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Acorn Foundation announces more than $3M in donations for 2022
Acorn’s incredible donors have allowed this region’s local community foundation to distribute more than $3M to 213 charitable organisations and scholarship and award programmes this year.
An up-to-date Will is vital
During Wills Month 2022, 14 local law offices across the region have offered to add a gift to the community through Acorn to their clients’ wills for free.
Nominations for Western Bay Community Awards 2023 Are Now Open
Previously known as the TECT Community Awards, the awards return with a new name, the Western Bay Community Awards.
Acorn Foundation is currently seeking a volunteer to join our Investment Advisory Committee
If you would like to use your investment knowledge to support the communities in the WBOP, we’d love to hear from you!
Celebration of Dale Carnegie 2022 Scholarship Winners
On Thursday, 7 July, 22 students from schools across the Western Bay of Plenty were excited to receive their graduation certificates for completing the 2022 Acorn Foundation Dale Carnegie Youth…
Partnership fund to simplify community event funding process within Tauranga and the Western Bay
Local funders within Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty have established a new fund which will streamline application processes for community events. The Tauranga Western Bay Community Event…
TECT & Acorn Foundation are hiring!
Are you ready to become part of a community game-changer? Would you like to work with a team that is passionate about creating a thriving, caring and connected community in the Western Bay of Plenty?…
Local Students win 2022 scholarships to Outward Bound
This is the sixth year 14 students have been awarded the 2022 Outward Bound Scholarship to attend the Tangaroa Watch programme in the South Island.
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