Trust provides $2.6M pre-Christmas boost to Otago community groups
8 Dec 2017
Otago Community Trust has wrapped up its funding for 2017 with over $2.6 million in donations approved for Otago community groups, with $700,000 earmarked for the Wanaka Community House building project. The $700,000 donation was the largest donation made by the trust for the year to date.
Ross McRobie, chairman of Otago Community Trust said the trust is pleased to be supporting this much needed community asset for the Upper Clutha area.
“The donation reflects the strong desire by trustees to support community projects which promote collaboration, provide multi use spaces and have ongoing wide community use which in turn enhances community participation” McRobie said.
“This funding means a great deal to us and to the people of the Upper Clutha”, Wanaka Community House Charitable Trust chairwoman Dame Sukhi Turner said.
“It is a tremendous boost to the community. We are delighted to be a step closer to our vision of offering a space where like-minded agencies and services can come together under one roof to build a strong connected community and work together to enhance community wellbeing”.
The Maniototo Hospital was also a major beneficiary of the trust’s November funding round with $500,000 awarded to Maniototo Health Services Ltd. The $500,000 donation will specifically go towards the community services areas in the new hospital.
Maniototo Health Services general manager Geoff Foster said we are delighted to have secured the support and funding from the Otago Community Trust.
“We are very pleased to have secured the $500,000 - it will take some pressure off our ongoing fundraising, which is a great feeling to have before Christmas”.
Otago Community Trust chief executive Barbara Bridger said the small rural community of the Maniototo should be immensely proud of what they achieved.
“The community support for the Maniototo Hospital rebuild has been outstanding, we are very pleased to be able to support the Maniototo community with this donation” Bridger said.
Other organisations benefiting from sizable donations in November included the First Presbyterian Church of Otago ($125,000), Wildlife Hospital Trust ($105,000), North Otago Lawn Tennis Association ($75,000), and Mountain Biking Otago Inc ($56,000).
The trust’s November funding round also included the first round of the Otago Community Trust and Dunedin City Council Arts Capability funding totalling $60,000. A total of 13 Dunedin based arts and culture organisations received funding.
In total, the Otago Community Trust gave a total of $2,640,389 to over 100 community organisations in November 2017.
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Otago Community Trust Donations, November 2017 |
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Alexandra |
REAP - Central Otago |
8,000 |
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Balclutha |
Clutha District Settlement Support Inc |
1,000 |
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Kaka Point Community Group Inc |
3,500 |
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The South Otago Health Support Trust |
3,500 |
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Cromwell |
Cromwell Gymnastics Club |
4,500 |
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Pisa Range Music Society Inc |
4,500 |
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Dunedin |
Dunedin Theatre Reviewers Collective |
300 |
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Connect South (Dunedin Council of Social Services) |
720 |
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GASP! Dance Collective |
1,000 |
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Pregnancy Counselling Services Inc |
1,000 |
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Royal NZ Pipe Band Assoc - Otago Centre |
1,200 |
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Balmacewen Tennis Club Inc |
1,500 |
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Dunedin Community Childcare Association |
2,000 |
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Pregnancy Help Incorporated Dunedin Branch |
2,000 |
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The Anteroom Arts Charitable Trust |
2,000 |
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Church of Christ Community |
2,400 |
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Dunedin Returned Services Choir |
2,500 |
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Otago Peninsula Trust |
3,000 |
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Moana House - Downie Stewart Foundation |
3,270 |
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The Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival Trust |
3,500 |
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Anglican Family Care |
4,000 |
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City of Dunedin Cadet Unit |
4,000 |
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Pregnancy Counselling Services Inc |
4,000 |
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Q2 Trust |
4,000 |
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The Waitati Music Festival Inc |
4,000 |
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SuperGrans Dunedin Charitable Trust |
4,800 |
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North East Valley Community Development Project |
5,000 |
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Otago Youth Wellness Trust |
5,000 |
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Servants Health Centre Trust |
5,000 |
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Stopping Violence Dunedin Inc |
5,000 |
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Youthline Otago Inc |
5,000 |
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Hills Radio Trust |
5,900 |
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Presbyterian Research Centre |
6,000 |
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Shakti Dunedin |
6,000 |
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Dunedin Wildlife Trust |
6,500 |
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Dunedin City Council - UNESCO City of Literature |
7,000 |
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Carers Society Otago |
8,000 |
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Dunedin Midwinter Celebrations Trust |
8,000 |
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Kavanagh College |
8,000 |
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Otago Girls High School |
9,000 |
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Age Concern Otago Inc |
10,000 |
