The Lion Foundation

The Lion Foundation in conjunction with the Mt Wellington Licensing Trust provided a grant to the YMCA North towards aquiring equipment for the benefit of the community at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Panmure.

Last year the facility had 90,155 visitors which encouraged the team there to enhance the facility with new equipment for the community to use.

Some of the items pictured were well used during the last school holidays.

Here's some useful information about Takapuna Winter Lights which starts

TONIGHT!

Get along to it if you are in the area.

Takapuna Winter Lights will be busy especially on Friday and Saturday nights, if you're not big on crowds consider coming tonight or Sunday nights - Lights on, 25-28 July 2024, 5-10pm, Waiwharariki Anzac Square, central Takapuna. 📸 Kathryn Nobbs Photography 🙏💙💜💫✨

The Lion Foundation in conjunction with the Mt Wellington Licensing Trust provided a grant to the Panmure Yacht and Boating Club towards the operational costs of running the club.

To find out more about what the club offers to boaties, check our their website: https://pybc.org.nz/

Panmure Yacht and Boating Club

One week to go!

If you know a young songwriter - get them to enter The Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition at Play It Strange

https://www.playitstrange.org.nz/competitions

Mike's Minute - The Lion Foundation National Secondary School Songwriting Competition Lion Foundation's involvement with Mike Chunn and Play It Strange

Thanks for the shout out!

This is a great example of the community funding model working for grassroots sport, and we are really happy to be able to provide support to the club.

The Lion Foundation in conjunction with the Mt Wellington Licensing Trust are proud supporters of Auckland Netball.

The most recent approved grant went towards replacement of indoor and outdoor lights.

Here are a few recent photos from the Auckland Netball Centre.

Auckland Netball

The Lion Foundation has for many years worked with the Mt Wellington Licensing Trust to provide grant funding to a wide variety of community groups in the Mt Wellington and Panmure area.

It is great so see how many organisations and people were supported in the past year, and we look forward to continuing support this community in the future.

MWLT's community giving is from gaming grants - proceeds from the Lion Foundation gaming machines in The Corner Bar & Eatery.

In F23 our MWLT Grants Committee oversaw more than $700,000 of distributions supporting community organisations such as sports clubs, local schools, cultural groups, play centres, hospice, and other worthy causes.

Takapuna Winter Lights is a fully accessible and free event for all.

This is a really cool arts festival that is on from the 25th to the 28th of July
This Week!

Find out more here: https://www.winterlights.nz/

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗔𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿?

There is no magical number that you can apply for! There is no minimum or maximum amount you can apply for. However, please try not to rely on a grant from The Lion Foundation.

Funding decisions take a variety of factors into account:
- What other grant applications there are and how many pieces can the pie be cut into
- How much money is available (we cannot distribute more than we have available)
- Community benefit

For more information about grants from The Lion Foundation, please visit our website https://lionfoundation.nz/funding/

A great story from NZ music legend Mike Chunn from Play It Strange about another NZ music legend Jordan Luck

Mike's Minute - Jordan Luck and his path to Play It Strange Jordan Lucks' involvement with Mike Chunn and Play It Strange

A very good article in the Blenheim Sun showing the value of grant funding to maintain community facilities for the benefit of local residents.

The article reflect the contribution made to the community by local hospitality venues.

We are incredibly grateful to receive funding from The Lion Foundation to install an air conditioning unit at the West end of the building. Now we have heating and cooling capacity, just in time for summer.

Master classes at the Marlborough Wine & Food Festival will now be the coolest place to be!

I wonder what could be our next big building announcement?

We agree! Grant funding doesn't have to be about the glamourous stuff. Sometimes It is about ensuring essential community services can operate effectively.

We are really proud to be able to have supported Hospice Waikato with grant funding for this important system.

Hospice Waikato

Our patient information management system is crucially important as it enables real-time access to patient information by all the medical people involved in the care of our patients. Thanks to The Lion Foundation for providing funding support for this system. It might not sound glamourous, but it is very, very important! We can't thank you enough for your support.

We are really happy we could support this event with grant funding. If you will be in Takapuna the area on the 25-28 of July, Takapuna Winter Lights is well worth a visit.

Find out more about it here: https://www.winterlights.nz/

Very humbled to be named a finalist for the 'Best Community or Not-for-profit Event 2024 (Over 3000 participants)' category at the 2024 NZ Events Association Awards. This is a significant achievement for us and it's because of you, our community! Lights on, 25-28 July 2024, 5-10pm, Waiwharariki Anzac Square, central Takapuna. 💙💜💫✨

Please register for this webinar to find out how to apply for grant funding from The Lion Foundation

Link in the comments.

Get your entries in for the The Lion Foundation Songwriting competition. Entries close at the end of THIS month!

GUYS! The countdown is on! There is only 3 weeks to go if you want to enter the 2024 The Lion Foundation Song Writing Competition. Entries closed at 5pm on Wednesday 31 July. Our judges Ladi6 and Mike Chunn can't wait to hear your beautiful entries. www.playitstrange.org.nz/competitions to get your entry in! GOOD LUCK!

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 - 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 -
Rakaia Scouts

In the heart of a Rakaia, there stood a scout group that was on the brink of closure due to declining memberships. It wasn't until the help of a new group leader, a committee of parents and community members, that the Rakaia Scouts now have a strong membership, with 41 members, 12 Keas, 17 Cubs, six scouts, and six leaders.

