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TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award

The TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award recognises and rewards students for their selfless commitment to their school and the community. Here we tell you how, through the Spirit Award, we are identifying and rewarding our up and coming community leaders.  You can also find out about the amazing TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award winners.

 

About the TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award
The TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award is a new initiative aimed at recognising secondary school students’ service to school and the community.  The Youth Community Spirit Award is run alongside the existing TrustPower Community Awards, which are run in partnership with local city and distict Councils.   The Award recognises a students service to their school and the community.

 

Each year TrustPower invites each secondary school/college in the respective regions to recommend one year 13 student from that school to receive the TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award. The recommended students then either appear in person before the Community Awards judging panel or write an essay to present to the panel (dependent on the region). The panel then collectively decides on the recipient of the Award based on the following criteria:

  • Contributed widely as a student to their college/school;

  • Developed good relationships, treating others with respect and care;

  • Given service to school or community projects;

  • Been a good ambassador for the college/school and the region.

 

The winner of the TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award receives a framed certifcate and $500 prize money - $250 to keep personally and $250 to donate to a voluntary group or organisation of their choice.

Click on the links below to read about the inspirational TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award Winners. 

2011 TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award Winners
2010 TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award Winners
2009 TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award Winners


Community Awards

The TrustPower Community Awards are run in 24 regions around New Zealand to recognise and reward the outstanding contribution voluntary groups and organisations make in our communities.

 

Here you will find all you need to know About the Awards, including When Entries Open in your region, How to Enter a voluntary group for the Awards, where to find and complete an Information Form, who the Regional Winners are and, of course, all about our National Community Awards.

 

 The Bay of Islands Vintage Railway Trust - Supreme Winners of the 2010 TrustPower National Community Awards

The Bay of Islands Vintage Railway Trust with the Supreme Award from the 2010 TrustPower National Community Awards.  Click here to find out more.