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Lottery Hurunui Kaikoura Marlborough Earthquake Relief Fund April 2017 grants

NameAmountPurpose
Kaikoura Bridge Club$500To set up a website to keep isolated members socially connected and improve their wellbeing after the earthquake.
Kaikoura Primary School$5,959For resources and activities for children to use to help keep them socially occupied and reduce stress.
Marlborough Amateur Radio Club$1,500To relocate a radio repeater from earthquake damaged, unstable ground to a safer location to ensure ongoing radio communications, particularly for emergencies.
The Kaikoura Education Trust$11,620For recreational and social programmes to improve community wellbeing following the earthquake.
Royal NZ Plunket Society Canterbury$4,650For a new activity programme for parents and under 5s in Hanmer to improve social connections and wellbeing.
Kaikoura Primary School$15,097For school trips away from Kaikoura to reduce isolation and improve students' wellbeing. Fundraising in the community for these costshas been impacted by the earthquake.
Life Education Trust Marlborough$6,215For additional costs transporting the mobile classroom to Kaikoura and Hurunui schools due to road closures.
Amuri Community Trust$41,899For the operating costs of the Waiau Recovery Hub, including providing community events to support community wellbeing.
Kaikoura Squash Racquets Club$12,000For additional tournament travel costs due to SH1s closure, and to provide professional coaching from Blenheim.
Kaikoura Gymnastics Club$9,464For portable equipment replacing gear lost in the earthquake and for use in temporary premises due to lack of access to the usual training venue.
Kaikoura High School$53,687To implement a wellbeing plan to reduce earthquake-related anxiety and stress. The plan includes inspirational speakers, activities, resources and social opportunities, some of which are also for the wider community.
Kaikoura High School$24,400To support students attending sports and cultural events outside of Kaikoura, including accommodation, so students can participate despite the reduced ability to fundraise locally since the earthquake.
Hurunui District Council$36,615For the Community Events Co-ordinator role which is providing events that help with community wellbeing and psycho-social recovery.
Women's Refuge, Sexual Assault Resource Centre Marlborough$24,000Due to increased demand since the earthquake, to provide additional support services for women and children affected by family and sexual violence.
Kaikoura Suburban School$16,721For three school camps. The school and families would normally fundraise but the earthquake has put financial strain on local businesses and families.
Hurunui District Council$30,000For repairs to the Waiau tennis and netball courts, which were badly damaged by the earthquake.
Amuri Children's Toy Library$29,947For fencing and storage at the local plunket/toy library rooms to allow safe use by groups that have lost their buildings, such as Playcentre.
Mental Health Foundation of NZ$210,000For an ongoing mental health campaign to support the psycho-social recovery of people in the Hurunui and Kaikoura regions.
Marlborough Equestrian Park NZ$10,000For repairs to earthquake-damaged land and yards at the equestrian park so the group can host local and national events and make full use of the venue.
St Paul's Presbyterian Church Kaikoura$22,839To repair the earthquake damaged historic organ for community concerts and recitals by international musicians.
Top of the South Rural Support Trust$1,758To provide tennis coaching for the K?kereng? community to bring people together and provide social and recreational opportunities for wellbeing.
Marlborough District Council$22,281To store the Flaxbourne Museum collection after their building was red-stickered; provide a visual historical display to keep the local history alive and support a feasibility study for a new museum building.
Culverden Playcentre$2,200To provide a mindfulness course to help young mums to reduce and manage their anxiety post-earthquake.