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CCS Disability Action Otago Inc |
10,000 |
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Citizens Advice Bureau - Dunedin |
10,000 |
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Dunedin City Council - Puaka Matariki Celebrations |
10,000 |
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Ice Sports Dunedin Inc |
10,000 |
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Logan Park High School |
10,000 |
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Otago University Rowing Club |
10,000 |
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Dunedin Collaborative Theatre Trust |
13,000 |
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iD Dunedin Fashion Inc Soc |
15,000 |
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Otago Sports Car Club Inc |
15,000 |
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Saddle Hill Foundation Trust |
15,000 |
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Cancer Society of NZ Otago & Southland |
20,000 |
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Dunedin Santa Parade Trust |
20,000 |
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For Trades Apprenticeship Training Trust |
23,000 |
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Otago Equestrian Centre |
30,000 |
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Te Whanau Arohanui Trust |
30,000 |
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Youthline Otago Inc |
35,000 |
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Dunedin Riding for the Disabled |
50,000 |
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Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust |
50,000 |
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Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust |
55,000 |
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Mountain Biking Otago Inc |
56,000 |
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Wildlife Hospital Trust |
105,000 |
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First Presbyterian Church of Otago |
125,000 |
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Milton |
Lawrence Heritage and Cultural Charitable Trust |
10,000 |
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Oamaru |
Oamaru Combined Churches Christmas Parcels Trust |
1,000 |
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Oamaru Multisport Club |
1,100 |
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North Otago Branch of NZ Alpine Club |
1,700 |
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Janet Frame Eden Street Trust |
2,500 |
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Waitaki Tourism Association Inc |
3,000 |
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Harbour Street Jazz Incorporated |
4,000 |
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Onya Bike NZ Inc |
6,500 |
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Five Forks School |
10,000 |
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North Otago Cricket Assn |
10,000 |
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Waitaki North Oamaru Vestry |
27,000 |
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Waitaki District Health Services Ltd |
50,000 |
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North Otago Lawn Tennis Association |
75,000 |
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Otago |
Arts On Tour NZ |
5,000 |
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Central Otago Regional Choir |
5,000 |
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The Parenting Place - Attitude Youth Division |
6,000 |
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Lifeline Foundation Charitable Trust |
10,000 |
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Surf Life Saving New Zealand Inc |
25,000 |
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Skeggs Foundation |
30,400 |
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Otago Chamber of Commerce |
45,000 |
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Other |
Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind |
1,700 |
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Coastguard NZ |
15,000 |
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Outward Bound |
20,000 |
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St John - South Island Region |
79,500 |
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Ranfurly |
Naseby Development Charitable Trust |
5,865 |
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Maniototo Health Services Ltd |
500,000 |
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Waik/Palm |
Palmerston-Waihemo A & P Association Inc. |
12,000 |
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Wanaka |
Alpine Community Development Trust |
5,000 |
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Wanaka Residents Association Inc |
6,034 |
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NZ Mountain Film Festival Charitable Trust |
7,000 |
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Mt Aspiring College |
7,500 |
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Wanaka Community House Charitable Trust |
700,000 |
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Otago Community Trust / Dunedin City Council – Arts Capability Fund Recipients |
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Dunedin |
Dunedin Harmony Chorus Inc |
640 |
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Fortune Theatre Trust |
1,260 |
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Dunedin Repertory Soc Inc |
1,450 |
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Dunedin Opera Company t/a Opera Otago |
2,000 |
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iD Dunedin Fashion Inc Soc |
3,430 |
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Dunedin Wildlife Trust |
3,930 |
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Dunedin Midwinter Celebrations Trust |
6,000 |
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The Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival Trust |
7,430 |
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Hills Radio Trust |
8,000 |
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The Otago Early Childhood & Schools Maori & Pacific Island Festival Trust |
8,000 |
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Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust |
8,430 |
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Otago Festival of the Arts Trust |
8,430 |
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Dunedin Civic Orchestra Inc - T/a Dunedin Symphony Orchestra |
1,000 |