Savings Bank Grants

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31124, 29 July 1966, Page 8

Savings Bank Grants

Grants totalling £9065 are being made to 129 organisations and 62 school and public libraries by the Canterbury Savings Bank.

The bank’s president (Mr G. R. Burrowes) said yesterday that this year, the bank would make donations totalling £lO.OOO, and the £9065 in initial distributions had been approved by the Minister of Finance (Mr Lake). For the first time, the bank had selected a major project as deserving most attention—the project to be organised by the Canterbury Medical Foundation to conduct a diabetic survey in the bank’s area.

The following donations will be made:— Canterbury Workers’ Educational Association, £5O; Christchurch Hospitals’ Post-graduate

Society, £5O; Addington, Beckenham, Burwood. Clyde Road Children's, Dyers Pass Road ChildrenHeathcote Valley. Hoon Hay Children s, Linwood. Lyttelton, Matrehau, Mount Pleasant, New Brighton, North New Brighton, Opawa, Papanui, ReddNffs, Rlecarton, Rlccarton War Memorial. St. Albans, St. Martins, Sir John McKenzie Memorial, Spreydon, Sumner. Sydenham, Waltham and Woolsion public libraries. £lO each; Lincoln College Research Fund. £200; New Zealand Antarctic Society Bursary Fund, £25. Secondary Schools' Libraries.— Aranui, Avonside Girls', Burnside. Cashmere, Christchurch Boys’, Christchurch Girls’, Christchurch Technical, Christ’s, Cottesmore, Hagley, Hu’.morton. Linwood Malrehau, Papanui, Rangiora. Rangii-Ruru, Riccarton, Sacred Heart Girls’, St. Andrew’s, St. Bede's, St. Margaret’s, St. Mary’s, St. Thomas of Canterbury, Shirley Boys’. Te Wat Pounamu, Villa Maria, Xavier, £l5 each.

University of Canterbury Research Fund, £2OO. Town Hall Promotion Inc., £100: Canterbury Repertory Society, Christchurch Civic Music Council, Christchurch Operatic Society, £75 each; Canterbury Children's Theatre Inc., Canterbury Provincial Brass Bands’ Association, Canterbury Society of Arts, Christchurch Civic Orchestra Foundation, Christchurch Harmonic Society, Canterbury Highland Pipe Bands’ Association, Pan-Pacific Arts Festival, Risingholme Community Centre, Royal Christchurch Musical Society, £5O each; Band of 2nd Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. Christchurch Competitions Society, Christhurch Garrison Band, Christchurch Orchestral Society, Christchurch Primary Schools’ Music Festival Association, Elmwood Players. £25 each.

New Zealand Crippled Children Association, Canterbury branch, New Zealand Foundation for the Blind, Canterbury branch. Intellectually Handicapped Children Association, Canterbury branch, £lOO each; Adult Cerebral Palsy Association, Canterbury Sheltered Workshop Association, £75 each; Abilities Christchurch Inc., Christchurch Deaf Club, Christchurch Speech Clinic, Multiple Sclerosis Society, New Zealand League for the Hard of Hearing, Canterbury branch, £5O each; Canterbury and Westland Civilian Amputees Association, £25.

Christchurch Children’s Home Appeal Trust Board, £200; Cholmondeley Home, Christchurch Free Kindergarten Association (Christchurch £6O. Rangiora £2O, Kaiapoi £2O), Heritage, King George V Memorial Children’s Health Camps. St. John of God Trust Board, £lOO each; Birthright (Christchurch) Inc., Canterbury Flay Centres' Association, £5O each.

Canterbury Medical Research Foundation diabetic survey committee, £500; Calvary Hospital psychiatric clinic, CanterburyWestland Division, Cancer Society, Canterbury Medical Research Foundation, St. George's Hospital, Templeton Hospital chapel appeal, £lOO each; Royal Australasian College of Physicians, £75; Canterbury and West Coast Tuberculosis Association, Lepers’ Trust Board £5O each; Canterbury Medical Library, £25.

Combined halls of residence appeal, £175; Boys’ Brigade

Christchurch and sub-associa-I tione and Rangiora and Kaiapoi, i Boy Scouts' Association, Girl Guides’ Association, Girls’ Life Brigade, Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A., : £lOO each; Crichton Cobbers’ i Club, Sumner-Redcliffs branch Navy League. Outward Bound Trust, Him Chapel Committee. North Canterbury Youth Hostels Association. £5O each; Boys' Town Christchurch Inc., £25. Christchurch Aged Peoples’ Welfare Council North Canterbury Centre Red Cross Society, Plunket Society (Christchurch £l5O, Rangiora £5O. Kaiapoi £50); £250 each. Lady King Karltane Hospital, £75: Venerable Order of St. John £200: Catholic Social Services, Christchurch Methodist Central Mission, Christchurch Presbyterian Social Service Association Nurse Maude District Nursing Association, Salvation Army. Social Service Council of the Diocese of Christchurch, Canterbury Surf Life-Saving Association, £lOO each: Christchurch Combined Churches Hospital Patient®’ Adoption Trust Board, Christchurch Special Class After Care Society Christchurch branch Society' for the Protection of Home and Family, Christchurch R.S.A., Sumner Lifeboat Institution. £5O each; Friends of the Hospital, National Society on Alcoholism, Prisoners' Aid and Rehabilitation Society. Rangiora sub-centre Venerable Order of St. John, Hornby St. John cadets, Archer Memorial Home Board, Association of Friends of the Museum of Science and Industry, £25 each. School libraries at Marlborough Boys' and Girls’ colleges. Queen Charlotte College and St. Jlary’s College, £l5 each; Marlborough branch Plunket Society. £5O; Marlborough Boys’ College gymnasium fund. £4O; Marlborough R.S.A. relief account. £3O; Birthright Inc., Marlborough centre Venerable Order of St. John. Blenheim Community Arts Centre, Blenheim Pipe Band, Boys’’ Brigade Marlborough Division, Boy Scouts Association. Giris' Brigade Marlborough Division, Girl Guides Association, Heritage (Marlborough), Intellectually Handicapped Children's Society (Marlborough branch), Marlborough Art Society, Marlborough Diabetic Society, Marlborough Provincial Museum and Archives Trust, New Zealand Crippled Children Society (Marlborough Branch), New Zealand Red Cross Society Marlborough Centre), Picton ' Play Centre £2O each.

School libraries at Motueka High, Nayland College, Nelson College, Nelson Giris’ College, Waimea College, £l5 each; Nelson Free Kindergarten Association (city, Tahuna, Stoke, Richmond, Nelson South, £IQ each), £5O; Motueka High School gymnasium fund, Nelson Lakes National Park Board Youth Centre. Nelson Y.M.C.A., £25 each; Nelson branch Foundation for the Blind, Play Centres’ Association, Plunket Society, Save the Children Fund. Nelison branch Crippled Children Society, Red Cross Society, Nelson Provincial Museum Trust Board, Achilles Sea Scouts Group, Birthright (Nelson) Inc., Bishop Suter Art Gallery Trust Board, Hard of Hearing League (Nelson branch), Heritage (Nelson), Intellectually Handicapped Children’s Society (Nelson branch), Motueka branch. St. John Ambulance, Navy League (Nelson branch), £2O each.