RSA Christmas parcels reach around the globe

	THE BOXING TEAM: Busy boxing goodies at National Headquarters (from left) Bill Hopper, Ann Heath, Mary-Claire Prior, Margaret Broughton, Ngaire Hopper and Jim Tait.

This year’s RSA Forces Gift Parcels total 439 and have been
Sent to New Zealand Defence Force and Police personnel serving in such remote locations as Mozambique, Cambodia, Sinai, as well as the major detachments in the Solomons and the Middle East.

The New Zealand Defence Force arranged for the parcels, packed by volunteers at the National Office of the RNZRSA to be forwarded to the deployed personnel in time for a pre-Christmas delivery.

The following have contributed to these parcels:

• Birkenhead RSA
• Bulls RSA
• Collingwood Branch of Golden Bay RSA
• Cook Island RSA
• Devonport RSA
• Far North (Kaitaia) RSA
• Geraldine RSA
• Golden Bay RSA
• Gore District Memorial RSA
• Hamilton RSA
• Henderson RSA
• Kaikoura Branch of Marlborough RSA
• Kaponga Branch of Eltham RSA
• Kerikeri RSA
• Manurewa RSA
• Marlborough RSA – Women’s Section
• Mosgiel Memorial RSA
• Motueka Memorial RSA
• Mt Wellington-Panmure RSA
• New Zealand Police Association
• Opotiki County RSA
• Otorohanga RSA
• Paparua RSA
• Papatoetoe & District RSA
• Rotorua RSA
• Royal New Zealand Navy
• Seatoun RSA
• Stratford & District RSA
• Takapau & District RSA
• Te Kuiti & District Memorial RSA
• Temuka RSA
• Tokaanu-Turangi & District Memorial RSA
• Upper Waitaki RSA
• Waikanae Branch of Otaki Memorial RSA
• Waitara RSA
• Welfare Branch – Army General Staff
• Wellsford Memorial RSA
• West Otago RSA
• Whakatane RSA – Women’s Section
• Whangarei RSA
• Winton Branch of Invercargill RSA
• Woodville & District RSA