E Waiariki Purea Trust Announced Supreme Winner

Te Waiariki Purea Trust has won the Supreme Award at the 2016 Trustpower Rotorua Lakes Community Awards.

The Awards were announced and presented tonight (Wednesday 1 June) at a function at the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre.

For winning the Supreme Award, Te Waiariki Purea Trust received a framed certificate, a trophy and $1,500 prize money. Te Waiariki Purea Trust now has the opportunity to represent the district at the 2016 Trustpower National Community Awards, which are being held right here in Rotorua and will be a great opportunity to not only showcase what voluntary groups right around the country have to offer – but what Rotorua has to offer too.

In total, Trustpower has given away over $5,000 to various community groups through tonight’s Awards.

Trustpower Community Relations Representative Emily Beaton says Te Waiariki Purea Trust seem to be everywhere you turn!

“These guys are walking the talk and getting stuck in all over the show! They’ve got the recipe that works. Rangatahi are out in the community, doing it all thanks to this trust, and they’re giving youth the opportunity to break down those barriers that are stopping them achieve some really great things.

One of my favourite parts of the work they do is getting rangatahi to essentially run the IM ReaL Breakaway holiday programme. It’s a win win for everyone involved and gives these kids and young adults something to strive for and something to be a part of and when they pull off an event like that – they see that hard work can be fun!

I can’t wait for this group to share their story on a national stage, and it will be even more special that the National Community Awards are being held next year right here in their home patch.” says Miss Beaton.

Te Waiariki Purea Trust also won the Education and Child/Youth Development category at tonight’s awards.

Other winners at tonight’s Trustpower Rotorua Lakes Community Awards were:

Youth Spirit
Finalist: Chantelle Cobby, Rotorua Girls High School
Finalist: Sam Bocock, Rotorua Boys High School
Finalist: Savanna Steele, Rotorua Lakes High School
Winner: Hyesu Yang, John Paul College Rotorua
Heritage and Environment
Runner up: Wingspan National Bird of Prey Centre
Winner: Rotorua Museum B Company Research
Health and Wellbeing
Commendation: Ngongataha Volunteer Fire Brigade
Runner up: Love Soup Rotorua
Winner: The Parenting Place
Arts and Culture
Runner up: Friends of the Rotorua District Library
Winner: Reporoa Roundabout Folders Group
Sports and Leisure
Runner up: All About Me – Rhodesia Fit
Winner: Rotorua Group Challenge
Education and Child Youth Development
Runner up: Rotorua Pacific Island Development Charitable Trust
Winner: Te Waiariki Purea Trust
Supreme Winner: Te Waiariki Purea Trust

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