Everybody Eats have been named Supreme Award winners at the 2023 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards last night.
Everybody Eats is a charitable dining concept on a mission to reduce food waste, food poverty and social isolation in Aotearoa.
Volunteers help Everybody Eats to transform rescued food into three-course set menu dinners which are served at their restaurants on a koha basis. At Everybody Eats, they want to feed bellies not bins and bring people together over good food.
“We are truly humbled to win the Supreme Award,” says Everybody Eats Wellington restaurant manager Jack Rainey.
“This goes to out to all our diners, volunteers and wider team. It takes a village to feed a community, and we have an amazing village behind us. Nga mihi nui koutou.”
“Choosing a Supreme Award winner was a tough job for the judges this year as usual,” says Wellington Airport chief executive Matt Clarke.
“Everybody Eats innovative dining concept is not only reducing food waste, but also bringing community together, supported by a passionate volunteer team.”
Wellington Airport has also awarded five local high school students $1000 scholarships in the annual Wild at Heart Spirit Awards. These winners demonstrate self-motivation in service to their community and college.
Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards 2023 Winners
- Supreme Award: Everybody Eats
- Arts and Culture: Every Body is a Treasure
- Education and Child/Youth Development: Arohanui Strings
- Health and Wellbeing: Everybody Eats
- Heritage and Environment: Whareroa Community Guardians Trust
- Sport and Leisure: Āhuru Mõwai Trust
- Rising Star Award: Capital Theatre Trust
- People’s Choice Award: Mountains to Sea Wellington
2023 Wild at Heart Spirit Award Scholarship recipients
- Rex More – Rongotai College
- Ava Saulbrey – St Catherine’s College
- Conor Chesney – St Patrick’s College
- Ben Bridle – Scots College
- Naya Espelita – Wellington East Girls’ College
