Board hands out $22k in grants

Aaron Lois and Toby Ure at an Interlock NZ meeting. Photo: Viv Posselt.

Aaron Lois and Toby Ure at an Interlock NZ meeting. Photo: Viv Posselt.

The Cambridge Community Board allocated $22,000 from the first round of its discretionary funding.

The board has $52,062.67 to distribute this financial year – and received 28 applications totalling $105,000.

The largest grants were $5000 to the Rotary Club of Cambridge, and $2000 to the Cambridge Model Engineering Society.

Destination Cambridge made two applications, receiving one grant of $1500. Cambridge Historical Society and Museum got $1130, Cambridge Committee of Social Services, Cambridge
Community House Trust, Cambridge Life Skills, Children First Charitable Trust, Kids in Need Waikato and Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust received $1000.

Interlock NZ Trust and Raleigh Street Christian Centre got $800, while the Cambridge Brass Band received $750. Cambridge Bowling Club, Cambridge Netball Centre, Cambridge Safer Community Charitable Trust, ChildPlay Works Charitable Trust, Diabetes New Zealand and True Colours Charitable Trust received $500.

Leamington Gardeners received $400, Showjumping Waikato and La Leche League New Zealand received $350.

The MS Waikato Trust was given $300.

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