Launch of the Arts Fund
We are delighted to launch our first ‘Special Interest’ fund – the Arts Fund Our first dedicated special interest fund was launched in August with the purpose of injecting money into the local arts community to ensure that our creative talents throughout the region continue to be nurtured and supported. Hawke’s Bay has an incredibly […]
It’s about giving the kids the best start.
Wharariki Trust were one of the recipients to receive funding from HBF this year and they are planning to develop the gardens at Kimi Ora Community School, where they focus on a “garden to plate” philosophy. “It is all about giving kids the best start in life and it is really important to have healthy […]
Our biggest year of giving back to date
The Hawke’s Bay Foundation’s sixth annual funding round concluded at the end of last year, with 47 grants made to local community groups and charities with $121,500 distributed. The funding distribution included funds from the Tindall Foundation which, through the Hawke’s Bay Foundation, focuses on supporting families and social services. Each year applications for funding […]
A new fund for CHB
We are delighted to have Andrea Barry and her family join our growing group of donors who have recently started a fund with the Foundation. We asked Andrea what motivated her to set up a fund with HBF. “For some time I’d been looking at ways the Barry family and BEL Group could get involved […]
Napier Family Centre Tea @ 10
Spreading the word Just before Christmas one of our amazing supporters Ana Campbell, opened her home and welcomed twenty five mothers, daughters and ‘special’ woman in for a delightful Christmas Tea @ 10 – our last one of the year. Debbie and Barbara from the Napier Family Centre joined the small group and shared their […]
Live Here Give- our 2017 Giving Event
Live Here, Give Here The event was described as ‘the community looking after the community’ and that is exactly what it was. In November, we had our annual ‘Giving Event’, our only event of the year where we invite our supporters and those that do all the hard work and are successful recipients of our […]
Spring 2017 Newsletter
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Hawke’s Bay Foundation gives back
The “community looking after the community” is undoubtedly at the heart of what the Hawke’s Bay foundation is all about. Trustees, donors and past recipients gathered together last night to celebrate $121,500 in grants to 48 community groups across the region. Check out the full article on our Foundation in Hawke’s Bay Today. Click Here
Giving back to your roots a lasting legacy
For seven decades, two brothers lived in and loved the people of Ashburton. It’s where they did their schooling, played sport and ended up running their successful farm. It’s also where they have and still are receiving medical treatment for various ailments. And because of this, Bob, 71, and Alan Johnston, 68, wants to ensure that young people from their beloved […]
Helping the community after you’re gone
There’s a new way to give to charity that’s gaining popularity, one that sets money aside especially for your community. Community foundations have been around in cities all over the world for years but it’s only in the last decade or so they’ve taken off here. In Tauranga alone, there’s a foundation that has $150 […]
