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Bob & Joy Owens Scholarship Winners for 2020

08 Dec 2020

Bob & Joy Owens Scholarship Winners for 2020

We were delighted to attend various awards ceremonies at several WBOP colleges through November/December to see the Owens Scholarships handed out to seven standout Year 13 students.

Acorn's 2020 AGM and Distributions Celebration Evening

17 Nov 2020

Acorn's 2020 AGM and Distributions Celebration Evening

We had a fabulous evening on 16 November, hosting our AGM at The Kollective along with around 80 Acorn donors, recipients and supporters.

Celebrating Outward Bound's 2020 Tangaroa Watch students

17 Nov 2020

Celebrating Outward Bound's 2020 Tangaroa Watch students

The Acorn Foundation was very pleased to host the 2020 Outward Bound Scholarship celebration on Wednesday 11 November at The Kollective in Tauranga.

Celebrating the 2020 Page Acorn Engineering Scholarship Winners

10 Nov 2020

Celebrating the 2020 Page Acorn Engineering Scholarship Winners

We were absolutely delighted to (finally) be able to celebrate the five winners of this year's Page Acorn Engineering Scholarships in early November.

2020 Jann Medlicott Creative Arts Award Winner announced

03 Nov 2020

2020 Jann Medlicott Creative Arts Award Winner announced

Congratulations to Sarah Mileham, winner of this year's Jann Medlicott Creative Arts Award which will go towards supporting her training for a career in the creative arts.

Breakfast with local professional advisors

15 Oct 2020

Breakfast with local professional advisors

It was wonderful to be joined by our local professional advisors for a breakfast seminar at Findex Tauranga.

2020 BOP Medical Students Scholarship Winner announced

12 Oct 2020

2020 BOP Medical Students Scholarship Winner announced

EBOP student, Aman Singh, is the very deserving winner of the BOP Medical Students Scholarship for 2020.

Morning tea in the regions

23 Sep 2020

Morning tea in the regions

The Acorn team thoroughly enjoyed meeting with supporters and recipient organisations in Katikati and Te Puke this week.

Remembering Acorn donors - 10 new oak trees planted

10 Sep 2020

Remembering Acorn donors - 10 new oak trees planted

Friends and family joined together on a lovely day in September to honour recently deceased Acorn donors.

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