recipients list 2012 - SKYCITY Auckland

The Blue Goose Papermill
Charitable Trust
The Brain Injury Association Northland
The Disabled Citizens Society
The First Tee of New Zealand
The Friendly Bear Makers
The Friendship House Trust
The Gifted Education Centre
The Grief Support and Education
Charitable Trust (The Grief Centre)
The Hearing House
The Helensville Railway Station Trust
The Blue Goose Papermill Charitable Trust is well known within the Whangarei and
Northland community, having been operating for 23 years as a creative space for people
with disabilities. The Trust provides a nurturing, creative and supportive environment where
their 'papermakers' make quality paper and paper products, and create artwork from these
materials. It also runs a tourist stop and small shop for handmade paper products as well as
papermaking workshops for visitors and members of the local community. Funding has been
approved to assist with the salary of the Creative Director.
The Brain Injury Association Northland offers free support, advocacy and information for
Northlanders living with the effects of brain injuries and their families. Ensuring that their
clients enjoy the highest possible quality of life, help extends to families and their support
people. Funds have been authorised for the purchase of new computer equipment.
The Disabled Citizens Society provides programmes, activities and employment to support
people living with disabilities by developing confidence, skills and links with the community.
The Society is working to improve access to the community for disabled people by
providing learning and training opportunities using computer and social networking
technologies. Funding has been awarded to provide an eight-week computer training
programme and an upgrade of computers.
The First Tee of New Zealand provides a place where youngsters can not only learn to play
golf, but also learn invaluable life skills. Children can benefit from this programme through
learning values and life skills that can help them to become better citizens. The life-skills
experience, delivered through the game of golf by experienced professionals, can offer
children resistance skills and a set of core values to call their own. Funds have been
granted towards the salary of a coach for the programme.
The Friendly Bear Makers is a group of 30 volunteers who make teddy bears for the
Howick branch of the St John Ambulance Association to give to sick and injured children
as well as to elderly people being taken to hospital. The group has existed for 20 years,
making up to 230 bears annually. Funding has been approved to purchase materials
needed to make 230 bears.
Friendship House commenced its services to the Manukau community in 1985. Over
160 people visit the House each day, the majority coming for the specific services provided
there. In 2011, Friendship House received over 1,450 clients requesting information and
support for essential social work services. Funds have been awarded for a salary
contribution for the House’s social worker.
The Gifted Education Centre has been operating since 1995 providing professional support
services for gifted children, their families, their teachers and their schools. Classes are run
for gifted children aged 2 to 6 and children aged 6 to 13. Here, children come together for
one day a week to work with like-minded youngsters which allows them to work at their
own true pace and levels with peers of similar abilities. Funding has been approved to
purchase two projectors for use in the Auckland classrooms and a banner stand for use
at conferences, trade shows, open days and expos, giving a more professional resource
to promote giftedness.
The Grief Centre was established to assist and support those affected by loss and grief.
There is a range of services offered including counselling for all ages, information and
resources, support groups, a bereavement support service, clinical supervision, training
and workshops as well as a small resource library. Funds have been authorised to provide
subsidised counselling for children, young people and those on lower incomes who are
experiencing loss and grief issues and are not eligible for funding assistance through
Work and Income New Zealand.
The Hearing House was established after ear, nose and throat surgeons and parents of deaf
children became concerned that profoundly deaf children with cochlear implants were not
learning to listen and speak like their hearing friends. The Hearing House is considered
a pioneer not only in its provision of auditory-verbal therapy but also in that it regularly
measures children's progress on their journeys to learn how to listen and speak. Scoping
work carried out since 2010 has identified a need to establish better services for families
from high-deprivation areas where they are not comfortable attending treatment in
Greenlane. A new initiative, the Focus Programme, has been trialled in South Auckland
and now needs to be expanded across other areas in Auckland. Funding has been approved
to provide petrol vouchers, toy boxes and resources for this programme, along with
a contribution towards the salary of the family counsellor.
The Helensville Railway Station Trust acquired all the assets of the Rodney Community
Tourist and Development Trust. These assets comprise land and building at 2 Railway
Street, Helensville, including the building known as the Helensville Railway Station and
surrounding land. The purpose of the Trust is to administer and maintain the Helensville
Railway Station as a historic building of interest and to foster an interest in the heritage
and history of the landmark. The Trust wishes to construct a building to house a railway
museum to display artefacts and other items of railway memorabilia related to the historic
railway activities that took place in Helensville. A grant has been awarded to assist with
the costs of interior construction.
5,000.00
6,920.00
8,450.00
16,640.00
4,000.00
10,000.00
2,000.00
2,500.00
8,000.00
9,995.00
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