March 21, 2024
Z steps up to help in the hood
Just as he thought he was going to have to cut back on support for 500 families because of a withdrawal of government, social entrepreneur Dave Letele has been thrown a lifeline by Z Energy.
The company has offered to pay the leases on his Buttabean Motivation charity’s three gyms and foodbanks for the next three years.
Mr Letele says it’s a cost that comes before food and staff so it feels like a huge weight lifted off his shoulders.
“It’s tough times. It was tough before and it’s only getting tougher. As the Government cuts more things it puts more pressure on community groups, on marae. There’s no extra funding coming in to support. It’s going to be a hard three yers,” he says.
BBM worked with Z last year on its Good in the Hood campaign, and Mr Letele be an ambassador for the campaign this year.