Thanks to our external funders!
Following our successful application to the Otago Catchment Community fund in December last, year, FOBC was busy submitting & finalising funding applications to Central Lakes Trust and Patagonia during January. We were excited to receive notification in February and early March that both these applications had been successful.
We have been so fortunate to receive funding from both these applications. Under the new charitable trust structure FOBC will no longer be requiring subscriptions from members and going forward we will need to rely on funding from supporters through private donations and funding from external organisations.
Funding from these external organisations is used to support the following activities:
Supervising Community Service Workers in partnership with the Department of Corrections
Overseeing the restoration plan for Bullock Creek, including clearance, weed & pest management, native planting and maintenance.
Managing volunteers and visitors to the Wetlands
Engaging with the local community and providing educational opportunities for local schools and conservation groups.
Communicating to supporters
Liaising with other Wanaka environmental group
Preparing and submitting ongoing funding applications
“But the key to FOBC continuing is the strength of our volunteer commitment. The people who donate their time, money and skills remain the backbone of our charitable organisation.”
more about patagonia funding
This funding is a new source, not only for FOBC, but other environmental groups in Wanaka, NZ and around the globe. Patagonia as you maybe aware is an internationally recognised brand of clothing started in by Yvon Chouinard in 1973. Patagonia has been restructured in 2022, to be a not for profit organisation using a very different business model. To read more about Patagonia’s unique mission: “the earth is our only shareholder” - go to https://www.patagonia.co.nz/pages/ownership.