The Arrowtown Trust has taken out the Supreme Award at the 2011 TrustPower Queenstown Lakes District Community Awards.
The awards were announced and presented on Monday November 14 at the Arrowtown Hall.
For winning the Supreme Award, the Arrowtown Trust received a framed certificate, a trophy and $1,500 prize money. The Arrowtown Trust now has the opportunity to represent the district at the 2011 TrustPower National Community Awards, which are being held in the Ashburton District in March 2012.
In total, TrustPower gave away over $5,000 to various community groups through the Awards.
TrustPower Community Relations Representative Jess
Somerville says a special part of Arrowtown's rich history
lives on, thanks to the committed volunteers of The Arrowtown
Trust.
"The restoration of the three miner's cottages was a
mammoth task achieved by huge voluntary hours from
the Arrowtown Trust.
Volunteers were involved in every aspect of the project
from the thorough research through to co-ordinating the
construction. These same volunteers also fundraised for the
over $700,000.00 necessary to pull a project of this scale
off.
Thanks to the foresight of the Arrowtown Trust,
Arrowtown is now home to three fully restored miners cottages
and a special part of it's unique history has been preserved
for the benefit of many", says Miss Somerville.
The competition for this year's TrustPower Queenstown Lakes District Community Awards was strong with a record 35 nomination's received for the Awards.
Other winners at the night's TrustPower Queenstown Lakes District Community Awards were:
Heritage and Environment
Winner: Arrowtown Trust
Runner-Up: Upper Clutha Tracks Trust
Health and Well Being
Winner: Cancer Society Queenstown Lakes
Runner-Up: Citizens Advice Bureau Queenstown
Commendation: Lake Hawea Volunteer Fire Brigade
Commendation: Arrowtown Volunteer Fire Brigade
Arts and Culture
Winner: Wanaka Musicians Society Inc.
Runner-Up: Queenstown Art Society
Sport and Leisure
Winner: Adaptive Snowsports NZ
Runner-Up: Coastguard Queenstown
Education and Child/Youth Development
Winner: Kahu Youth
Runner-Up: The Alternative Learning Kids
Supreme Winner
The Arrowtown Trust
For more information please contact:
Jess Somerville
Community Relations Representative
Ph: 0800 87 11 11 or 021 791 084
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