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APRIL 13, 2022
Grant us this day… By Benjamin Wilson
Seventeen community organisations waited with bated breath yesterday as the funds that they had applied for were allocated. The Te Awamutu Community Board received 17 requests for funding from community groups, totalling $68,358.72. The News will have the results online. Applications for the community board’s discretionary funding – which is available to community organisations that offer support or services – opened in February and closed late last month. The community board had $30,800 to allocate, so not every organisation will have received the entirety, if any, of the funding they asked for. The reasons for the funding requests vary from practical in nature, to charitable. One request came from the Te Awamutu Combined Churches and Community Foodbank, which asked for $1000 to provide council rubbish bags and toiletries with the food parcels that they deliver. Treasurer Maree Richardson told The News demand for food parcels had reached unprecedented levels, and although rubbish bags and toiletries were not a part of their core service, they had been identified as a significant necessity for the families they visit. “When people call on the Foodbank for help, we know that we are a last resort and so can only surmise that they are unable to buy the essentials. Their budgets definitely won’t be allowing for extras such as council rubbish bags; shampoos and conditioners,” Richardson said. The Parish of St John Te Awamutu requested $15,000 to paint the exterior of their parish hall, Menz Shed applied for $1240 to paint their building. The Te Awamutu Rugby Sports & Recreation Club asked for $900 to install a security camera. The Te Awamutu Brass Band hoped for $1000 for bathroom
upgrades, and Hazelmere Kindergarten requested $5500 to replace their outdoor blinds. The Māori Women’s Welfare League sought $2250 for their community garden, while the Rose Society asked for $870 to purchase more plants and labels.
Various programme and operational costs made up the bulk of the funding requests, totalling $33,894.70. The biggest request for funding came from the Te Awamutu Youth Development Trust, which sought almost $17,000 to assist in covering staff salaries. The Chamber of Commerce asked for $2700
Robert and Carol Skelton have volunteered for the Te Awamutu Combined Churches Foodbank for seven years.
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to fund a planned Midnight of Madness event and the Te Awamutu RSA hoped for $4000 to fund their ANZAC commemorations and storage needs. The recipients of the Te Awamutu Community Board’s discretionary fund can be found online at www.teawamutunews.nz
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