Grants of $2000 were the order of the day in the first round of the Papakura Local Board’s small grants funding.
Five organisations were granted $2000, the largest amount, while individual Louise Goodson received the smallest grant, $250, money she spends providing knitting for the town’s newest citizens, newborns at the Papakura Birthing Unit.
Six of the grants were made to help sporting groups, including $1895 to outfit Rosehill College’s First XI cricket team.
Board chair Brent Catchpole says deciding grants should be one of the more enjoyable board tasks, but there are always requests that far exceed what the board can fund.
“It’s wonderful to be able to support individuals and groups that do such great work, but it’s tempered by frequently only being able to part-fund requests, and by having to turn others away.
Grants:
- New Netball Team Ltd, $500, Northern Stars home venue hire
- Papakura Learn to Swim, $1000, pool venue fees
- Papakura Business Association, $2000 Anzac flag costs
- Papakura Croquet Club, $600, electrical wiring
- Karaka Lakes Christmas Lights, $1000, traffic management
- Communicare, $1495, Papakura Friendship Centre hire
- Louise Goodson, $250, knitting costs for Papakura birthing unit
- Life Education Trust, $2000, workbooks for Papakura schools
- Auckland Country Music Association, $2000, venue costs
- Papakura Historical Society, $2000, exhibition costs
- Youthline, $1500, training Papakura volunteer counsellors
- Totara Hospice, $1086, medical equipment
- Archery NZ, $1000, venue hire for 2020 nationals
- Drury United FC, $2000, junior football coaching
- Rosehill College, $1895, First XI cricket uniforms.
