Your Trusts are giving back to West Auckland through grants, donations, sponsorships and household distributions. Below are the stories of how our giving back is helping our community.
To apply for funding for your community organisation, visit the Million Dollar Mission website.
Funding Springboard For Diving Waitakere Based at Henderson’s West Wave Pool, Diving Waitakere is one of only two Auckland-based diving clubs. The club delivers world-class springboard and platform diving training for children and adults in West Auckland and beyond. A recipient of $20,930 of funding in the Million Dollar Mission, Diving Waitakere has put the money towards…
Just Move Trust Gets Westies Off The Couch One in three adults and one in ten children in New Zealand are classified as obese. These are the latest alarming statistics from the Ministry of Health. And being overweight is often linked to long-term health issues including diabetes, heart disease and gout. However, Just Move Charitable Health Trust is doing something about it. Just Move is the charitable…
COVID-19: The Trusts Donation To West Auckland Food Charities A new $200,000 donation from the Trusts, evenly split between two charities, has been made to help them cope with the additional demand for food from West Aucklanders in need. Food charities and support services already under pressure during COVID-19 are bracing for an expected surge…
Ethkick West Brings Communities Together The fourth annual celebration of community, diversity and football is due to take place at Oratia’s Parrs Park on 28 March 2020. Ethkick West is a popular free event that provides an opportunity for people from different backgrounds and cultures to come together for a fun day of food, music,…
We’ve been supporting West Auckland communities since we were first established, but as we enter a new decade, we’ve had a look back at what we’ve achieved with our giving in the last decade. Back in 2011, we were giving back less than $250,000 per year. We’ve been able to grow that to $2.7 million…
Supporting West Auckland Businesses 2020 promises to be another exciting and busy year for the team at Central Park Henderson Business Association Inc. (CPHB) – proudly sponsored by The Trusts. Providing a voice for local businesses as well as support and advice continues to be CPHB’s main focus. However, the association is hoping their bid…
Trailblazing Local Club Reaches For The Top The Glen Eden-based Auckland Climbing Youth Development Club Inc. is reaching for the top in more ways than one. Set up only 12 months ago, ACYDC aims to raise the profile of indoor rock climbing as a sport for young people. And thanks in part to the Million…
Kids Pumped About Hobsonville Point’s New Bike Track At the Hobsonville Point development, there’s still plenty of construction happening with new homes in the pipeline. Although carefully planned with lots of open space and walkways, Hobsonville Point is still very much a building site. And for local kids keen to get out and about on…
Raising The Roof At Glen Eden Tennis Club Replacing the old and rusted roof at Glen Eden Tennis Club was a tough challenge for a small, volunteer-run club. With relatively few members and limited budgets, it would have taken the club several years to fundraise all the money required. But thanks to the voting West Auckland public and $19,520 from the Million Dollar Mission, Glen Eden…
Fun And Friendship For Kids Living With Cancer For children living with cancer and their families maintaining a sense of normality and a positive outlook can be a challenge. Not-for-profit nationwide organisation Camp Quality believes that providing opportunities for kids to have fun is a powerful positive force for those living with cancer. Established over 30 years ago, Camp Quality provides week-long summer camps for young…
West Auckland Groups Receive Windfall More than 50 West Auckland charities and community groups will receive an unexpected windfall thanks to a grant from a local social enterprise. Many of the 57 charities which had applied for funding for a range of health, education and environmental projects faced shortfalls with no certainty around when their…
All Aboard At Hobsonville Yacht Club The summer can’t come soon enough for the membership of Hobsonville Yacht Club! A packed programme of sailing and racing is planned at the busy club based in Hobsonville Point’s Boundary Road. Although sailing takes place all year round, the summer is when the action really ramps up. ‘Clubs…