Funding update 2. Youth Development Fund
Funding update 2. Youth Development Fund
Each financial year, the Council's community boards set aside an amount of money to fund young people in their local community.
Under this scheme, the community boards consider applications for a variety of activities including educational studies, cultural studies, representation at events (sporting, cultural and community), recreation development, capacity building etc.
In the financial year which closed on 30 June 2024, we funded several individuals and groups, for participation in many diverse activities. The funded amount ranged from $100 (individual) to $1000 (team). The sheer variety of the activities our youth participate in is mind-blowing. Please have a look yourself:
Auckland U14 Football Tournament
Cricket Cup in Dubai
Cultural Exchange to Japan
Deaf Futsal Tournament in Australia
Drill Dance and Marching Tattoo in Wellington
Evolution Dance Competition in Australia
Hip Hop Unite World Championships in Portugal
HoopNation Basketball Tournament
Irish Dancing World Championships in Glasgow
National Secondary Schools Volleyball
NZ Chess Interschool Championship in Auckland
NZ Scout Jamboree
NZ Secondary Schools Basketball Nationals
NZ Swimming Championships
NZ U18 Black Sox – World Championships in Mexico
Rhythmic Gymnastics - Australian Nationals and Singapore Open
She Shines Dance Tour in Los Angeles
South Island Secondary School Championships - netball
Speed Skating Development Program in the Netherlands
Spirit of Adventure
Spirit of Adventure Voyage
Touch Tournament Nelson
Trans-Tasman Surf Boat Challenge in Melbourne
U18 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Istanbul
Youth American Ballet Finals New York
Please reach out if you know anyone who might benefit from support through the Youth Development Fund.
Best way to use leftovers?
I'm sure you've got some excess ham at home or cold roast potatoes.
What are some of your favourite ways to use leftover food from Christmas day? Share below.
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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62.1% Summer
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36.4% Winter
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1.5% Other - I'll share below
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