Pāpāmoa Surf Life Saving Club

What a Community Group Fund is

A Community Group Fund with the Acorn Foundation provides a future-focused way for community organisations to build long-term resilience. Rather than relying primarily on occasional fundraising events or one-off grants, contributions to the Fund are invested, and the annual returns generate a reliable income stream.

Over time this dependable funding allows the organisation to plan ahead, retain or hire staff, upgrade equipment or facilities, and respond confidently to community needs. By supporting a Community Group Fund you’re not just giving once, you’re helping ensure the organisation can keep making a real difference, year after year.

About Pāpāmoa Surf Life Saving Club

Based on the stunning 14-kilometre stretch of white sand at Pāpāmoa Beach, Pāpāmoa Surf Life Saving Club is a volunteer-driven, community-centred organisation dedicated to preventing drowning and injury in our growing coastal community. 

From their lifeguard patrols to a strong Junior Surf programme (for children aged 5–13) and a Rookies Junior Lifeguard pathway for ages 12–13, the club is building water-skills, confidence and connection right across all ages. With nearly 900 active members spanning age 5 through to 80, Pāpāmoa SLSC is already one of New Zealand’s largest and busiest surf-life-saving clubs. 

By donating to this Community Group Fund, you’re supporting more than beach patrols, you’re underpinning an organisation that empowers volunteers, cultivates future lifeguards, strengthens community safety and enriches a fast-growing coastal neighbourhood.