Advance Ashburton Community Foundation

Advance Ashburton Community Foundation Advance Ashburton provides a simple and effective way for your generosity to support the local causes that are important to you.

Your donation is carefully invested and grown, meaning your generosity will support the community now and forever.

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.Today we cel...
18/06/2026

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.

Today we celebrate the volunteers at Ashburton Senior Citizens Trust!

Ashburton Senior Citizens respond to need to enable seniors in our community to enjoy living independently. After all, "why just survive when you can thrive!"

Volunteers support the Thrive initiatives which address a number of issues faced by elderly people in our community including isolation, lack of transport, cost of living pressures, information access and advocacy, health and general life challenges.

Thank you to every one of our Ashburton Senior Citizens volunteers for your dedication and commitment to helping seniors to thrive in our community.

You can support initiatives like this in our local community with a donation to Advance Ashburton Community Foundation. The Lochlea Community Fund is specifically dedicated to support charitable causes related to people aged 65 years and over in Mid Canterbury. Message us today to find out more or call 307 5902.

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.Today we cel...
17/06/2026

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.

Today we celebrate and give thanks to the many volunteer firefighters from every corner of our District who are on call 24/7 to protect people and property.

We are proud to hold the Ashburton District Volunteer Firefighters Welfare Fund, established in 2013 to support our firefighters and their immediate families through times of illness, injury or hardship.

Show your support for the volunteer firefighters in the Ashburton District by donating to the Ashburton District Volunteer Firefighters Welfare Fund. Message us to find out more or call 307 5902.

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.Today we cel...
16/06/2026

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.

Today we celebrate the volunteers at Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme!

For the past 9 years, this programme has assisted migrants and newcomers to rural Mid Canterbury to gain a New Zealand driver's license. Most of the people assisted by the programme are women who are isolated on rural properties and the benefits of getting a driver license are lifechanging.

Volunteers are right at the heart of the Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme - transporting participants to road code classes, assisting with childcare during lessons, and as driver mentors. This community kindness is now being repaid as six of the current volunteers were previous participants in the programme.

Thank you to every one of our Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme volunteers for your dedication and commitment to ensuring we have safe and confident new drivers on our roads and a community enriched by cultural diversity.

You can support initiatives like this in our local community with a donation to Advance Ashburton Community Foundation. Message us today to find out more or call 307 5902.

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.Today we cel...
15/06/2026

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.

Today we celebrate the volunteers at Kai for Kids Charitable Trust!

Food poverty affects one in five families in New Zealand, and for our children this has a direct effect on their educational achievement. Kai for Kids aims to provide a nutritious lunch to children at any kindergarten, preschool, primary school, intermediate or high school in the Ashburton District, every day of the school year.

In 2025, this effort translated into 177,443 lunches provided to children in Ashburton at 16 different schools and early childhood centres.

With only 3 part-time staff, the power behind an intervention of this scale is only possible due to a large number of passionate and committed volunteers who prepare and deliver lunch packs across the District every school day.

Thank you to every one of our Kai for Kids volunteers for your dedication and commitment to addressing food poverty in our community.

You can support initiatives like this in our local community with a donation to Advance Ashburton Community Foundation. Message us today to find out more or call 307 5902.

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.Today we cel...
14/06/2026

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.

Today we celebrate the volunteer tutors at the BOOST Literacy Programme!

Unique to the Ashburton District, BOOST has been running for 13 years and supports around 200 children per year in 19 schools and in home school.

Through BOOST, children who need extra support in literacy receive one-on-one tuition twice a week for 30 weeks with a trained volunteer tutor. This is provided at no cost to the school or parents/caregivers thanks to funding provided by Advance Ashburton Community Foundation in collaboration with Mackenzie Charitable Foundation and Heartland Bank.

Over the past 13 years, that is an estimated 58,000 volunteer hours that have directly benefitted over 1,800 children in our community!

Thank you to every one of our BOOST volunteers for your dedication and commitment to improving literacy in our community.

You can support transformational initiatives like BOOST in our local community with a donation to Advance Ashburton Community Foundation. Message us today to find out more or call 307 5902.

14/06/2026

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.

Today we celebrate our Friends of the Foundation!

These wonderful volunteers, many of whom have had a long association with Advance Ashburton as previous Trustees or staff members, help us out in so many ways.

Whether it be delivering newsletters, helping to organise and host events, or supplying morning tea for small functions, our Friends are always there to help.

Thank you to all of our Friends for your ongoing volunteer commitment to our community through Advance Ashburton Community Foundation.

13/06/2026

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.

Today we celebrate the wonderful people in our community who are co-opted onto the Foundation committees and provide advice to our Board!

💛Grants Committee - Ange Leadley, Lisa Anderson, Grant Fleming and Paddy Strange

💛Audit & Risk Committee - Matt Marshall and Brendon Adam

💛Investment Committee - Graham Kennedy, Grant Bonniface and Frank Luxton

💛IT Advisor to the Board - Dave Barron

Thank you all for your ongoing volunteer commitment to our community through Advance Ashburton Community Foundation.

12/06/2026

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.

Today we celebrate Mary Ross!

Mary served as a Trustee of Advance Ashburton Community Foundation from 2013 and was Chair from 2020 - 2025. She was appointed Patron of the Foundation at the end of 2025 and is a member of the Nominations Committee - all of these roles as a volunteer.

Thank you, Mary, for your ongoing volunteer commitment to our community through Advance Ashburton Community Foundation.

11/06/2026

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.

Today we celebrate Mayor Liz McMillan!

Liz was appointed as a Trustee of Advance Ashburton Community Foundation in 2025 when she became Mayor of the Ashburton District, and fufils this role as a volunteer.

Thank you, Liz, for your ongoing volunteer commitment to our community through Advance Ashburton Community Foundation.

10/06/2026

We're joining the Big Shout Out this June to recognise and celebrate the volunteers who power our community.

Today we celebrate Nicki Webster!

Nicki has been a Trustee of Advance Ashburton Community Foundation since 2016 and is Chair of our Grants Committee. She is also a member of the Nominations Committee and the Investment Advisory Committee - all of these roles as a volunteer.

Thank you, Nicki, for your ongoing volunteer commitment to our community through Advance Ashburton Community Foundation.

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Ashburton
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