Media release, for immediate release, 21 March 2013

Countdown Begins To National Community Awards
Ashburton Aviation Museum Society Prepares To Represent Ashburton District

In just a couple of days Ashburton Aviation Museum Society will be going head to head with the country’s best and brightest voluntary groups and organisations at the TrustPower National Community Awards.

The 2012 TrustPower National Community Awards are being held in the Far North District from 22 - 24 March 2013.

Ashburton Aviation Museum Society is representing the Ashburton District at the National Community Awards – an honour they won after being named Supreme Winner at the TrustPower Ashburton District Community Awards last year.

Joining Ashburton Aviation Museum Society at the National Awards will be representatives from 23 other voluntary groups or organisations from around the country that were named Supreme Winner at their regional TrustPower Community Awards.

At the Nationals, Ashburton Aviation Museum Society will give an eight minute presentation on what the group has achieved and why they deserve the title of TrustPower National Community Award Supreme Winner. Ashburton Aviation Museum Society will be judged on that presentation, along with a 1,000 word summary of the organisation.

The presentations will take place on Saturday 23 March at the Turner Centre in Kerikeri, with the Winner and Runner-Up being announced at an Awards dinner that evening being held at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.

TrustPower Community Relations Representative Jess Somerville says the Ashburton Aviation Museum Society have put together a fantastic presentation.

“This band of volunteers has been working hard behind the scenes for a long time to build up the museum to its current iconic status.

“The Ashburton community should be really proud of what the Ashburton Aviation Museum Society has achieved. They will make wonderful ambassadors for your community at the TrustPower National Community Awards,” says Miss Somerville.

Attending the National Community Awards from the Ashburton Aviation Museum Society will be Bob Maxwell and Owen Moore, along with Ashburton District Mayor Angus McKay and his wife Mary.

The TrustPower National Community Awards Supreme Winner will take home $2,500, a framed certificate, a trophy and a $500 voucher from Exult, a leading and specialist training provider for the community sector. The Runner Up will receive $1,500, a framed certificate and a $200 voucher from Exult.

Meanwhile, entries are now being taken for the 2013 TrustPower Ashburton District Community Awards. Anyone can enter a group for the Awards and all voluntary groups and not-for-profit organisations are eligible to be entered. Entries close on Friday 19 April. The Supreme Winner of the 2013 TrustPower Ashburton District Community Awards will go to the TrustPower National Community Awards in March 2014.

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