Media release, for immediate release, 21 March 2013

Countdown Begins To National Community Awards
Otago Excursion Train Trust Prepares To Represent Dunedin

In just a couple of days the Otago Excursion Train Trust 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.

Otago Excursion Train Trust is representing Dunedin at the National Community Awards – an honour they won after being named Supreme Winner at the TrustPower Dunedin Community Awards last year. The TrustPower Dunedin Community Awards are run in conjunction with Dunedin City Council.

Joining the Otago Excursion Train Trust at the National Community 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 National Community Awards, the Otago Excursion Train Trust will give an eight minute presentation on what the group has achieved and why they deserve the title of TrustPower National Community Awards Supreme Winner. Otago Excursion Train Trust 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 Otago Excursion Train Trust have put together a fantastic presentation.

“The Dunedin community should be really proud of what the Otago Excursion Train Trust has achieved. They will make wonderful ambassadors for your community at the TrustPower National Community Awards,” says Miss Somerville.

“We are really looking forward to hearing about the significant part that this group of volunteers plays in Dunedin’s tourism sector, with their train trip through the Taieri Gorge.”

Attending the National Community Awards from the Otago Excursion Train Trust will be Trevor Buchanan and David Wood, along with Dunedin City Mayor Dave Cull and his partner Joan Wilson.

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.

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