Bay Harbour: October 11, 2023

Bay Harbour News Wednesday October 11 2023
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Foundation
farewells its
patron
THE
SUMNER
Ferrymead
Foundation
also farewells
its patron.
The trustees
were saddened
to hear of the
death of their
patron Allan
Williams after
a short illness.
Allan
Williams
Williams had been involved with
the foundation since January
2007, initially as a trustee and
then as the patron.
“He had a strong community
spirit, and embodied the
foundation’s ethos of locals
helping locals,” said trustee Jane
Paterson.
“As a longstanding Mt
Pleasant resident and an astute
businessman, he added so much
value to the foundation. He
will be greatly missed, and our
thoughts are with his partner
and family.”
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THE SUMNER Ferrymead
Foundation is delighted three
community-minded residents
have been appointed as trustees.
The foundation’s chair Martin
Hawes said it was often hard
for community groups to find
people who had the time to “roll
up their sleeves” to bring about
positive change in their community,
so it was particularly
gratifying to find three residents
responding to the call.
“With the three new trustees
we have greater diversity in
gender and age, and we are more
representative of our catchment
area too; it’s a very positive step
forward,” he said.
Andrew Clark and his family
live in Heathcote Valley. He
manages a local construction
company, and has various other
business interests. He is known
for his unwavering support for
the local community, especially
when it is in need.
“I have always possessed
a strong desire to share my
knowledge and believe in giving
people a ‘leg up’, so the Sumner
Ferrymead Foundation is a natural
fit,” said Clark. “Especially
as it’s about helping individuals
and community groups in my
community.”
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Sumner Ferrymead Foundation
welcomes three new trustees
ON BOARD: The Sumner Ferrymead Foundation welcomes new trustees Andrew Clark
(left), Sarah Angelois and Noah Lewis.
Sarah Angelois is set to complete
her teacher training this
year. A familiar face at Mt Pleasant
School Te Kura o Paeraki in
learning support, Sarah brings a
strong background in hospitality
and well-being to her community
contributions.
“My husband and two children
all work and play in the Sumner
Ferrymead area and enjoy the
benefits and beauty this community
has to offer,” said Angelois.
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“As a recipient of the foundation’s
2022 humanities
scholarship, it’s great to be able
to give something back to our
community.”
Noah Lewis lives in Sumner
and is pursuing a Bachelor of Science
in linguistics and computer
science at Canterbury University.
He works as a research assistant
during the week and at a Sumner
cafe on the weekend.
“I discovered the Sumner
Ferrymead Foundation through
their second-year university
scholarship programme and
thoroughly enjoyed getting
to know some of the trustees
during the interview process, so
it was an easy ‘yes!’ when I was
asked about becoming a trustee,”
he said.
“The idea of working with
a foundation which supports
local people and projects greatly
appealed to me.”
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