Empowered by a successful Trust Horizon grant of $3,000, EBOP Riding for the Disabled is now able to connect power to its new wheelchair-accessible ablution block.
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Trust Horizon has been helping build a new generation of qualified electrical workers for more than 20 years. With a range of scholarships, training courses, and apprenticeship support, the Trust aims to create an equitable and thriving workforce for the Eastern Bay’s rangatahi.
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Stage two of an audio-visual upgrade for Allandale Primary School’s community hall is about to begin, with a $19,445 grant from Trust Horizon providing the funding needed for a brand-new sound system.
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In 1994, the Bay of Plenty Consumer Trust was established with the goal of retaining a portion of the local electricity company under community ownership. 30 years later, the registered charity – now named Trust Horizon – is celebrating three decades of transformational change in the Eastern Bay with a special 30th Anniversary Community Update.
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Over four years of extensive groundwork is bringing ground-breaking change to the Eastern Bay – and New Zealand – thanks to a collaborative effort and innovative approach from several leading charitable organisations and a social enterprise.
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Whakatāne’s Kingsley Scouts will soon be enjoying a cosy and well-lit den, thanks to a $13,534 grant from Trust Horizon.
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The first phase of an ambitious social housing project in the heart of Kawerau is set to begin, with the approval of a $76,881 grant from Trust Horizon.
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A housing project led by Ngāti Awa Social & Health Services Trust (NASH) will soon add 15 brand-new units to Whakatāne’s growing supply of affordable homes, with the support of a $228,657 grant from Trust Horizon.
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The curtains will soon go up on act 2 of the Ōpōtiki De Luxe Theatre’s ongoing upgrade, with a $63,977 grant from Trust Horizon set to equip the facility to host a growing range of events.
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Racecourse Park is a much-valued facility – not only for the equestrian community, but for the wider public. Its appeal is now set to widen even further, thanks to a $150,000 grant from Trust Horizon.
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After 7 years in development, Omaio Marae’s brand-new Wharekai is now taking shape, thanks in part to a $280,000 grant from Trust Horizon.
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The lights have recently been switched on for the first time at Waterwheel Historic Trust’s brand new home, thanks to a $10,800 grant from Trust Horizon.
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The Matata community’s local gym has seen a renewed burst of energy with the recent completion of a $25,000 electrical upgrade, thanks to a grant from Trust Horizon.
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Over 120 members of Kawerau Golf & Squash Club are now enjoying the facility’s brand new heating and lighting, made possible with the help of a $72,000 grant from Trust Horizon.
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Students across the Eastern Bay are honing a new set of STEAM skills, as they take on the challenge of designing and building their very own AquaBots.
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Trust Horizon has shared its 2023 Community Update – capturing a range of highlights from another strong year of transformational investment in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
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Whakatāne Kiwi Trust were the recent recipients of a $35,586 grant from Trust Horizon, to go towards equipment that will help grow the region’s population of North Island brown kiwi.
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Three valued community facilities – including Whakatāne’s only day service for older adults – will be keeping warm this winter with a grant of $106,686 from Trust Horizon.
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The spotlight is on Theatre Whakatāne, with a $59,199 grant from Trust Horizon to level-up the lighting at the non-profit’s Gateway Drive theatre and rehearsal space.
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Trust Horizon and TECT will invest an additional $1.5m to help more Bay of Plenty families afford to buy their own homes, despite not fitting mainstream mortgage criteria.
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