Annual Report 2013 2014 Calendar
Who We Are The Tindall Foundation is a private family foundation
Our work is driven by a belief that all Kiwis should
that makes donations and provides other help to
have the chance to lead happy, healthy lives.
charitable organisations and communities throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. The Warehouse Group Ltd Founder, Stephen Tindall, and his wife, Margaret, established the Foundation in 1994. We are helping to build a stronger, sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand so that families, communities and our environment thrive now and in the future.
As well as giving money to worthwhile causes, we support organisations and groups by providing advice, expertise, professional services and networking opportunities to enable people to work collaboratively for the greater good. The Foundation gives an average of NZ$8 – 9 million each year through six Programme Areas:
We want to see society grow and prosper so our
Supporting Families and Social Services, Caring for
childrens’ children will have the very best chance in life.
our Environment, Encouraging Employment and
As a family and as a foundation, we feel very fortunate
Enterprise, Strengthening the Community Sector,
to be in a position that enables us to share with others.
Promoting Generosity and Giving, and Special Funds (e.g. Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery).
From small one-off donations to significant funding for longer-term initiatives, we are committed to providing
To find out more about us, please visit our website:
adequate resources for not-for-profit groups.
www.tindall.org.nz.
Top: The Tindall Foundation’s Trustees, (left to right) Joan Withers, Robbie Tindall, Margaret Tindall, Stephen Tindall, Jennifer Casey Right: Time out during a CACTUS Hokitika rafting expedition on the Whataroa River, West Coast (CACTUS) Cover: A CACTUS group pauses while tramping down the Kelly Range to the Taipo River, inland from Hokitika (CACTUS)
Message from our Founders This has been a very eventful year for The Tindall
In two of Christchurch’s community gardens, volunteers
Foundation. We’ve supported many successful and
grow fresh produce for their families and develop
varied projects throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. Just
long-lasting friendships, whilst rebuilding their lives
some of these amazing success stories are featured in this
following the Canterbury earthquakes.
Annual Report.
It never ceases to amaze us how many fantastic and
It’s also been a year of change. We’ve been through a
dedicated people are working in non-profit organisations.
complete overhaul and upgrade of our database and
Aotearoa New Zealand would be very different without
website. Both projects took a lot of staff time and energy,
them. Thanks to our fellow Trustees for their most
but have resulted in fantastic new systems.
valuable and thoughtful contributions over the year, for
We’ve seen young people getting their hands dirty
which they receive no fees.
planting 3500 native trees as part of the Biota Nodes
From this report, we hope you get a flavour of what
Project, which aims to restore 12,550 square metres
we’re about at The Tindall Foundation, and learn about
of Tuhaitara Coastal Park, north of Christchurch. The
some of the projects we are proud to support.
youngsters are really showing the adults how it’s done! Sixty-nine NEET (Not in Employment, Education
Check out our new website and let us know what you think: www.tindall.org.nz
or Training) young people secured jobs through connections with local employers in the first six months of Youth Connections Across Auckland, a much-needed
Founders –– The Tindall Foundation
partnership project that will help many more into meaningful employment.
Top: Margaret and Stephen Tindall Left: Christchurch South Community Gardens workers (left to right), back: Christine Blance, Bryan Clapp, Raymond ‘Blue’ Bell; front: Lesley Evans, Marina McFarlane
www.tindall.org.nz
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Serving up a free dinner at PACT Community Hall, Papatoetoe, with support from The Catholic Caring Foundation, one of our Faith Funding Managers
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Our Funding Managers
