Our Stories
Alzheimer’s Gisborne establishes fund for the future
A bequest left by Les McGreevy has been used to establish the Alzheimer's Gisborne-Tairāwhiti Endowment Fund with Sunrise. Alzheimer’s Gisborne works alongside those diagnosed with dementia, and their whanau, offering service and support.
Farewell and thank you Lilian
We would like to say a huge thank you to Lilian Tangaere-Baldwin who has resigned from both of her voluntary positions with Sunrise.
Outward Bound a resounding success
In May, the latest watch of 14 local Year 12 students spent two weeks at Outward Bound.
Is your will up to date?
Wills Month, an initiative of Community Foundations of New Zealand, is a good reminder of the importance of having a will and keeping it current.
Words from Glenda
At our AGM it was wonderful to look back on how far we’ve come since launching in 2014. We’ve grown our endowments to $6.
St John Fund established in memory of past volunteers
A mystery benefactor has stepped forward to launch a new fund it is hoped will secure the future for our local branch of St John.
Casual Fridays benefit those in need
Every Friday the Finance Hub at Gisborne District Council who are not working from home go to work in casual attire and they contribute a donation to the communal office…
Out with old, in with the new
Social media has been a bit of a roller coaster for us over the past year, so recently we made the decision to create new Facebook and Instagram pages.