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The Trust now has a
compliment of 8 Trustees this is made up of seven permanent Trustees
plus the Treasurer of the RSA.
At a
recent meeting of the Trust it was resolved that the
Foxton RSA Trust make a grant of $500.00 to RNZRSA for
the Forces gift parcels for Christmas.
The
Trust has also agreed to make a donation of $250.00 to
the Foxton Play Centre to assist with the purchase of
new outside equipment. This donation was made without
prejudice.
The Foxton RSA Trust awards a
scholarship and certificate to a selected pupil from Manawatu
College each year. The money is designed to assist a top
student, selected by the College with the expected costs needed
to enter some form of tertiary education or apprenticeship.
In addition to this and since 1996
the Trust has made a Citizenship award, money and certificate to
a selected year 8
Foxton RSA Trust Scholarship
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Citizenship Awards
Recipients of the College Scholarship and the Primary
Schools
Citizenship Awards for the year 2011-12-07
Manawatu College:
Emily Pond
Emily
is going to Victoria
University in 2012 to study for a degree.
Foxton Primary
School: Atua Okawhenuaroa
Atua has been an
outstanding student from the moment he started at Foxton
Primary School. He is a humble boy, helpful and always
positive. He is popular with the staff at the school and all
the students his age and younger. This is probably because
he comes from a large whanua, He is the oldest in the Whanau
and he has many younger siblings and looks after them. Atua
is involved with all sports. He is a natural musician, and
plays the bass. He is a member of the School Band. Atua is
also the boys leader of the senior kapa haka team and has
won awards in this field. Atua is a natural leader and we are
confident that whatever he does in the future he will be
well respected. It has been an honour to nurture him towards
his future as a born leader. Nga mihi Ahi
Oroua Downs
School: Dylan Lewis
Dylan has
matured greatly this year and is always willing to lend a
helping hand. He organised a fantastic fundraiser for our
school camp and sourced prizes and sponsorship for this. He
has many passions and commitments, one of which is
rebuilding an old Prefect car. Dylan has great manners and
works well with younger children. He is a gentle leader and
hopes to be a Ministry of Fisheries Officer as a career.
Coley Street School: Scott Hoffman
Scott Hoffman of
the school’s annual speech competition, which is a
prestigious award at the school. He heads to Manawatu
College in 2012. He currently has a huge involvement in all
school activities and is popular with the other pupils and
staff alike. Scott’s future plans are to study medicine and
become a doctor.
St Mary’s Catholic School: Jayden Moore
Jayden provides
vast support and services within both our school community
and within the wider community of Foxton. He is a volunteer
of the Foxton Tram Committee and will be seen most weekends
aboard the tram. He organised a wonderful tram adventure and
Teddy Bears picnic this year, to raise funds towards
Christchurch. He raised $220.00. Jayden provides mentorship
to our junior students and is a well respected and well
loved member of our school. He is a true inspiration to
those who have the privilege of working alongside him.
Jayden will be sadly missed by St Mary’s as he heads upon
his school journey to Manawatu College. We will miss his
love, courage service and his true sense of ‘community.’
Foxton Beach
Primary School: Hope Thomsen
Hope was chosen
for this award as she has stepped up and taken on roles and
responsibilities within our school, including services such
as being a road patroller and school leader. She gave her
time to the school to help teachers with jobs, and gave up a
weekend to paint scenery for our production. Hope can see
the bigger picture and offers to do things other children
don’t want to do, as she can see the end goal. She gets on
well with her peers, teachers and parents alike. She is
often the ‘peace maker’ amongst other children. Hope shows a
maturity beyond her age, and initiative that some adults
don’t have. Hope embodies the sort of young person we aim to
send on from our school and we know she will do well in the
future
Foxton RSA Trust (Incorporated)
The Foxton RSA Trust Board was established on the 19 March 1993. Its
purpose is to act as the Welfare Arm of the Foxton RSA – the
founding body. The stake holders in the Trust are the members of the
Foxton RSA.
Although not incorporated as a Charitable Trust initially, the Trust
nevertheless has always operated as a separate entity to the RSA. It
has its own IRD number and recently applied to be registered with
the Charities Commission in order to protect its tax exemption
status. The Trust became an Incorporated Charitable Trust on the 9th
January 2007. It is registered with the Companies Office as such and
its registration number is 1899726.
Since 1996 the Trust has supported the Primary Schools of Foxton
with the provision of an annual citizenship award to an outstanding
year 8 pupil in each of the five schools. In addition the Trust
makes a Scholarship Award to a selected final year student to assist
with the costs of entering tertiary education.
This year all the schools have indicated that these awards are very
much in their planning and they wish the awards to continue.
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