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Generosity abounds in Tairawhiti

Generosity abounds in Tairawhiti

20 November 2021

Generosity abounds in Tairawhiti

Creative ways of giving

Creative ways of giving

20 November 2021

You name it and Ian Donaldson can fix it and now he’s turned his hand to mobility scooters and donating the income he makes from it to The Sunrise Foundation.

Leaving a lasting legacy

Leaving a lasting legacy

20 August 2021

It is fitting that Gisborne man Andrew Corson is finalising his will, bequeathing almost his entire estate to The Sunrise Foundation as we celebrate Wills Month this September.

Charity bull gift for Ngatapa Club fund

Charity bull gift for Ngatapa Club fund

20 August 2021

The Ngatapa Rugby and Associated Sports Club fund has received a significant boost thanks to the generous donation of a bull from Tangihau Angus that raised $19,000.

Sunrise welcomes Lynda Blackburne

Sunrise welcomes Lynda Blackburne

16 August 2021
Sunrise welcomes Lynda Blackburne
Farewell Bronwen - Welcome Rob

Farewell Bronwen - Welcome Rob

31 July 2021

Dame Bronwen Holdsworth is a well known and much admired member of the Tairāwhiti community who has been a trustee of The Sunrise Foundation since it began in 2014.

Apply for a grant from Sunrise - NOW

Apply for a grant from Sunrise - NOW

29 May 2021
Organisations with a charitable purpose in Tairāwhiti-Gisborne (the area covered by Gisborne District Council) are invited to make an application for a grant in Sunrise's seventh annual funding round.
Wainui kids help grow fund

Wainui kids help grow fund

28 May 2021

The kids at Wainui Beach School raised $200 for their fund at Sunrise with a gold coin donation on their 'Sunny Day'