's kindness by refusing to pay for services rendered and then blaming it on a technicality. Despite this, mum still covered the expenses out of her own pocket. This behavior is despicable and unacceptable. However mum figured that the best thing to do would be to warn other small businesses of the potential dangers of this person and let karma take its course. To add insult to injury, the woman behind this vile group then callously joked about my daughter's tragic passing.

The despicable Facebook group slandering my mum is now in the hands of the police, as this behavior cannot go unchecked. It deeply pains me to know that there are fully grown adults in our community who find it acceptable to engage in such cowardly acts of bullying. Are we not past that? My mum has been nothing but kind and generous to everyone she encounters in our community. The accusations being spread about her are utterly false and disgusting. It breaks my heart to think that people are joining this hate group and finding humor in the lies being circulated. While I am tempted to address and refute each accusation, I fear that doing so will only fuel the fire of hate. Instead, I choose to stand firm against this cruelty and hold onto the hope that love and truth will prevail. All previous posts will be deleted as I do not believe she owes ANYONE an explanation regarding her medical condition and it is absolutely inappropriate for people to ASK to see her results and reports. This is a personal journey that we are taking together as a family and outsider input is not warranted.
Thank you to those who have shown support during this difficult time and again, I’m sorry to have to address the situation.

Makayla.

Pantry restocked and a pack put together for a single mumma who needs a little extra help this week with some pancakes for Brekky, fresh ham rolls for lunch and Spaghetti bolognese for dinner 😋😋

P.s Well done Mums and Dads you survived the first week of school holidays! Happy FriYAY 🎉

Restock has been done a bit earlier today guys.
If you need meat please message me.
I also have some frozen home cooked meals.
Always just a message away :)
Sorry its taken me a bit longer to reply to all your beautiful messages.
But thank you for all your words of love and support.
Tessy ❤
P.s As I have to have comments turned off atm just call me or text me if you need anything 0475029315

Restock done again everyone.
Sorry I didn't get to it yesterday, we've had a few busy days.
But all back on track.
I do have motion control cameras up, so don't be alarmed.
Just be mindful
We also have meat, mince, snags, precooked and frozen meals thanks to our beautiful chef on board.
I must find the lady who cooked the chowmein ,
Id like to marry her haha
Yes I done a taster test 😍😍
❤ Tessy.

Hope everyone had a great Easter.
Was beautiful here. Seen most of my babies, gave the furbabies a wash.
This rain has been soothing on the soul.

Ok post now deleted, I really do love you guys.
I struggle to say no.
But it's with your support and reassuring me that it's ok to say no sometimes takes away my guilt for turning someone away, but as promised I'll throw together a hamper for her which will help ease the burden a little, one less thing to worry about.
I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have you all to keep me in check.
PS Someone done a donation, please message me and I'll transfer it back
❤️ Tessy

Good morning you bunch of sunrays.
Who's excited for the long weekend and Easter egg hunts.
I miss those mornings with my girls.
I really want to say sorry that I wasn't able to do Easter packs this year, but I had to stay focused on the task of ensuring the pantry has stock for the next couple of months.
Just a reminder that I do have frozen meals and meat as well, don't be to shy to message me.
I've got a HUGE surprise for you all after Easter.
But I need your help. I need everyone to like, comment and share the page to move us up in the algorithm.
We need to hit 2500 followers for this to work
It'll only take you you 2minutes to share this status comment and ask all your friends to like, comment and share as well
Pretty pretty please ❤️

We took off to Aldi today and did a $300 shop from the earnings made with the garage sale so we could replenish our inventory. Our spare room was looking pretty bare! We had almost nothing left to put out so most nights I’ve been raiding my own pantry and fridge to pop some things out 😝
But now we have: pasta - plain & flavoured, pasta sauce, noodles, snacks, milk, baby wipes, feminine hygiene, cereal, microwave rice - plain & flavoured, spreads, bread, spaghetti, baked beans, muesli bars, biscuits, corn, meat, nuggets, soup, tomato sauces, water, baby pouches.

