Bulls and District Community Trust An Overview With a proven a track record of delivering events, programmes and actjvitjes throughout Bulls and wider District it is our pleasure to not only invite you but also encourage your feedback on our performance. In 2017 the Trust celebrated it ’ s Million Dollar Milestone under the steward ship of Josephine Rangooni who resigned late 2016. New Trust Chair Helen Scully along with Trustees Tim Scotland, Annabel Sidey, Annabel Whisker, Clifgord Brown and Mike O ’ Bryne provide strong stewardship of the Trust and have a willingness to ask the tough questjons of each other and motjvate the group to a higher level of Transparency. Each Trustee has a strong commitment to our organisatjon and the Bulls community, their combined strengths see the Trust in a strong positjon and heading towards its benchmark goal of reaching 2 million dollars brought into local community as wages and the overall costs associated with our programs, projects and actjvitjes. Planning future years ’ development always aligns with our Vision, Mission, Strategic Plans and our Trust Purposes. These documents shape our future but also shape the development of Bulls over the next few years. Consultatjon with community groups, Primary School principals, partnering businesses, volunteers and statjstjcal data provides a bank of informatjon that tells us who resides, works, raises families, own businesses and partjcipates in social actjvitjes with Bulls and the wider community. This is an invaluable resource and shapes our entjre work plan. We acknowledge that as with any organisatjon there can be variatjons in our work plan throughout the year. It is important to be able to adopt excitjng opportunitjes that are not planned but provide fantastjc opportunitjes for engagement across the Bulls community. 2016 – 2017 saw a change in our reportjng and communicatjon to funders and community. This is a new era for the Trust, the fjrst Annual Repost was produced in the form of a calendar. This highlighted our achievements and what can happen when groups of volunteers come together for a common project. This report was well received by private and government funders. The annual report was shown to Lotueries Board representatjve Khoa Nguyen by Department of Internal Afgairs stafg member, Maggie Regan. His comment was “ outstanding - what a fantastjc way to highlight the work of a non - profjt, share their successes, well done. ” Contjnuing with our Annual Report and the importance of transparency the 2017/2018 Annual Report will be tabled April 2018. Million Dollar Celebratj tjon February 2017
How We Work Creatjng opportunitjes that build and augment protectjve factors at the community, family, school and individual level which are critjcal to the promotjon of health and wellbeing. This includes the development and delivery of a range of engaging community health promotjng programs, projects and actjvitjes. Our volunteers not only promote the benefjts of civic engagement and volunteerism within their families/ whanau, but also to the many community service clubs and groups which they work within. These actjvitjes have the dual benefjt for volunteers as well as for community residents in terms of meetjng expressed needs or interests. Volunteers and partjcipants have opportunitjes to contribute to their community, further develop a sense of mastery in a variety of skills from fundraising, project and event management, Health and Safety guidelines and Risk assessments which are important contributjng factors to our planning and delivery of our programme. To meet implementatjon requirements, we have developed a pool of very skilled volunteers who in additjon support the development and adherence to program policies and standards. Community Development Manager Jan Harris works with volunteers to develop event and project plans for each of the actjvitjes including budget and resource proposals. Partnerships are developed with local businesses, schools and community service organisatjons to work collaboratjvely towards achievement of the actjvitjes. Project teams undertake a range of event and project tasks including fundraising and risk assessment and planning - mitjgatjon, actjvity delivery and evaluatjon from partjcipants to inform future planning. Working collectjvely on programs, projects and actjvitjes that capture the imaginatjons and harness the energy of others, we celebrate our diversity, build on our existjng strengths and impact the health and wellbeing of our volunteers and those who atuend or partjcipate at our events. We learn more when working with others and revel in the success of our shared projects. The table below represents the Trusts annual programs, actj tjvitj tjes and events for the 2018 - 19 year. This is not the Workplan submitu tued to Council for consideratj tjon.
Key Outcome Areas Actjvitjes Environmental Bulls River Users Group Support Bulls School Contjnuatjon of Place Making Projects including Iwi, Horizons, Enviro Team with their At the River Reserve Council and initjatjves. Bulls School Enviro Team Developing Bulls Bag Source Funding for Initjatjve - reducing plastjc maintenance project bags in Bulls costs of placemaking Arts Wear - a - bull Arts Bulls Murals Art 4 Arts Sake Exhibitjon Annual Bulls and District Bulls in Bulls Project Rose Show with Lions Club Cultural Matariki Concert Marae Support Samoan Community Support Social Bull - it - inn Upkeep of Infrastructure Support for Community Bulls Volunteer Fire Community Groups Brigade Christmas Infrastructure - Scout & Guide Hall Maintenance Parade Facilitjes - Bulls in Bulls Commituee and James Bull. - Bulls Rugby Football Club - Bulls Community Commituee River Users Group Ongo- - Bulls Toy Library ing Upgrade. - RSA Ladies/Men ’ s - Bulls Historical Society and Bulls Museum Friendship Club Free Community Concert Annual Bulls and District Bulls and Clifuon School Primary Schools Rhythm in Bulls Community Rose Show Bulls Recipe Book - Social Media generatjonal/family - Facebook Cookbook - Instagram Health and Wellbeing Raising Resilient Kids Age Concern Steady as Connect - a - bull - Community Parentjng Seminar You Go Exercise Support &Neighbourhood Patrol Group - Disconnected residents - Increase Community Support and Neigh- bourhood Patrol network. Men ’ s Health Initjatjve Community Health News Atuend Health networking meetjngs in with Doctor Dave Baldwin page in the Marton promotjng Health checks Bull - it - inn for men Health opportunitjes for Pink Breakfast Volunteer Passports - work ready doc for Rural isolated community fundraiser and breast returning to work. care awareness Economic Bulls in Bulls Project Business Investment Complete development of new Bulls Website A - Bull Branding Business Breakfast The Bull Bag Positjve Youth Devel- Further Level - Up, The Bulls Youth Reference Youth Economic Partjcipatjon and Job opment Next Phase. Group. Readiness Project - mentoring, resume Youth Passport development, work experience.
Expected Outcomes/Benefjts The expected benefjts and outcomes of the proposed funding is two - fold: • The direct benefjt to community volunteers and their families through increased health and wellbe- ing through civic engagement. • Increased health and wellbeing for Bulls residents through partjcipatjon in health and wellbeing promotjon programs, projects, and actjvitjes. Our programmes and events are the collaboratjve work of volunteers who donate valuable tjme and expertjse, enormous amounts of courage, civic pride and a passion for being involved in grass root projects. Volunteers are the lifeblood of our community and they are the key drivers to our shared success. • Providing greater opportunitjes that further develop community connectedness through community partjcipatjon within our programmes and events builds the strengths of our volunteers and recruits new ones. • Increased civic pride, community actjvitjes that provide opportunitjes for our rural isolated community to engage. • Building on the existjng strengths of our community, acknowledging the talents, drawing on community groups we empower residents to work collaboratjvely together encouraging ownership and pride amongst volunteers and residents. • Fosters a spirit of civic engagement where children and young people both witness and engage with parents and grandparents, providing opportunitjes for social connectjon and cross age mentoring. • Harnesses the diversity of skills that exist within the Bulls community toward the development and delivery of events and community actjvitjes. The Bull Bag - Business Collaboratjon In Bulls
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