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Funding Managers form an essential link between The Tindall Foundation and the groups we support. They play an integral role in making decisions about donations on our behalf so that smaller organisations and projects have the means to support communities and restore our environment. They give donations in two Programme Areas: Supporting Families & Social Services, and Caring for our Environment. We are yet to find another philanthropic organisation here or overseas that has adopted this approach to funding. “We have very high trust relationships with our Funding Managers, relying on them to use their local knowledge to distribute our funds within their communities,” said Evelyn Gauntlett, The Tindall Foundation’s Systems and Relationships Manager. Introduced in 1997, the system directs bulk funds to 18 Funding Managers that are engaged on three-year agreements (divided into Regional, Faith and Environmental managers). Local Allocation Committees in Northland, Tairawhiti/Gisborne and Taranaki also make recommendations to our Trustees. The system has won widespread support in the charitable sector. Commented Anne Dickinson, Executive Officer for the New Zealand Catholic Bishops: “The Tindall Foundation’s partnership with Funding Managers allows its funding to reach deep into the community, enabling these organisations to bring change to those who need it most.” For more information contact: Evelyn Gauntlett, Systems and Relationships Manager Email: evelyn.gauntlett@tindall.org.nz Website: www.tindall.org.nz
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Donation Facts Annual allocations Regional Funding Managers: $1.2 million Faith Funding Managers: $1.6 million Environmental Funding Manager: $200,000
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New Brighton Community Gardens volunteers (left to right) Hilary Wilson, Cathy Sweet, Te Ariki Kuka-Sweet, Dennis Trower, Catherine O’Neill, Carl Craw and Thomas Brown
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After the February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake, New Brighton Community Gardens and Sydenham-based Christchurch South Community Gardens found increased demand from residents for both food and social support. “We opened temporarily on Saturdays after the quakes,” remembered Cathy Sweet, Business Manager of New Brighton Community Gardens (NBCG). “So many people wanted company and a positive activity.” Interacting with others is a key attraction for the gardeners. For Graeme Dickey, a volunteer at NBCG, “It’s about meeting more locals and making good friends. And I’m learning much more about gardening and growing fruit trees.” The Tindall Foundation backed both of these community gardens as part of our strategy to support and improve the resilience of those who were affected by the Canterbury Earthquakes. At Christchurch South Community Gardens (CSCG), our donation helped with projects like public signage. “This has allowed us to portray a range of sustainability concepts, from valuing Te Reo to caring about our water quality,” commented Christine Blance, Trust Manager. These innovative gardens are nurturing strong communities, who help each other through the challenges they continue to face as Christchurch rebuilds. For more information contact: Christchurch South: Christine Blance, Trust Manager Email: info@cscommunitygardens.net.nz Website: http://communitygardens.org.nz/garden/christchurch-southcommunity-gardens New Brighton: Cathy Sweet, Business Manager Email: nbgardens@xtra.co.nz Website: www.nbgardens.org.nz
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To read the full web article, visit www.tindall.org.nz Donation Facts Strategy Goal: Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery Donation: CSCG $20,000, NBCG $30,000 Time Period: 2012–13
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Malaea Misa gained her entry into the hospitality industry with the Hotel Novotel Auckland Airport thanks to Youth Connections
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Kirsten Hawke (left), Director of Astill Hawke Chartered Accountants, welcomed Chiquita Cations to their team after a YCAA referral
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Youth Connections Across Auckland
Youth Connections Across Auckland (YCAA) is a highly successful initiative to guide school leavers into a future of work or study. Auckland Council runs the programme with support from Hugh Green Foundation, Auckland Airport Community Trust and The Tindall Foundation. With 34,000 young Aucklanders not in education, employment or training (NEET) as of March 2013 – an increase from 26,000 in June 2012 – the issue is pressing. Youth Connections brokers work to link young people with local employers, agencies, schools and tertiary education providers. “The programme is a godsend,” commented Ron Brightmore, Careers Advisor at Mount Roskill Grammar School. Dale Williams, Mayor of Otorohanga and Chairman of the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs, described YCAA as “a powerful movement designed to deliver the greatest collaboration of local employers, young people and communities in Auckland’s history.” Ieremia Neva secured a job at Manta Marine through YCAA. He said: “I have a full-time job and am starting a steel fabrication apprenticeship. I would probably still be at home mucking around if it wasn’t for this programme.” At The Tindall Foundation, we are committed to supporting projects that address issues of unemployment and help provide young people with pathways to jobs. We granted $710,000 over two years to YCAA to employ a Project Manager and three Youth Connections brokers, and to support tracking software and a website.
