The Lion Foundation has awarded $546,807 to more than 40 sporting and community groups in the Bay of Plenty.
The Lion Foundation WaiBop Regional Grants Committee met in early October and approved the following grants:
• Kawerau District Council - $50,000 towards costs of King of the Mountain andChristmas in the Park. • Waterwheel Historic Trust - $5,000 towards insurance and storage costs. • Woodlands Community Hall Charitable Trust - $20,000 towards replacement windows and doors. • Rotorua Golf Club - $10,000 towards install of wheelchair ramp and toilet upgrades. • Selwyn School - $10,000 towards bikes for the Bikes in Schools programme. • The National Kiwi Recovery Trust - $10,000 towards rent costs. • Bike Taupō Advocacy Group - $3,950 towards new signage. • CCS Disability Action BoP - $15,000 towards IT support. • Lifechurch Tauranga Trust - $7,000 towards new carpet. • NZ Garden & Art Fest Trust - $10,000 towards security costs. • Ōtūmoetai Intermediate - $20,000 towards a new sport canopy. • Tauranga Squash Rackets Club - $50,000 towards construction costs. • No 3 District Federation of NZ Soccer - $110,000 towards salaries. • Te Kura O Te Moutere O Makana - $12,500 towards new artificial turf. • Te Puke Lawn Tennis Club - $20,000 towards junior coaching. • Waimana School - $17,600 towards new teaching technology. • Triathlon Tauranga - $4,500 towards race marshals for Tinman Tri. • Impact Gymsport Academy - $5,000 towards rent costs. • Tauranga City Brass Band - $7,500 towards band hall renovations.
