Leaders in Good Business Announced
Robin Hoods 2010 Prime Ministers Social Heroes Awards
The finalists and winners were:
Supreme 2010 Prime Minister's Social Hero Award
WINNER: Starship Mobile Phone Appeal: Telecommunications Sector collaboration
Health CATEGORY
WINNER: Starship Mobile Phone Appeal (Telecom, Vodafone, 2degrees, TelstraClear ASB, Barfoot & Thompson, Mercury Energy, The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Air NZ, Chevron/Caltex, Ticketmaster, NZ Bus)
Leukaemia & Blood Foundation & Price Waterhouse Coopers
Cure Kids & JB Were/Goldman Sachs
Leukaemia and Blood Foundation & Fire Fighters
Skills Exchange
WINNER: ASB & The Order of St John
Yellow PC Donation Initiative
Russell McVeagh & the Community Law Centre
Fonterra Science Roadshow
Individual Social Hero Award
WINNER: Sully Paea
Collaboration in Communities
WINNER: Leukaemia and Blood Foundation & Fire Fighters Partnership
Starship Mobile Phone Appeal
Good Magazine & Intrepid Travel NZ Volunteer Awards
TechSoup New Zealand (Microsoft NZ, Xero, Remarkit, Telosa, Giftworks)
Building a better Future
JOINT WINNER: SAFE Network and the Vodafone Foundation
JOINT WINNER: What's Up and Telecom
Lifeline and Telstra Clear
Long Term Partnership Award
WINNER: Russell McVeagh & Community Law Centre
Robin Hoods 2009 Prime Ministers Social Heroes Awards
Robin Hoods 2009 Prime Ministers Social Heroes Awards - Health:
Genesis Energy and the Genesis Oncology Trust
Since its formation the Trust has injected $4 million of new funding into cancer research and professional education projects.
Genesis enlisted its customers with regular monthly contributions of $1, $2 or $3. And were reassured that giving a little is OK.
In seven years the Genesis Oncology Trust has grown to become New Zealand's second largest dedicated funder of cancer control research and education and currently distributes $1 million annually.
Robin Hoods 2009 Prime Ministers Social Heroes Awards New Initiative
WINNER: KickStart Breakfast - Fonterra and Sanitarium
When responding to low food security reported in low-income areas ...Fonterra asked school principals if there was an issue with kids arriving at school hungry. Kickstart in partnership with Sanitarium was initially launched to the anticipated 100 low decile schools.
When the number of schools reporting their children were arriving hungry rose in a few months to 300 schools (nearly a third of all decile one to decile four schools in the country) the partners tripled the investment required to almost $750k per annum
Judges Special Award
WINNER: Annie Coates
Annie came to New Zealand from her native Burma in 1983 and 7 years ago was thrust into a new role that she had never expected.
She inherited the Golden Lotus, a Thai restaurant in Wellington's Brooklyn, when the owner was forced to return to Thailand for personal reasons. Since then Annie has run the Golden Lotus because she sees it as an opportunity to train and mentor young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
Dozens of migrants have started out under her watchful eye, learning how to wait on tables, prepare food or work in the kitchen. They have gone on to other jobs as a result of the work experience they have gained. Others worked for her in order to pay their university course fees and so were able to avoid crippling debt due to her support. Annie is nana, aunty and mum to hundreds.
Robin Hoods 2009 Prime Ministers Social Heroes Awards Education/ Arts
WINNER: Fairfax Media and Fairfax First Books
The three core initiatives are: Fairfax First Books, Fairfax Book Bank and the "Have you read to your child today" advertising campaign.
Through Fairfax First Books, each term nearly 4,000 youngsters are gifted with a book to spark their imaginations and feed their minds.
Since launch date around 16,000 children have benefitted from the programme, with 56,000 books distributed to date.
The Fairfax Book Bank programme collects good quality pre-loved books from the community for NZKI kindergartens to use in their libraries. The "Have your read to your child today" advertising campaign broadens awareness of the importance of reading among children and families throughout New Zealand via Fairfax Media's extensive network of metropolitan, regional and community newspapers.
Robin Hoods 2009 Prime Ministers Social Heroes Awards Collaboration
WINNER: Goodman Fielder and Daily Bread
Food banks are even more critical in times of recession...this partnership Goodman Fielder Auckland's City Mission Food network and the Salvation Army has stuck true to its commitment-
And since then Nature's Fresh bread has been baked daily and delivered it to food banks throughout the country - in fact 100,000 loaves a year!
To the judges knowledge this is the only food manufacturer in the country who produces extra volume every day to guarantee supply to food banks.