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To read the full web article, visit www.tindall.org.nz Donation Facts Strategy Goal: Youth Enterprise and Employment Donation: $710,000 Time Period: 2012–14
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The Kindle Book Reading Club opens the doors to a reading future
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Club members (left to right) Nathaniel Taylor, Brad Price, Toby Sloan, Tayla Moriarty, Kitty Brett and Jessica Price in the Waiau Library
Putting a modern spin on reading, The Kindle Book Reading Club is inspiring a love of books among young people in Waiau. This small North Canterbury settlement lacks the range of after-school learning opportunities found in larger centres, so local flower grower Marina Shearer formed the club in response. The club purchases Kindle e-readers that members aged 12 to 16 can use to read selected books. Over a 12-month period the participants write book reviews and reports, as well as attending fortnightly ‘book club’ discussions. On completion, they get to keep their Kindle. “The incentive to own your own Kindle has been great,” said Marina, the club’s Manager. “In October 2013 our first group of Kindle owners emerged from the book club.” Marina saw reading as the avenue for rural youth to view the world through different eyes, broaden their ideas, and also help with their school English programme. Kitty Brett, a 16-year-old member, said she had benefited from discovering “books that I would not have picked for myself but have really enjoyed. I find it interesting to hear other people’s opinions about the books and I like reading in the Kindle format.” The Tindall Foundation hopes to improve wellbeing and resilience among young people and the wider community through our Funding Managers, especially in isolated and rural communities. We allocated this programme $5000 per year for up to three years, enabling ten children to complete each year’s course and to earn a Kindle. For more information contact: Marina Shearer, Manager Email: marinashearer@slingshot.co.nz
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Donation Facts Strategy Goal: Youth Development Funding Manager: Adventist Development and Relief Agency Donation: $15,000 Time Period: 2013–2015
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Making the most of children’s early years: (left to right) Vicky Critchley, Carissa Ward, Alicia Bell and Rosemarie Finau
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The challenge of being a parent and supporting a family is what inspired Linda Biggs to establish the Manurewa Parenting Hub (MPH) in 2008. It started as a personal vision to help other parents, but in just a few years MPH has achieved much more. “Parents talk about being more connected and less lonely, more confident about their role as parents and being involved with their child’s school, and generally more positive about life,” said Linda, now Manager of MPH. MPH is housed in six schools in Manurewa, with a staff of eight (six of them local residents). Its main focuses are positive parenting, healthy family relationships and encouraging parental involvement in children’s education. The Hub also offers help with work opportunities and its Return to the Workforce programme has guided 30 parents into employment as teacher aides. From July 2012 to June 2013 MPH delivered programmes at local schools to 4500 parent attendees. Maile Young, a mother of three, said MPH has changed her life. “It has made me a confident person and I feel I can take on any challenge that comes my way.” At The Tindall Foundation we know that the first three years of a child’s life are critical to long-term wellbeing and success. Through our donations to projects like MPH, we aim to support parents by giving them access to the vital skills they need to help their children in these early years.
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To read the full web article, visit www.tindall.org.nz Donation Facts Strategy Goal: Early Years Donation: $163,750 Time Period: 2012–15
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Isolation within a community increases the risks of abuse and neglect for older people
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A growing population of over-65s is creating an increased need for support around issues such as elder abuse. Age Concern is at the forefront of New Zealand’s response, with its nationwide advocacy for the rights and wellbeing of older people. “Our vision is to provide an inclusive society, where older people, koroua and kuia are respected, valued, supported and empowered,” said Anna Auty, Social Worker for Levin-based Age Concern Horowhenua.
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In Horowhenua, the Age Concern office provides services, information and advocacy for some 700 older people, plus their families, carers and allied professionals. United Way, The Tindall Foundation’s Funding Manager in the region, recognised its need for more resources. “All of this work in Horowhenua is done by a staff of 2, with 18 volunteers,” explained Greg Thorburn, a volunteer at United Way in Manawatu. “At the time of their evaluation, Age Concern Horowhenua was dealing with 56 cases of elder abuse.”
