Trust gives $140,100 to charities

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32450, 10 November 1970, Page 11

Trust gives $140,100 to charities

Grants amounting to $140,100 have been made for 1970 by the J. R. McKenzie Trust Board to 178 organisations throughout New Zealand. This brings distributions since the inception of the trust to $1,784,500. Included in the 178 grants are 10 for more than $2OOO. These are: J. R. McKenzie Youth Education Fund; Heritage; Birthright (N,Z.); Plunket Society; bursaries for Karitane nurse trainees; Council for Educational Research; J. R. McKenzie fellowship in educational research; National Heart Foundation, J. R. McKenzie research fellowship; Navy League; Sea Cadets; Salvation Army; Christchurch Aged People's Welfare Council; Christchurch Children’s Home Trust Board. Among the 35 national organisations to receive grants are: Salvation Army $2500; Scouts $1500; Navy League $2000; Guides $1400; St John Ambulance $1000; Y.W.C.A. and Y.M.C.A. $l2OO each. SPECIFIC OBJECTS J. R. McKenzie Youth Education Fund, $20,500. Heritage $4OOO. Birthright (N.Z.), $BOOO. Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children

(Plunket Society), Bursaries for karitane nurse trainees, $2500. RESEARCH Council for Educational Research, J. R. McKenzie Fellowship in educational research, • $4000; National Heart Founda- • tions, McKenzie Research Fellowship, $BOOO. NATIONAL BODIES Maori Council, $300; Arthritis ■ and Rheumatism Foundation, ) $200; Scout Association, leadcr- . ship training, $1500; Boys’ Brigade, leadership training, $900; ‘ British and Foreign Bible Society, r New Zealand, $200; Church Army, ; New Zealand, leadership train- . ing, $200; Duke of Edinburgh Award in New Zealand, leader- ' ship training, $300; Department ■ of Education facilities for rural . children, $200; Free Kindergarten Union, $200; Federation of ’ Parents’ Centres, $200; Royal ' Forest and Bird Protection . Society, $300; Girl Guide Associai tion, leadership training, $1400; Girls’ Brigade, leadership training, $800; Intellectually Handl- ! capped Children’s Society, $500; Council for Christian Education, $200; Navy League, to assist individual sea cadet units, $2000; ' National Society for Alcoholism, $300; Society for the Protection of Home and Family, $800; Play Centre Federation, $200; Civilian Amputees’ Association, $300; Student Christian Movement, $300; Epilepsy Association, $200; Workers’ Education Association, $100; Family Planning Association, $lOO. Priory of the Order of St John, $1000: Prisoners’ Aid and Rehabilitation Society, $500; Red Cross Society, $700; Society of St Vincent de Paul, $700; Toe H New Zealand, $200; National Council of the Y.M.C.A., leadership training, $1200; Y.W.C.A., leadership training) $1200; Youth Hostels’ Association, $7OO. CHRISTCHURCH Abilities Christchurch, $300; Christchurch Aged People’s Welfare Council, $4000; Christchurch Children’s Home Appeal Trust Board, $2450; Crichton Cobbers Boys’ Club, $200: Christchurch Special Class After Care Society, $350; Cholmondeley Children’s Home, $800; Canterbury Sheltered Workshop Association, $400; Catholic Social Services, $350; Social Service Department, . Christchurch Central Mission, $700; Life Line—Christchurch Methodist Central Mission, $7OO. Disturbed Children’s Aid Movement, $300; Nurse Maude District Nursing Association, $900; Sir John McKenzie Memorial ' Children’s Library, $200; Mothers’ Helpers Association (Waimatei, $200; Rochester Hall, Ham, $200; St Andrew’s Homes Society, $200; Whareama Home, Nelson, $5OO.