Robin Hoods 2009 Prime Ministers Social Heroes Awards: Long Term Partnership
WINNER: PGG Wrightson and The IHC Calf Scheme
Every year in the last 25 years over 5,000 farmers donate annually to support over 45,000 people and their families living with intellectual disability in New Zealand
It all stared when an enterprising IHC supporter walked up a farmer's driveway and asked for a calf to auction- 25 years ago
Now nationwide Farmers calves and donates them to the ihc sales -often it's the first borne calf. ...Every year farmers pick its replacement. ...With some farmers opting to donate a calf for every child in their family!
Currently raising 1 million dollars a year - all of which stays in the local area it was raised in.
The Prime Ministers Supreme Award
All winners of the previous categories are reviewed for this award....to be then selected for the Prime Ministers Supreme Award......
WINNER: PGG Wrightson and the IHC Calf Scheme
Robin Hoods 2008 Prime Ministers Social Heroes Awards
At a celebration attended by 200 business leaders held at St Mathews in the City in Auckland on August 7th the Robin Hood Foundation board announced the winners of this years Social Heroes Awards
Minister for Social Development and Employment Ruth Dyson announced the overall winner of the Prime Ministers Award, Vodafone for their World of Difference Program.
Commenting on the entries received, Sharon Hunter, Robin Hood Foundation Board Chairman said, "The calibre of this years entries is illustrative of the way in which a diverse mix of New Zealand businesses are leading the way in innovative engagement within the social sector.
The finalists and winners were:
Fairfax Media Social Hero Award for Youth Partnership
Judges commendations:
ANZ & The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Inc, a partnership enabling the delivery of valuable financial education and information to high needs families across the nation.
Warehouse Stationery Ltd & KidsCan Raincoats for Kids enabling the provision of 22,000 financially disadvantaged children with raincoats enabling them to make their way warm and dry to school every day.
WINNER: Vodafone Foundation & World of Difference providing 32 recipients to date, with mentoring, access to specialist skills provided by the corporate partners staff, media skills training, funding and the opening up of networks beyond those currently accessible - all of which has contributed to gains and increased reach far beyond the scope of the recipients original intentions.
Robin Hood Social Hero Award for Enabling Others
Judges commendations:
Air New Zealand & Christmas Online Auction for their contribution of almost half a million dollars to Star Jam, Starship Foundation and Make a Wish Foundation to enable the continuation of their work in the social sector.
WINNER: AMP Financial Services for the AMP Scholarship Programme, which awards 12 annual scholarships from a pool of $200,000. Age is no barrier...the only criterion is attitude - that is, embodiment of the courage, determination and passion required to succeed at their chosen goal.
Robin Hood Social Hero Award for Partnership Strength over Time:
Judges commendations:
Hubbard's Foods Ltd & Outward Bound Trust for having raised over $1million dollars and millions of dollars more in profile for their chosen not for profit over the past 13 years.
WINNER: Westpac New Zealand Limited & Westpac Rescue Helicopters, a partnership enabling over 35,000 rescue missions throughout Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, and Christchurch regions.
MORE FM Social Hero Award for Health Sector Partnership
Judges commendations:
Auckland Airport & the National Burns Unit, a partnership built on a 7-year commitment to enable the expansion in breadth and depth of work in the care and recovery of burns victims nationwide.
Glasson's & the Breast Cancer Research Trust, for the inception and success of a nationwide fashion movement for good that has to date raised over $3million to support the Breast Cancer Research Trust.
WINNER: The National Bank & The Cancer Society of New Zealand Daffodil Day, a partnership spanning over 17 years, and raising over $12 million to date.
Robin Hood Social Hero Award for Innovative Solutions
Judges commendations:
AUT & Lifewise, an innovative approach to tackling not only the reality of homelessness, but also for its willingness to step up and develop a national forum to develop effective corporate citizenship in New Zealand.
WINNER: The Royal New Zealand Air Force & Child, Youth, & Family for their ongoing programme of engagement for foster care kids and the special people, and often unrewarded people who care for them.
Robin Hood Social Hero Award for Community Engagement
Judges commendations:
NZ Post Community Post & Literacy, a programme that has enabled free distribution of approximately 1-1.5 million free envelopes to over 4,600 non-profit groups annually for the past decade plus literacy partnerships
Orca/Dulux & Habitat for Humanity, a partnership enabling the provision of free paint and manpower to support the housing of an estimated 29 needy families a year over the past 11 years.
WINNER: The Mad Butcher & Suburban Newspapers Community Trust, for a partnership spanning 9 years and raising over $1million for community projects and health initiatives that have had a direct impact on the lives of countless kiwis.
The Prime Ministers Social Heros Award - The overall winner is: Vodafone Foundation & World of Difference
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