24 INSIDE Harcourts NEWZEALANDUPDATE IN FOUNDATION Harcourts Foundation backs Kiwi Kids! The Harcourts Foundation is now a proud supporter of Gumboot Friday (4th November), and kick started its support with a $20,000 donationwhichwas presented toMike King on stage at the New Zealand Leadership Conference. Mike shed light on themental health crisis in NewZealand and about the positive impact this donationwill make to the childrenwho access the free counselling service. Since April 2019 Gumboot Friday has raised over 3million dollars for free kids counselling. This has paid for over 20,000 sessions for just under 10,000 kids. The average cost per session is $138.00. It’s anticipated that money raised by Gumboot Friday over the next 12months will pay for a further 20,000 free sessions before the end of 2023. Harcourts has producedmarketing and communication assets for the network to utilise throughout the campaign. These assets have been released to themarket and are held on H1 under Harcourts Foundation - Gumboot Friday. Bryan Thomson, Managing Director - Harcourts NewZealand &Mike King, Founder of I amHope and Gumboot Friday. Harcourts NewZealand corporate are proud to support Bowel Cancer NewZealand The grant of $5,250 will enable bowel cancer patients to regain strength &mobility through attending physiotherapy sessions during and after their cancer treatment. Victoria Thompson, Nurse Support Co-ordinator says “There’s a strong sense of empowerment as the cancer patients regain control over their body once again. As a participant’s wellbeing improves through their cancer rehab sessions, these positive benefits impact all aspects of the lives and of their families/whanau too. Bryan Thomson, Managing Director - Harcourts NewZealand and Jo Clifford, Chief Operations Officer – Harcourts NewZealand presenting Victoria Thompson, Nurse Support Co-ordinator - Bowel Cancer New Zealand the cheque for $5,250. Harcourts Dancing for Hospicewith ETBRealty On Saturday 20 August, the amazing team fromETB Realty in Rotorua celebrated their annual ‘Harcourts Dancing with Hospice’ event. The sold-out gala evening which raised $130,000 in 2021 saw 20 local personalities take to the dancefloor for one-night-only to put on a spectacular dance-off. The event which is widely supported by the local community and businesses, sees all funds raised donated to Rotorua Community Hospice. Congratulations toWayne Pamment, Erin Kingston and team, we can’t wait to hear howmuch you raise for this incredible charity in 2022. Hospice NewZealand andHarcourts Foundation to continuemeaningful partnership Harcourts Foundation and Hospice NewZealand have renewed their NewZealand Grants Programme for the 6th year in a row. Established in 2017, the Hospice NZ Grants Programme has seenmore than $225, 000 granted to hospices throughout the country so they can purchase much needed specialised equipment. “On behalf of all hospices around the country, I want to say thank you to Harcourts for a renewed commitment in helping NewZealanders with life limiting conditions, and their families, to ‘live everymoment. Thank you for all you do for hospice already and thank you in anticipation of the exciting things to come.” - Wayne Naylor, Acting Chief Executive of Hospice NewZealand
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