In spite of their strong commitment within the troop, the group was in need of new tents since the current equipment was no longer suitable for the patrols to be able all sleep together on standing camp events, such as the annual zone camping competitions.

𝐈𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, 𝐁𝐑𝐂𝐓 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬 $𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐊𝐢𝐰𝐢 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐩𝐨 𝟓 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.

Scouts purpose is to "Empower youth through adventurous experiences to lead to lives that make a positive difference." and the Rakaia group has three sections, Keas (5-8 years), Cubs (8-11 years) and Scouts (11-14 years). If you would like to know more information on how to join, please contact the Group Leader by visiting their FB page or email [email protected].

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀.

*𝑹𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝑹𝑪𝑻 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒆, 𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑴𝒊𝒅 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒚, 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 (𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔) 𝒂𝒔 𝑹𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒊𝒂 𝒕𝒐 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝑹𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔.

Image Acknowledgement - Rakaia Scouts FB Page

Have you spotted the Pink Campervan in the community? Let us know where!🎀💗🚐.

Our specialist breast health nurses will be in Hamilton tomorrow! Whether you have questions about self-examinations, mammograms, or general breast wellness, our team is here to provide support and guidance.

The Lion Foundation recently made a grant to the Summerhill Charitable Trust towards building a Community Hub with inclusive access, facilities and IT set-up to meet the needs of various event stakeholders, schools and other educational and tertiary institutions, leadership mentoring, cultural and heritage groups and others who access lands for enjoyment, learning encounters and opportunities, farm experiences, wide vistas, access to Papamoa Regional Park.

We are excited to announce the beginning of construction for the new community hub in the beautiful Pāpāmoa Hills. The foundations are prepared and framing due to go up soon! The Summerhill Hub will be the central gathering place for current and future visitors to Summerhill. Scheduled for completion in early 2025, we can't wait to bring this amazing space to life and share it with the entire community! Stay tuned for more updates and follow along while this exciting project comes to life!

🌟 Thank You! 🌟
Summerhill Hub has received generous grant funding from our amazing supporters. Your contributions make our mission possible. Together, we’re building a brighter community! 💛
TECT The Lion Foundation

We continue to seek funding for the construction of Summerhill Hub. If you would like to contribute, please get in touch!

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 - 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 -
Ashburton Performing Arts Theatre Trust (APATT)

Ashburton Performing Arts Theatre Trust recognises that large-scale productions are more enjoyable in a well-resourced and up-to-date venue, which is why it was established to promote and encourage the growth of the Ashburton Event Centre.

As we know, technology is always evolving and after 16 years of operation, the Ashburton Event Centre is now beginning to fall behind and needs some major improvements to keep up with the latest technology, including sound, lighting, and audio-visual networking.

𝐈𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, 𝐁𝐑𝐂𝐓 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 $𝟐𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 (𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐓), 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐮𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞.

As part of their vision, the APATT knows that the upgrades will enhance the recreational and cultural facilities in our community. Assuring that our district is a desirable place to live, work, and visit, and a place where the performing arts can continue to thrive.

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐅 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.
Applications are accepted via email or by hand at our office.

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑠ℎ𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑒 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡. 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑠ℎ𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚.

Images - Ashburton Event Centre

FUNDING WORKSHOP

The next Lion Foundation Funding Workshop will be a webinar at 11am on Tuesday July the 16th.

You are invited to attend to hear all about making an application for funding to The Lion Foundation and to learn some tips & tricks to getting a successful outcome.

Please register in advance for this Zoom webinar:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NPI80SOpThaGaF-oOUTWKA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

The Lion Foundation As one of NZ's largest Charitable Trusts The Lion Foundation provides over 2700 community grants ever

We are proud to have made a contribution to the development of this important new community facility.

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐀𝐐: 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞?

Yes, we recommend applicants apply online via our portal rather than completing a paper application.

If applying online, please read the Step-by-Step guide to applying online. This PDF can be downloaded and printed for your ease of reference from our website. https://lionfoundation.nz/apply-for-funding/

The Awakaponga Hall in the Eastern Bay of Plenty has a new coat of paint thanks to a grant from The Lion Foundation.

The hall is used by residents in the Edgecumbe, Matata and Awakaponga areas for sports, community markets and private hire for functions as well bus shelter for school children and as an emergency rendezvous point for the civil emergency team.

Tomorrow Friday (28 June 2024), Aotearoa New Zealand will celebrate Matariki.

Matariki is the star cluster commonly known as Pleiades in in the constellation Ta**us and is also the name of its brightest star (also known as Alcyone). There are many names for this cluster of stars around the world and it is significant to many different cultures.

In Aotearoa, the reappearance of Matariki in our early morning sky brings the past year to a close and heralds Te Mātahi o te Tau, the Māori New Year.

It is a time to:
• Remember – Honour those who have passed since the last rising of Matariki
• Celebrate the present – Get together to give thanks for what we have
• Look to the future – Look forward to the promise of a new year.

The Lion Foundation wishes everyone a safe and happy Matariki weekend.

Pictured: Te Iwa Whetu o Matariki

The Lion Foundation provided a grant to the Bluff Rugby Club towards replacing existing windows and doors at the Bluff Rugby Clubrooms.

We're told that not only does the clubrooms look 100% better, the upgrade let's in more light and retains heat better.

We are happy we could help.

We would like to advise that the results of the latest grant round will be notified via e-mail by Thursday this week.

Happy Christmas from the Christchurch Prost-FITTERs. Looking way too fresh for AFTER the class - will have to push them a little harder next week!