Henderson-Massey Local Board has allocated $30,000 in funding to community organisations and groups in two rounds of funding.
The board awarded $20,000 to four community organisations to help them with their ongoing activities as part of its Community Response Fund, and $10,336 to seven organisations, ranging from $500-$2000, as part of its quick-fire community grants fund.
Vital financial support
Henderson-Massey Deputy Chair, Peter Chan, says the financial support the board gives to community organisations is vital.
“As a board, we provide around $2 million of funding each year to community organisations in Henderson-Massey through a mixture of contracts, grants and other funding.
“We consider this to be one of the really crucial parts of our role in the community. Empowering others to enhance the place that they live through a range of activities has multiple benefits.
“This funding will see more support to the arts, environment and enhancement in our area, so we are really pleased to have been able to help out these organisations and projects in a tangible way.”
Funded organisations through the community response fund
- $5000 to Waitakere Central Community Arts Council to assist with costs for two annual exhibitions
- $3000 to Papaya Stories to provide a series of street events in Henderson-Massey
- $5000 to the West Auckland Historical Society to develop activities during the Henderson Anniversary in 2019
- $7000 to commission an independent contamination report on Matipo Reserve in Te Atatu Peninsula.
Funded organisations through the quickfire community grants
- $2000 to Adventure Specialties Trust for the purchase of surfboards and snorkel sets
- $500 to Waitakere Japanese Supplementary School towards venue hire costs for the after-school programme for Term One, 2019
- $1931 to Glendene Community Society Incorporated towards costs of the newsletter, koha for the fire brigade, face-painters, sausages, entertainment and a bouncy castle for the 2018 Glendene Santa Run
- $1126 to Neuro Connection Foundation towards costs to upgrade the disability toilet with a new vanity including replacement of separate hot and cold water taps.
- $1214 to Corban Estate Arts Centre for costs for artists koha, workshop materials and life drawing models and workshop tutors, for the Fijian Heritage Artist talk and workshops for the period 23 February 2019 to 23 March 2019
- $2000 to Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust towards telecommunication costs for the Youthline National Helpline for the period 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019
- $1565.22 to Blue Light Ventures Incorporated towards book and distribution costs for 900 “Bryan and Bobby” community safety books for distribution to year three and four pupils across ten primary schools in the Henderson-Massey Local Board area in December 2018.
