Introducing our new Trustee- Craig Hay

We are delighted to introduce our new Trustee, Craig Hay. After 15 years living and working in London and Auckland, Craig returned to Hawke’s Bay in 2002. For him it was returning home to a place he spent his formative years of schooling. Craig’s background is in engineering and marketing, but he entered the hospitality […]

Cranford making it easier for their volunteers

Volunteering is a vital and evolving part of Cranford Hospice. With nearly 400 volunteers throughout Hawke’s Bay, it is essential we have good communication with, and understanding of our volunteers. Cranford Hospice is always looking for ways to let our current volunteers grow with us and attract new volunteers across the huge variety of people […]

Living here & giving here

As avid Hawke’s Bay regionalists, Peter and Jeanette Kelly are committed to giving back to the place that has been so good to them. Three years ago, they decided the time was right to start making an annual donation to Hawke’s Bay Foundation. “Directing our charitable giving via HBF made sense both financially and personally. […]

Inspiring stories at our annual round table reporting

Trialled in 2017, these sessions give our grant recipients the opportunity to come together and share some of the inspiring stories that our grant making has enabled this year. This year, we hosted 45 representatives over four sessions, and once again, we were both gratified and humbled by the incredible work that each organisation is […]

Bay Buzz

Check out our Bay Buzz July 2018 newsletter. This months issue includes. Lucy Dobbs,  one of our amazing supporters who has given us invaluable advice and expertise over the years and Kane Tout from the Hayseed Trust, one of the 47 organisations we supported in 2017. Download Article   

Bay Buzz

Check out our Bay Buzz April 2018 newsletter. This months issue includes. Jeanette & Peter Kelly, amazing supporters of HBF and Debbie Sargisson from Victim Support, one of the 47 organisations we supported in 2017. Download Article   

Bay Buzz

Check out our Bay Buzz February 2018 newsletter. This months issue includes. Sarah Mulcahy, one of our eight volunteer Trustees and why she supports the Foundation Download Newsletter  

Foundation’s role giant help

Last Wednesday a group of our supporters- both ‘old’ and ‘new’ were hosted by the team at Hastings Giant’s Boxing Academy. Check out the full article on our Foundation in Hawke’s Bay Today. Click Here

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