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Miller General Impact Fund
Recipients - 2023/24
Total distributed: $26,000
Life Education Trust Mid & South Canterbury
Towards Educator and admin salaries • $5,653.06
Stroke Foundation New Zealand
Towards salary for Community Stroke Advisor South Canterbury • $2,000
Presbyterian Support South Canterbury
Towards running the Christmas Angel Project 2024 • $10,000
Fairlie Mackenzie Heritage Museum
To erect photos of farming in the museum • $346.94
Cancer Society of NZ, Canterbury-West Coast Division Inc
Towards running costs of the South Canterbury centre • $4,000
Alzheimers South Canterbury
Wages and travel costs to deliver services across SC region • $1,000
Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust
Operational costs to run free/subsidised swim programmes in Geraldine & Temuka • $3,000
South Canterbury Health Endowment Fund Recipients - 2023/24
Total distributed: $35,000
Bowel Cancer Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Contribution towards operational costs for patient wellbeing progamme, counselling sessions, physio rehab, etc • $1,500
Life Education Trust Mid & South Canterbury
Towards Educator and Admin salaries • $2,500.00
Stroke Foundation New Zealand
Towards salary for Community Stroke Advisor South Canterbury • $3,000
Alzheimers South Canterbury
Wages and travel costs to deliver services across SC region • $9,000
Anglican Care South Canterbury
Towards salary to run the Oceans Grief and Loss Programme • $5,000
Cancer Society of NZ, Canterbury-West Coast Division Inc
Towards running costs of the South Canterbury centre • $4,000
YMCA South & Mid Canterbury
Funding the delivery of youth based initiatives/programmes • $5,000
South Canterbury Multiple Sclerosis
Towards operational costs • $5,000
Miller General Impact Fund
Recipients - March 2023
Total distributed: $31,000
Presbyterian Support South Canterbury
Towards running the Christmas Angel Project 2023 • $10,000
Fraser Park Community Trust
Towards the development of the multi-sport and events centre • $5,000
YMCA South & Mid Canterbury
Towards the cost to run the Raise Up Youth Development Programme in Timaru schools • $3,500
Graeme Dingle Foundation
Towards the cost to run the Kiwi Can Programme in South Canterbury schools • $6,000
Fairlie Golf Club
Towards the installation of an accessibility toilet in the clubhouse • $1,160.37
Life Education Trust Mid & South Canterbury
Towards Educator salaries • $5.339.63
South Canterbury Health Endowment Fund Recipients - March 2023
Total distributed: $10,189.37
Alzheimers South Canterbury
Towards staff salaries • $5,000
Life Education Trust Mid & South Canterbury
Towards Educator salaries • $4,660.37
Wandersearch Canterbury Charitable Trust
Towards cost to purchase new radio frequency devices for use in South Canterbury • $529
South Canterbury Health Endowment Fund Recipients - September 2022
Total distributed: $17,339
Ronald McDonald House South Island
Towards costs for South Canterbury residents to stay at Ronald McDonald houses • $3,500
Wandersearch Canterbury Charitable Trust
To purchase radio tracking beacons for use by South Canterbury residents • $2,185
Geraldine Family & Youth Trust
Towards costs to run the Breakfast Club at Geraldine Primary School • $1,154
Alzheimers South Canterbury
Towards staff salaries • $3,500
YMCA South & Mid Canterbury
Towards costs to deliver the Resiliency Toolkit programme in South Canterbury secondary schools • $3,500
The Graham Dingle Foundation Canterbury
Towards costs to deliver the Kiwi Can programme in South Canterbury schools • $3,500
General Impact Fund
Recipients - March 2022
Total distributed: $79,425
CPLAY - Caroline Bay Playground Upgrade Towards the cost of the playground surfacing • $20,000
Geraldine Toy Library
Towards the salary costs for the Library Coordinator • $3,500
Geraldine Community Resource Centre
Towards the purchase of a laptop and desktop computer • $2,400
The Order of St John Timaru Area
Towards running the Poipoia Te Pitomata programme in Timaru • $6,000
Gloriavale Leavers Support Trust
Towards the development costs and distribution of the Healthy Transitions resource • $4,500
Family Mental Health Support
Towards operational costs • $9,900
Highfield Mountainview Scout Group
For first aid and fire safety training for group leaders • $1,225
Presbyterian Support
Towards the cost of running the Christmas Angel Project 2022 • $9,000
SPELD New Zealand
To provide financial assistance and tuition services for clients • $4,900
Stopping Violence Services
Towards operational costs to run the stopping violence and behaviour management programmes in South Canterbury • $5,000
Alzheimers South Canterbury
To run support and educational groups for those living alone with dementia, and their carers, in the Mackenzie district • $6,000
Christians Against Poverty NZ
Towards the cost of running the CAP Debt Help Programme in South Canterbury • $2,000
YMCA South & Mid Canterbury
Towards the cost of running the Rainbow Education programme • $5,000
South Canterbury Health Endowment Fund Recipients - March 2022
Total distributed: $34,500
CCS Disability Action SC
Towards the cost of swim passes • $340
Bowel Cancer NZ
Towards operational costs supporting bowel cancer patients in South Canterbury
• $2,600
Addiction Mental Health Peer Support Services
To purchase updated security alarms for staff
• $2,100
The CanInspire Charitable Trust
Towards costs to run CanBeed workshops in South Canterbury • $1,700
Timaru Senior Citizens
Towards the development of a Covid social recovery plan for older people in South Canterbury • $3,000
South Canterbury Hospice
Towards the purchase of a sanitiser for the inpatient unit • $4,000
The Stroke Foundation of NZ
For salary and operational costs for the Community Stroke Advisor services in South Canterbury • $6,000
Presbyterian Support
Towards the purchase of wireless nurse call devices for patients • $2,385
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People NZ
Towards operational costs • $2,500
Muscular Dystrophy South Island
For salary and operational costs to run the In-home Fieldworker Outreach Programme
• $4,000
Centrecare Counselling Waimate
Towards patient counselling fees • $2,600
The Order of St John South Island Region
Towards the purchase of automated external defibrillators with pulse oximeters for the Aoraki operational area • $3,275
General Impact Fund
Recipients - March 2021
Total distributed: $131,944.11
Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury Towards the cost of running the social sector forum • $985.20
Timaru Girls High School
Towards the cost of running the Teen Parent Support Unit • $20,000
Centre Care Waimate
Towards the cost of running counselling services • $10,000
Learning For You
Towards administration support costs
• $3,900
Life Education Trust Mid & South Canterbury
Towards the purchase of health and safety equipment • $3,500
Christians Against Poverty NZ
Towards the cost of running their CAP programme supporting families living in poverty in South Canterbury • $2,000
Presbyterian Support
Towards the cost of running the Christmas Angel Project • $10,000
Point Bush Ecological Restoration Trust
Towards the cost of an Eco-Sanctuary Predator Fence • $30,000
South Canterbury Car Club
Towards the cost of their resealing project
• $10,000
Family Mental Health Support
Towards the cost of the administrator salary
• $10,000
High Country Medical Trust
Towards the cost of running the community mental health initiative • $12,500
He Manu Hou Trust
Towards the cost of installing sandpits and shade sails • $19,058.91