15 December 2011

Local Initiatives Benefit from Funding

Funding has now been awarded from the 2011-2012 Local Initiatives Fund. Three organisations have benefitted from the funding which will help them to develop and carry out projects beneficial to our local community.

Recipients of the funding were:

• Rangiwhahia Environmental Arts Centre Trust who will run 10 free workshops for community groups, schools and individuals with a focus on fun and creative green projects.

• The Crewe Community Garden who aim to purchase a shipping container to store equipment in and buy materials for the garden community to use.

• Parents Inc. who intend to deliver 45 presentations to local schools designed to encourage young people to make good life choices.

The purpose of the Fund is to support exciting new projects in the community. Projects must have the potential for meaningful impact.

Palmerston North City Council who administer the fund, look for new initiatives that make the environment cleaner or more attractive, increase the safety of residents, increase skill levels of local people or that promote networking between community groups and local business.

Submissions demonstrated a unique and innovative project that will benefit the local community or that will support the creation of a new and unique community group. Funding will not be given to any individual.

Applicants are encouraged to think more creatively about new projects. This year a small amount of funding remained unallocated owing to a perceived lack of applications that met guidelines. Funding cannot be used for fundraising, travel or maintenance.

Applications for the next funding round will be called for in October 2012.

ENDS

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