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Our donation has helped Age Concern to increase the employment of its part-time Manager to 20 hours per week, which Anna welcomed. “The increasing need in the community for our services had become difficult to manage without having the Manager working longer hours,” she said. For more information contact: Anna Auty, Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention Worker Email: eanp@ageconcernhoro.co.nz Website: www.ageconcern.org.nz/council/horowhenua
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Understanding traffic signs and completing application forms are some of the core literacy skills imparted by volunteer staff like Tutor Dory Williams
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TALS Tutor Vicki Douds preparing resources for adult literacy classes
“Whilst most New Zealanders are comfortable with their literacy skills, a large number are not,” observed Taranaki Adult Literacy Services (TALS) Chairperson Tony Pugh. “With our input and support, these people can enjoy a positive change in their social, work and recreational lives.” TALS’ mission is to provide quality adult literacy and learning assistance to adults throughout Taranaki at no cost to the learner. During the period from 2009 to 2012 the service helped over 400 people across the province to gain literacy and numeracy skills, a quest that has proved invaluable in the job market and everyday life. Michael, a 60-year-old student, recalled: “I was a bit slow at school and got pushed through the system without really having my issues dealt with. I missed out on so much. I now find it a big achievement to text, to read the newspaper and to do my work so much better.” TALS’ work helps with skills like budgeting, because there is a link between lack of numeracy skills and poor financial decisions. Students are given confidential, one-to-one tuition using a range of resources that can prove to be life changing. From 2009 to 2012, The Tindall Foundation supported Taranaki Adult Literacy Services with a donation of $10,000 per year towards its Manager’s wages. We want to help develop the literacy of people and families in order to improve their wellbeing, resilience and progress in areas of their lives such as stepping up in employment. For more information contact: Sharon Wills, Manager Email: taranakiadultliteracy@xtra.co.nz Website: www.taranakiadultliteracy.org.nz
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“It made me think about what my organisation could do better — I can’t wait to use the handouts!” This is typical of the feedback from attendees at Five Good Ideas, a series of lunchtime workshops targeting community and voluntary organisations across Auckland. North Shore Community and Social Services (NSCSS) devised Five Good Ideas after recognising demand in the community for professional development workshops at an affordable price. “Issues like governance, media management, strategic planning and capacity building are areas of high need for many, particularly smaller, community agencies,” noted Ruth Greenaway, Training and Communications Coordinator. Through monthly two-hour workshops, Five Good Ideas addresses that need, at an affordable $20 per participant including lunch and resources. The series reaches over 300 people a year. In 2013, NSCSS worked with other branches of the Council of Social Services to take the workshops beyond the North Shore and Central Auckland. It further extended its remit by delivering five additional workshops to explore issues in depth over a four-hour period, with material tailored to smaller groups. The Tindall Foundation has more than doubled its annual donation in order to back this extended programme. We support capacity building and the promotion of best practice for community and voluntary organisations; Five Good Ideas gives key skills to help achieve those goals.
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To read the full web article, visit www.tindall.org.nz Donation Facts Strategy Goal: Organisation Capacity Building Donation: $202,790 Time Period: 2009–2015
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Sadly, there is little coastal forest remaining on the eastern coast of the South Island, but Tuhaitara Coastal Park is helping to restore the balance. Te Kohaka o Tuhaitara Trust aims to re-create the native environment in this 575-hectare park north of Christchurch, between the Waimakariri River mouth and Waikuku. Biota nodes are a key tool. Greg Byrnes, Park Manager, described them as a series of fenced areas around waterholes, up to 300 metres apart. So far the park has 9 nodes covering 12,550 square metres, planted with over 3500 native plants, which will gradually create a biodiversity skeleton for restoring forest, sand dunes and freshwater lagoons. The programme “has been very successful at engaging not only local schools, but also other groups and businesses, to adopt nodes,” commented Jenny Lynch, WWF Community Conservation Coordinator. The Tindall Foundation aims to support Kiwis in developing, implementing and teaching the protection and restoration of our natural environment. This project is a fantastic example of how communities can affect the natural environment and protect and enhance it for future generations. Volunteers’ energy will, said Alan Jolliffe, Chair of Te Kohaka o Tuhaitara Trust, “ensure the success of the 200-year vision to return the lands to indigenous coastal forest. Ma pango, ma whero ka oti te mahi [Together we can get the job done].”
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The Taita Pomare Mission Project supports families with regular ‘kai nights’, shared meals that provide food and fellowship (Anglican Care)
