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.
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…
Scholarships For Promising Westie Athletes The Trusts is a long-time proud sponsor of the Don Oliver Youth Sport Foundation which we support using profits raised from our retail and hospitality businesses. Our congratulations go to the following outstanding young sportsmen and women who have each received scholarships worth $5000, $4000 or $2000: Gold: Kanah Andrews-Nahu…
2019 The Trusts Sport Waitākere Excellence Awards Winners Announced Junior athletes, international sports stars, coaches, officials and volunteers were celebrated for their contribution at the 2019 The Trusts Sport Waitākere Excellence Awards. An event proudly sponsored by The Trusts as part of our giving back programme. Hosted by Sport Waitākere, the awards were held at…
New Pool On The Way At Waterview School Waterview Primary School was devastated when the school pool had to be decommissioned during the construction of the Waterview Tunnel. But now, thanks in part to the Million Dollar Mission, the school is looking forward to having a fully functioning swimming pool on site next year. The…
Coastguard: Saving More Lives Out West Auckland is known as the City of Sails for a reason. Aucklanders just love the water. Uniquely placed straddling the Manukau and Waitemata Harbours, it’s no wonder that we spend so much time out on boats and yachts. Sadly, that also means that every day of every year, people…
Fun For All Ages At Glen Eden Bowling Club Lawn bowls is often seen as a game for the older generation, but a visit to the bustling Glen Eden Bowling Club will soon put paid to that myth! With both competitive and social leagues on offer and players of all ages, there really is something…
Million Dollar Mission 4 Finalists Announcement Thank you to each and everyone of the organisations who applied for a share of funding from Million Dollar Mission. We received a record 167 applications from organisations looking to make a difference to West Auckland. The applications were reviewed by Janet Clews & Ami Chand (Portage Licensing Trust),…