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Thursday <strong>August</strong> <strong>24</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Recognition given for outstanding<br />
The Waipuna Halswell-<br />
Hornby-Riccarton<br />
Community Board<br />
held its community<br />
service awards earlier<br />
this month with<br />
residents of the area<br />
being recognised for<br />
the work they do in the<br />
community<br />
Youth service awards<br />
Jakob Burgess<br />
Jakob has been a dedicated<br />
volunteer leader at Kids<br />
Camps run by Community<br />
Development Network Trust and<br />
has led a number of children’s<br />
programmes hosted at Riccarton<br />
Community Church. At the local<br />
youth group he is a leader of high<br />
school students and, as a talented<br />
audio technician, has offered<br />
hundreds of hours passing on<br />
his skills to a group of budding<br />
technicians.<br />
Jade Humphrey<br />
Jade started Predator Free<br />
Riccarton with an aim to<br />
eradicate introduced pests such<br />
as rats, mice and hedgehogs,<br />
through backyard trapping<br />
projects. Predator Free Riccarton<br />
has approximately 300 traps<br />
in the community, with orders<br />
of more than 70 waiting for<br />
collection days that are run at<br />
Riccarton Bush.<br />
Jade has established links<br />
ACHIEVEMENT: Recipients of the community service awards. <br />
with the Canterbury University,<br />
Riccarton House and Bush and<br />
local schools, with traps being<br />
checked on a weekly basis by<br />
students and teachers.<br />
Cameron Jones<br />
As a talented sailor, Cameron<br />
generously gives his time as a<br />
sailing volunteer and coach,<br />
supporting on and off water<br />
operations. He has spent many<br />
weekends maintaining donated<br />
dinghies for the Waimakariri<br />
Sailing Club’s learn to sail<br />
programme, where he is one<br />
of the main coaches, a club<br />
committee junior representative<br />
and part of the club’s tree<br />
planting, beach and river<br />
cleanup projects. As a member<br />
of Naval Point Club Lyttelton, he<br />
regularly assists on support boats<br />
and at the twilight sailing series.<br />
Matthew Osborne<br />
Matthew has been a prominent<br />
leader in the wider Riccarton<br />
area for over half a decade. He<br />
has played a significant role in<br />
providing a safe, supportive<br />
and exciting space for local<br />
children through his service<br />
with the weekly Riccarton after<br />
school programme. He has<br />
supported the kids camps run<br />
by Community Development<br />
Network Trust in various roles<br />
and through many years of<br />
diligent and devoted service, has<br />
progressed to becoming a highly<br />
trusted senior leader.<br />
Community service awards<br />
Alan Aitken<br />
Having grown up in Riccarton,<br />
Alan has served this community<br />
in countless ways. In 1996,<br />
Alan founded the Community<br />
Development Trust and for over<br />
35 years has served in a variety of<br />
leadership capacities at Riccarton<br />
Community Church. He was<br />
instrumental in setting up the<br />
<strong>24</strong>/7 Youth Work Network which<br />
serves over 80 different schools<br />
across New Zealand and has<br />
been a trustee for Riccarton<br />
High School and the Gloriavale<br />
Leavers Trust.<br />
John Chang<br />
John volunteers with Citizens<br />
Advice Bureau, initially joining<br />
the north Canterbury branch<br />
in 2004, and then joined the<br />
Christchurch west branch<br />
Hornby in 2008 where he has<br />
maintained regular weekly<br />
shifts ever since. As a reliable<br />
and committed volunteer, he<br />
has supported clients with the<br />
provision of information and<br />
advice. It is estimated that John<br />
has completed around 900 shifts<br />
during his time volunteering<br />
with Citizens Advice Bureau.<br />
Jolene Eagar<br />
Jolene has made an<br />
outstanding contribution to the<br />
local community through her<br />
involvement with the Templeton<br />
Residents’ Association. Having<br />
previously held the role of<br />
treasurer, as chairperson she is<br />
part of a dedicated committee<br />
who meet monthly to discuss<br />
community needs and concerns,<br />
advocate for the community<br />
on relevant issues, circulate a<br />
community newsletter and run<br />
local events.<br />
Junior<br />
School Open<br />
Morning<br />
Thursday 7 September <strong>2023</strong><br />
Laying the foundation for learning.<br />
Register at<br />
stmargarets.school.nz/events/<br />
junior-school-open-morning