Crash hits drug programme

Press, 23 March 1988, Page 3

Crash hits drug programme

The [sharemarket crash [ has left Mr Bruce Judge unabiej to provide a) promised $2 million for ai Christchurch drug-educa-! tion| programme. j The I l Life Education; Centre 1 had planned to use! the [S2I million to build and. equip [a [ centre, in Christ-) church which schoolchil-i dreh could visit annually to learn! about a healthy lifestyle I and the dangers T|i :

of drug abuse, said the[ centre's director, Mh Trevor Grice. i[J| While Mr Grice had not been told officially that: Judge Foundation would not make [ the grant, he was “under the impression that ; it will not be forthcoming.” The [ centre would still go ahead, as negotiations were proceeding with sev[ eral other sponsors, Mr

Grice said. It was “extremely unfortunate” that market circumstances meant Judge Foundation would be unable to provide the money, Mr Grice said. Mr Judge had announced last year that he w-ould set I up the foundation, and that I child and family. support programmes would

receive much of the income. | The Christchurch Youth Centre has been told definitely that promised funding will not be forthcoming. Judge Foundation had committed itself last year to a three-year programme of $40,000 a year, said Mr Jeremy Bendall, chairman of the Youth Centre) Trust j