Our Stories
Supporting at-risk tamariki and their whanau
Chris Semmens, Barnardos Gisborne Service Manager, says the grant has contributed towards their social workers’ salaries who facilitate their home-based LEAP support group programme, predominantly working with whanau of youth…
Christmas surprise for Alzheimer's Gisborne-Tairāwhiti
Craigs selected one of the special interest funds at Sunrise to support with a generous donation in lieu of Christmas gifts to their clients.
Helping those less fortunate through Workplace Giving
The simple inclusion of a Sunrise workplace giving flyer in induction packs for new staff means they are giving employees the option to support causes close to home, and close…
Hip, hip, hooray!! Sunshine Service celebrates their 40th birthday
“It’s mind boggling to think how many clients we’ve supported since our first vehicle hit the road 40 years ago, and how many hours people have volunteered over the years…
They arrived as strangers, but left as whanau
This wouldn’t be possible without the support of Sunrise donors John and Diane Logan, Self-Storage Gisborne and Clark Charitable Trust who are committed to supporting local rangatahi (youth) to attend…
Oasis Community Shelter supporting our most vulnerable
A hot topic at our recent CFNZ conference was as funders, how do we ‘leave no-one behind,’ ensuring we’re supporting our most vulnerable.
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Words from Glenda
Through the generosity of donors our endowments are now at $7. 7 million, and since 2014 we have distributed $1,338,500 million in grants to charitable causes throughout Tairāwhiti.