Pub Charity Celebrates Random Acts Of Kindness Day

1 September 2010

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Pub Charity Celebrates 'Random Acts Of Kindness Day'

The valuable contribution charitable, non-profit organisations make to the community is recognised with 461 donations made throughout New Zealand amounting to $5,781,733 today.

Martin Cheer, CEO of Pub Charity says, "This distribution round was one of the largest the philanthropic organisation has made in its 23 year history of funding projects throughout New Zealand."
Funds have been distributed to:

Community Organisations

$1,912,217

Education Organisations

$ 932,980

Health Organisations

$ 949,951

Sport Organisations

$1,986,584

Significant donations awarded include:

TLA Name

Applicant Name

Amount

Purpose

Far North District

Hospice Mid-Northland Society Inc

$ 350,000.00

Purchase a building

Far North District

Mangawhai Activity Zone Charitable Trust Inc

$ 78,825.24

Park Development

Far North District

Te Ahu Charitable Trust

$ 500,000.00

Archival Storage & Living Archive components

Kaipara District

Mangawhai Historical Society Inc

$ 50,000.00

Museum Project

Rodney District

Omaha Lifeguard Services

$ 70,000.00

Renovations

North Shore City

Netball North Harbour Inc

$ 200,000.00

Cover Court Project

Auckland City

Auckland Festival Trust

$ 140,617.00

Marketing Costs

Manukau City

Coastguard Northern Region

$ 200,000.00

Air Patrol Aircraft

Lower Hutt City

Dowse Foundation Trustees Executor Ltd

$ 75,000.00

Staging of the Americana Car Event

Christchurch City

National Railway Museum Of New Zealand

$ 400,000.00

Building of museum

National

Outward Bound Trust Of NZ

$ 300,000.00

Sponsorship

National

Paralympics NZ Inc

$ 793,239.50

Championships

National

Royal NZ Pipe Band Assn

$ 120,000.00

National programme for teaching pipes drums drill & pipe banding

National

Spirit Of Adventure Trust Board

$ 150,000.00

Completion of stage two of the Life Enhancement Programme

As a Charitable Trust itself, Pub Charity supports communities all over New Zealand. Thanks to our venue operators raising funds through operating our gaming machines, Pub Charity is able to make a huge difference to a wide range of local causes by returning millions of dollars to New Zealand communities.

If you know of a charitable organisation requiring funding assistance to reach their ambitions, get them to apply for a donation by picking up an application form from their local Pub Charity hotel/tavern or download one from www.pubcharity.org.nz. Complete the form and send it, together with the required documents, to Pub Charity, PO Box 27 009, Wellington.

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