More than $18,000 has been allocated to community groups under the Manurewa Local Board Quick Response Grants scheme.
Board chair Joseph Allan says the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the amount available, with pressure on all budgets.
“In the wake of COVID-19, securing funding is going to be increasingly difficult for a lot of groups doing great work in the community, and we are mindful that our own spending needs to be stretched to help as many groups as possible.
“It is better to give a lot of groups our support so that everybody gets something, rather than someone gets everything.
“More than a dozen successful groups are represented, and they all do good things to support the community.”
Successful applicants:
- Blue Light, $2514, Rainbows End tickets for Manurewa young people
- Counties Manukau Gymnastics, $1115, leotards for club members
- Wattle Downs Residents & Ratepayers, $1540, annual event cost
- Southern District Chinese Assoc, $1328, website development
- Queen Scout project, $1104, Weymouth Scout Hall seating materials
- Plunket, $1540, Manurewa community support coordinator
- YMCA North, $1540, Camp Adair costs for intermediate pupils
- Habitat for Humanity, $1540, winter items for older people\
- Upside Downs Trust, $1540, speech therapy costs for Manurewa clients
- Advance Sports Trust, $1540, premier touch tournament costs
- All Seasons Sports Trust, $1540, heating for clubrooms
- Independent Living Trust, $770, Mid-Autumn Festival costs
- Multiple Sclerosis Auckland, $1540, hydrotherapy classes
