Board supports community groups Assistance Grants allocated for a variety of community organisations’ activities
Dannevirke’s Community Board initiates developments and supports activities and organisations for the betterment of the community.
At its April 3 meeting it allocated funds from the General Assistance Grants Scheme to the tune of just over $8000 and reserved for further investigation requests for a further $2500.
Those receiving funds in this round were:
■ Dannevirke and District Home Budgeting Service — $2500;
■ Dannevirke Gallery of History — $2000;
■ Raumati Hall Committee — $1500;
■ Friends of Epiphany — $930;
■ Dannevirke Basketball Association — $855;
■ St Vincent de Paul — $750;
■ IHow Charitable Trust — $160.
The Community Board provided funding for the Dannevirke Information Centre’s Viking Icon facelift being carried out by the Menz Shed and funded a bike stand for Barraud Street near the Countrywide Bank.
Gloria MacDonald is busy organising the Anzac Concert planned for 3pm on Anzac Day April 25 on behalf of the Community Board. was last year, with the audience paying a gold coin for entry.
Looking ahead the Community Board is working with organisations to resurrect the Spring Festival with the plan to run it from September 1 to October 31.
Its World War I committee is planning events to celebrate the centenary of the end of World War I in November 1918.