Entries Open for Prestigious North Harbour Club AIMES Awards

Unconditional cash grants are poised once again to help further the success of North Harbour's most outstanding young achievers who will be named at this year's North Harbour Club AIMES Awards on November 9.

Over the past 11 years, the North Harbour Club Charitable Trust has raised and distributed more than $650,000 – unconditionally - through the AIMES Awards to foster the brilliance and achievements of young people aged 25 years and under who are living in the North Harbour area. The recipients are talented either in the arts; information technology, innovation and science; music; education; sport; or service to the community.

Nominations for this year's Awards close on Friday, August 10 and the winners will be announced at the North Harbour Club AIMES Awards Gala Dinner at the Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, on Friday, November 9.

New to the judging panel for the 2007 AIMES Awards is Andrea Davies, Massey University's Regional Registrar, Albany. She joins Chairman of the Judges Mike Antoniadis (Director, Jonmer Projects), and fellow judges: Peter White (North Shore City Councillor and Beachside Health Club owner); Clive Sergeant (company director); Simon Lamb (Takapuna Grammar School principal); and Henry Duncan (Head of Sport and Recreation at AUT).

In addition to the overall award and the six major AIMES awards, there are a number of 'emerging talent' awards. The categories for 2007 North Harbour Club AIMES Awards are:

o 2007 North Harbour Club AIMES Award for Excellence (Overall award)
o 2007 North Harbour Club ASB AIMES Award for Excellence in the Arts
o 2007 North Harbour Club Massey University AIMES Award for Excellence in Information Technology, Innovation and Science
o 2007 North Harbour Club Easy Factors International Ltd and Corelli School of the Arts AIMES Award for Excellence in Music
o 2007 North Harbour Club Lion Foundation AIMES Award for Excellence in Education
o 2007 North Harbour Club Millennium Institute of Sport and Health AIMES Award for Excellence in Sport
o 2007 North Shore City Council Service to the Community Award
o 2007 North Harbour Club Emerging Talent Awards

North Harbour Club President Peter Wall says: "Being a very high achiever in any field is far from being an easy task. It takes huge talent, commitment and passion from the young person and, more often than not, a great deal of support from their families. We are delighted to be able to help our AIMES Awards recipients overcome some of their financial hurdles so that they might reach their goals a little sooner, and we are always thrilled to hear of their subsequent national and international successes."

The North Harbour Club accepts entries from all parts of the North Harbour region, which encompasses the North Shore, Rodney and some parts of Waitakere City.

For further information about applications for 2007, visit www.northharbourclub/awards.co.nz or call Catherine Lidgard on 09 480 8212, or email cl.nhc[at]xtra.co.nz

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