Mid-winter Christmas cheer was on show when just under $60,00 in grants were made to Franklin Local Board area community organisations.
The Pukekohe Business Association got more than $6,000 towards traffic management plans and to have St John Ambulance staff on hand at the next Pukekohe Christmas Parade, while the Lions’ Christmas Grotto fundraising event at Pukekohe Town Hall in November was also supported.
The board was able to allocate significantly more than first budgeted because money that was not spent in the financial year because of Covid restrictions, was reallocated to the fund.
Quick Response grants
- Well Women Franklin, venue hire
- Āwhitu Peninsula Landcare, GIS database work
- Knitting Grannies, wool for garments for premature babies
- Pukekohe Christmas parade, various costs
- Waiuku Golf & Squash Club, wetland planting project
- East Auckland Tourism, website costs, tagged to a Franklin focus
- Road Safety Education Limited, Waiuku College programme
- Pukekohe Lions, Christmas grotto
- Auckland Paraplegic Assoc, swimming programme venue hire
- Ngaa Hau E Whaa Marae O Pukekohe, printing, displays, creation of booklet/panui
- Kokako Lodge Trust, wall-mounted smart TV for as a teaching aid
- Youthline, training & response services
- Franklin United Football Club, venue hire
- Bloom Pukekohe, learning programme for people with disabilities
- Graeme Dingle Foundation, Pukekohe North School programme costs
- Victim Support, Franklin volunteer programme costs
- Original Young Stagers Franklin, venue hire
- Nadja Scherff, Mommy Mapping of town centre streets
The board also made a multi-board grant – where groups operate in more than one local board area – to Auckland Softball for tournaments later this year, tagged to facilitate events happening in the board area.
