St John Wakatipu’s the recipient of this year’s $148,000 Impact100 Wakatipu grant.
The charity was selected at a members’ dinner in Queenstown last Thursday to receive the major grant — it’ll go towards purchasing a new health shuttle, with a wheelchair hoist, which transports clients of all ages to essential medical and health-related appointments, and a community support vehicle to support non-clinical St John activities, like the ‘friendship drive’ in the Whakatipu.
Pictured, from left, are Impact100 chair Clare Irons, St John community engagement coordinator Sarah Bloxham and St John Wakatipu board member Kirsten Dennison.
Runner-ups Life Education Trust — Heartland Otago Southland, Turn Up The Music Trust, Te Atamira and Youth Search and Rescue each received $5000.
