NEWS RELEASE

30/6/09

ASB Community Trust is holding a public meeting in Auckland next month (August) to present its 2009 financial year results and discuss plans for the future.

The meeting is at Orakei Marae, on Kitemoana St, Orakei, on Monday 3 August.

The event begins with a Funding Fair from 1pm-2pm, where ASB Community Trust will be joined by more than a dozen other community funding organisations ready to talk with community group representatives about projects and funding requests. Other funders confirmed for the event include the Lion Foundation, the Perry Foundation, Volunteering Auckland, DIA Lotteries, Vodafone Foundation, IRD, Community Waitakere, and the Funding Information Service.

The public meeting runs from 2pm-3pm, followed by informal discussions with ASB Community Trust staff and Trustees. An interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing will be available for the meeting.

More information about the event, including a map and directions, is on the Trust’s website: www.ASBCommunityTrust.org.nz/news-public-meeting.html

What: ASB Community Trust Public Meeting
Where: Orakei Marae, on Kitemoana St, Orakei, Auckland
When: Monday, 3 August
Times: Funding Fair 1-2pm. Public Meeting 2pm-3pm
Web: www.asbcommunitytrust.org.nz/news-public-meeting.html

About ASB Community Trust

ASB Community Trust makes grants to not-for-profit community groups in Auckland and Northland. Using funds from the sale of its shareholding in the Auckland Savings Bank, the Trust has granted more than $675m since being formed in 1988.
Any incorporated or charitable trust in Auckland and Northland can apply for funds, provided they are a not-for-profit organisation.
For more details about applying, visit the Trust’s website: www.ASBCommunityTrust.org.nz

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