Rev. Charles (Huri Huri) Noanoa has literally made the Taita Pomare Mission Project his mission in life. This multi-stranded community programme, based at St Matthews Anglican Church in Taita, Lower Hutt, incorporates a range of programmes. The mission supports prisoner re-integration, youth justice, a food bank, community gardens, ‘kai nights’ and the Tumeke Taita touch rugby team. The outcomes are many and varied: from making a positive impact for families struggling to put food on the table, to supporting prisoners released from Rimutaka Prison, including preventing them from re-offending. Rev. Noanoa has worked intensively to help a dozen former inmates with housing, employment and faith support. The project is proving its worth: since 2009, the majority of participants have stayed out of prison. That is a life-changer for men like Tonto Tuhoe, who summarised the work of Taita Pomare in a few words: “Charles has walked alongside me and supported me to regain my life.” At The Tindall Foundation, we aim to improve the wellbeing and resilience of communities. This project, which we support through our Funding Manager, Anglican Care Network, does just that for people in Taita. “Every day I feel privileged to be part of this journey,” said Anne Hannah, Funding Manager for the Taita Pomare Mission Project. For more information contact: Anne Hannah, Funding Manager Email: fundingmanager@wn.ang.org.nz Website: http://wn.anglican.org.nz/parishes_churches/hutt_valley/ st_matthews_taita
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The Working Together More Fund representatives (left to right) Bede Martin, Adrienne Thurston, Helena Francis, David Todd, Charles Wilson and Robbie Tindall
Established to help community organisations team up to achieve better outcomes, The Working Together More Fund (He Putea Mahi Tahi) is itself the result of collaboration between five funders — Wayne Francis Charitable Trust, J.R. McKenzie Trust, Todd Foundation, Hugh Green Foundation and The Tindall Foundation. The Working Together More Fund helps groups to achieve more and better outcomes for their communities, explained Bede Martin, Project Manager: “Sometimes it’s a donation to cover the costs of exploring a collaborative initiative, or to get one off the ground. Central to grant decisions is how applicants will strengthen communities through collaborating with other community groups.” Starting in 2009, The Tindall Foundation has made a regular commitment to the Fund’s salary and project costs, and funding pool. Through this collaborative funding effort, we hope to improve the effectiveness of community and voluntary organisations and strengthen partnerships within the community sector. The Working Together More Fund has given out grants totalling $900,000 to over 420 collaborating groups. Among its beneficiaries is the Wellington After-Care Association, which in 2012 collaborated with the Wellington Circus Trust to offer a skills development programme for its disabled clients – an experience described as “very rewarding for all concerned” by Wellington After-Care General Manager Kervin Farr.
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To read the full web article, visit www.tindall.org.nz Donation Facts Strategy Goal: Organisation Capacity Building Donation: $450,000 Time Period: 2012–14
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Students (left to right) Caesar Widmer, Mirjam Hazenbosch and Tim Boon learn ice-climbing with Instructor Alan Stevens on the upper reaches of Fox Glacier (CACTUS)
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Rafting down 22 rapids on the Whataroa River teaches the CACTUS crew to work together (CACTUS)
What started out as one policeman’s vision has become a successful youth development project making positive changes to young people’s lives on the West Coast. Community Constable Rob Fox founded the programme in Hokitika in 1998. CACTUS draws its inspiration from police and army training camps, with exercises and outdoor activities that take adolescents out of their comfort zones and teach skills, self-reliance and teamwork. Courses challenge participants with adrenalin-packed activities like climbing, caving, rafting, mountain biking and tramping. “CACTUS has helped me to stay fit and mentally disciplined — I would recommend it to anyone who likes the outdoors,” commented 16-year-old Cody Weaver. At The Tindall Foundation, we want to empower young people to cope with the challenges of adolescence and help prepare them for adulthood. Through our local West Coast Funding Manager we have made a three-year commitment to CACTUS, donating $8000 annually since 2010. With this funding CACTUS has run courses engaging more than 60 teenagers — some of whom have been referred to the programme by youth services, police or schools. CACTUS Westland Trust Coordinator, John Winsley, said, “Some of these young people have attended multiple courses. Over time, leadership skills are developed and longer-standing participants are able to encourage newer members.” For more information contact: John Winsley, Coordinator Email: cactushoki@gmail.com Website: http://cactushoki.blogspot.co.nz
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Donation Facts Strategy Goal: Youth Development Funding Manager: Buller/West REAPs (Rural Education Activities Programme) Donation: $24,000 Time Period: 2010–2012
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Christine Blance (left) and Lesley Evans, Christchurch South Community Gardens
Staff and parents at Manurewa Parenting Hub
Dinner helpers Kevin Wood (left) and Steve Mihaere at PACT Community Hall
Caving with CACTUS Hokitika
Contact Details The Tindall Foundation PO Box 33181, Takapuna, Auckland 0740 Telephone: 09 488 0170 Email: admin.ttf@tindall.org.nz Website: www.tindall.org.nz Facebook: www.facebook.com/thetindallfoundation
Acknowledgements Design and production:
Jan van Vliet Graphic Design
Editorial and project management:
Oratia Media, www.oratiamedia.com
The Tindall Foundation project management: Kate Tindall, Elizabeth Tindall
Top: Volunteers relax after a busy Friday morning at the Taita Pomare Mission Project’s food bank Below: TALS staff (left to right) Vicki Douds, Sharon Wills and Ian Miller
Printing:
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Photography:
Jan van Vliet, Kaan Hiini, The Tindall Foundation and photographers from featured organisations
Opinions expressed in articles appearing in The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 2013 – 2014 Calendar are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Trustees, management or employees of the Foundation. © 2013 The Tindall Foundation
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