Thanks to our awesome little helper, she made sure the kids who need the pantry from her school got all the snacks they like. ❤️

P.s Sorry to the people in Aldi I held up for at least 15 minutes while we counted the money needed, we had to restart a couple of times 😂

I just want to do a MASSIVE shoutout to EVERYONE who has been involved by either donations or come to buy items.
This has been a crazy weekend.
While I left myself wide open yesterday by saying at the end to come and take what you want.
I was expecting people to be respectful.
The MESS is chaos.
The council was called and came and took photos, of my private property.
I'm so so so disappointed that people would make such a mess.
It is unnecessary and simply rude.
And to whom ever called the council, SHAME on you.
Clearly I'm going to clean up.
It hasn't even been 24hrs.
But as soon as I'm home in an hour, everything will be packed and going to the salvation army.
There is still ALOT of stuff if you want it, but literally 1 hour to go

EVERYTHING LEFT OUT THE FRONT IS FREE TO COME AND GRAB ❤️ We understand there are people who can’t afford to purchase or donate so please come and take what you need!
25 TURNER STREET, North Wonthaggi

Lots of clothing, toys, household goods, tools and appliances.

If you’d like to donate then just knock on the front door 🙂

Thankyou to our beautiful community, we raised
$660.15 🤯🤯

Costco here we come!!

That's a wrap for today guys.
A total of $347.45 was sold
Wwoohooooo.
Craig and myself want to thank everyone so much for your generosity.
We are just over our half way mark to $600 for Cosco.
I've met some amazing people today ❤️❤️❤️
But TOMORROW will be bigger than ever.
We didn't get the chance for our bbq today but Craig has his apron, his bbq and tongs and is ready to cook at noon.
To the gentleman who just stopped in and gave a donation, you my friend are a legend.
I didn't even get your name.
So come by tomorrow everyone, and grab yourself a BARGIN.
I hope everyone enjoyed picking their own prices. I LOVED that kids were coming along with their pocket money and buying toys for 20cents.
The kids enjoyed being able to see the value in money and understood the assignment because they knew it was going for food for our community.
Awesome work parents ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Unfortunately due to items stolen last week the cameras are facing the stock and we will name and shame if things are stolen tonight.
On that note,
I'm exhausted and signing off for tonight, see you all back tomorrow for round 2
Tessy ❤️

One other thing, I dropped my phone 2 days ago.
Does anyone have a spare I can borrow until mine is fixed.
I'm terrible.
It slid off my seat, onto my passenger floor and we'll now it won't charge or read my Sim.
It's Telstra
Sorry to ask 🤦❤️

TODAYS YOU Pick YOUR Price GARAGE SALE DAY YAAYYYY

And this is why I do what I do.
This person hasn't had a decent feed in a bit and couldn't believe that the pantry is there for everyone to use at their time of need.
I've been set up here now since 2020 and some people still don't know we are here.
So if you can all please do me a favour and just ask your friends and family to share our page.
I want everyone to know that we ARE here.
You've done it before guys, let's put the word out.
Statistically January and February is when most people struggle financially due to over spending at Christmas time.
We max out our CC, afterpay, take out small loans.
And repayments are a killer.
January every year is the month I have found the pantry gets the most use due to these reasons.
Its also why some kiddos are not able to have their school stuff ready for their first day back.
So PLEASE help me, Help these kids and take some pressure off already struggling parents to get our babies back to school fresh and excited.
My school packs will be
A back pack, lunch box, drink bottle, and pencil case.
If you have a spare $ to help me get as many packs together as possible I will be extremely grateful and I know so will the kiddos.
I know some people will say why can't they just use second hand bags and lunch boxes
And of course they can.
But I know how exciting it is to have your brand new little things ready for your first day.
It makes a BIG difference in the excitement of first day.
Youre welcome to make up a back to school pack yourself and drop it off.
That will help so much.
I'm going in Monday to do a layby of 50 of each item.
And if you want to contribute that would be wonderful
Details are
T stalker
Bsb 063-733
Acc 1045 2223
Description: Wonthaggi Pantry

A quick update on my recent diagnosis, I'm doing well. Very tired, but doing lots of resting.
Pain management is very up and down.
Not having my job any more is awful, as I'm a worker and I've got a commitment to support, and I will do so, I'm not gonna quit on you guys.
I have the best support network.
Craig keeps the pantry stocked, so I'm not lifting.
But other that we are all in great spirits.
Remember everyone ladies AND gentlemen check your breasts.
❤️ Tessy

Restocked this evening everyone, sorry I haven't been very active. But I'm slowly getting packs together for a little school kiddos
❤️ Tessy