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Otago Daily Times

Significant boost given to community groups in grants

Two Central Otago community groups received significant grants in the latest round of Otago Community Trust (OCT) grants. The Alexandra and Districts Youth Trust (Puna Rangatahi) was awarded $30,000 to fund a range of youth programmes. Puna Rangatahi is a not-for-profit organisation, founded in 2011, to support young people between 10-24-years-old in the Vincent Ward, Teviot Valley, and Māniatoto Valley. Young people and their whānau are assisted with accessing resources and information, opportunities and guidance. A spokesperson said the OCT funding would enable the trust to maintain its comprehensive youth services, including drop-in sessions, mentoring programmes and community events. The grant also supported vital outreach initiatives that extended from Millers Flat to Maniototo, ensuring young people in those rural areas had direct access to essential support services. Cromwell and Districts Promotion Group was granted $25,000 to support community events including Light Up Winter and the Cromwell Street Party and Fireworks events. Light Up Winter attracted nearly 6000 people last weekend to Anderson Park, in Cromwell, for an evening of entertainment, food and socialising before the annual lantern lighting. OCT was formed by statute in 1988, to hold and manage the shares of Trust Bank Otago. In 1996, the shares were sold. That sale gave the trust its founding capital of $131million to invest. The trust uses a portion ofthe profits each year to supportcommunity groups and projects throughout Otago. It receives no income from other funders or gaming machines. — Allied Media Otago Community Trust Central Otago grants Alexandra Central Otago Whitewater Inc $3000 Alexandra and Districts Youth Trust $2972 Alexandra and Districts Youth Trust $30,000 Omakau Bowling Club $10,500 Alexandra Toy Library $1500 Cromwell Cromwell Scout Group $10,000 Cromwell and Districts Promotion Group Inc $25,000 Chamber Music at the World's Edge Foundation $5000 Ranfurly Radio Charity $3500 Roxburgh Roxburgh Area School $10,000