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  Lindy Pacey and Daughters Room at the Inn

A unique occasion that has, for the last 40 years, brought together people from all walks-of-life for four hours on Christmas Day.

Christmas Day 2002 saw volunteers provide meals and gifts for more than 100 homeless and needy people at the Aro Valley Community Centre hall in Wellington, as well as delivering 80 meals to house-bound residents.


Broadcasts: Christmas Day, 25 December at 12:30pm on National Radio,
                    and then on the 31 December at 12:00pm on Concert FM.

Duration: 43'10

Reference (sometimes media) numbers are listed next to archival material that can be sourced from Sound Archives/Nga Taonga Korero [SA/NTK].


00:00 Robert Mayo (day cook): Arriving in a taxi with food for the Christmas Dinner.
01:40 Prime Minister Hon. Michael Joseph Savage: Christmas Message - 1938 [SA/NTK D701.4].
03:23 Robert Mayo: How I became involved with Room at the Inn.
05:32 Ken Daniels (Lions chairman, organiser): Walking through the hall, stolen liquor story, gifts for everyone.
06:56 Prime Minister Hon. Michael Joseph Savage: Christmas Message - 1938 [SA/NTK D701.4].
08:05 Lindy Pacey (organiser): Calling a volunteer on the phone.
09:30 Robert Mayo: Why I volunteer.
11:01 Walter Nash: Christmas Message - 1951 [SA/NTK D 705.1].
13:12 Robert Mayo: Volunteers in the kitchen ... plating.
14:17 Lindy Pacey and David: Wrapping and explaining what gifts will be given away.
15:03 Geoff: A volunteer for the last twenty-one years.
15:45 Joe McTaggart (chef): Arriving with the hot food and the state of charitable dinners.
17:32 Rt. Hon. Keith Holyoake: Christmas Message - 1958 [SA/NTK D 918.3, Side B].
18:57 Joe McTaggart: A brief history while unpacking the van of hot food.
21:15 Melissa and Elaina: Organising Meals on Wheels.
22:25 Ken Daniels: The generosity of volunteers.
23:30 Robert Mayo, Lindy Pacey and volunteers: Dishing out Meals on Wheels.
26:10 Ken Daniels: Welcoming diners into the hall.
28:45 Music: "Christian Zeal and Activity" by John Adams, performed by the San Francisco Symphony, conductor Edo de Waart [Tk 2, Nonesuch 979 144].
30:36 Ken Daniels: This family requires eight meals ... out on the street.
34:55 Ken Daniels and Pam: This man requires two meals.
37:13 Music: "Silent Night" (trad), performed by Alexi Christopoulos.
38:45 Robert Mayo and Ken Daniels: Tidying up after the meal.
41:12 The Reverend Harry Squires (Wellington’s Anglican City Missioner): Christmas Message - 1950, extracted from "Radio Digest No. 86, December 1950" [ SA/NTK D62/DAT1136].
Underscored by "The Unanswered Question" by Charles Ives, performed by the Orchestra of St. Lukes, conductor John Adams [Tk 1, Nonesuch 7559-79249].