Round table reporting
We love hearing about the incredible work our charity partners are doing in the community. Each year, we run a series of Round Table Reporting sessions, where grant recipients are invited to share their successes and challenges over the past 12 months. In early May, we held 5 sessions with 44 participants who received funding […]
Driver licences open doors for students
Connecting for Youth Employment (CYE) began in 2013 as a response to the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs initiative that all young people should have opportunity in their own community. Kelly Annand, General Manager of CYE says a full drivers licence opens doors to work, training and social opportunities. “In a rural community like ours without […]
Hawke’s Bay Foundation named as charity partner for International marathon
Hawke’s Bay Foundation was delighted to be named the official charity partner for this year’s Air New Zealand Hawke’s Bay International Marathon, held on the 18th of May. With more than 6000 participants attending the event, it gave staff and volunteers the opportunity to talk to a wide range of people, many of whom hadn’t […]
February 2019 Newsletter
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Financial Boost for Wairoa Literary Service
A grant of $3,000 from Hawke’s Bay Foundation to the Wairoa Financial Literacy Service has provided a welcome boost to the organisation’s Financial Mentoring Programme The programme sees individuals or whanau working one-on-one with a financial mentor for three half-day sessions. Service Manager Ngaio Bell says participants are supported to shop, identify specials, plan menus […]
Unison Dividend Cheques Benefit Community
A recent campaign by Hawke’s Bay Foundation encouraged those who could afford it, to donate their Unison dividend to the community Every year, around $300,000 worth of power dividend cheques are never even banked, so Hawke’s Bay Foundation has set up a special fund enabling people to donate some or all of their $220 rebate. […]
Welcome to Amy
We’re thrilled to welcome Amy Bowkett to the role of Client Relations Coordinator Amy recently returned to Hawke’s Bay after eight years in Tauranga, where she was Administrator for the Acorn Foundation. Born and bred in Napier, she is excited to be working within the charitable sector again in her favourite part of the world. […]
New Year Resolutions
New Year Resolutions Happy New Year from the HBF team – we hope all of our supporters and recipients had a fantastic festive season and managed to enjoy some of this sensational Hawke’s Bay weather! With a new year comes new beginnings, and for many of us this means making New Year’s resolutions. New Year’s […]
HB Power Consumers’ Trust Dividend Cheque
What Does $220 Mean To You? Unison customers are set to receive an early Christmas present of $220 each, as Hawke’s Bay Power Consumers’ Trust dividend cheques arrive in people’s letterboxes this week. For many families, this will be a welcome bonus to ease the burden of the festive season, while for others, the money […]
New fund kick-starts school orchard
An unexpected phone call from Hawke’s Bay Foundation to Sherwood School has kick-started an exciting new project at the Central Hawke’s Bay school. In early August, Linda Calder, Development Manager at Hawke’s Bay Foundation contacted the school to pass on the good news that they were the recipients of a donation from the Barry Family […]
