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The decision is yours! We need your help to decide the winner of the 2013 Super Colour Sports Personality of the Year Award, to be announced at The Dominion Post Sportsperson of the Year Awards on Thursday 13 June. Just for voting, you'll go in the draw to win $500 worth of A2 canvas printing from Super Colour and an iPhone 5, valued at $1,049, from Vodafone. The winning personality also gets $1,000 worth of large format print for their charity of choice from Super Colour. Vote now at http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/promotions/competitions/8703850/Vote-and-be-in-to-win-an-iPhone-5

Tickets are on sale now for The Dominion Post Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards dinner. Always a great night, the 2013 event takes place on June 13 at the Wellington Town hall. Come and celebrate with us. http://www.wellingtonsportsawards.co.nz/default.asp?PageID=14049

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Finalists announced in The Dominion Post Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards 2013 The finalists have been found for The Dominion Post Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards 2013. Esteemed judges, experts in their sporting and sports media fields, had the tough job of whittling down the 230 nominations to 41 deserving finalists. From these finalists 13 categories winners will be chosen, and from these category winners will come the supreme winner; The Dominion Post Wellington Sportsperson of the Year 2013. For a full list of finalists click the link below: http://bit.ly/Spoy13Finalists

Well done Netball- that's a great way to celebrate succcess! Finalist will be announced tomorrow.

Sport Wellington would like to share the Commercial Partnership presentation from the Sport New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards held in April. This presentation shows the great partnership with AMI Insurance which made it to the finalist stage. http://bit.ly/195nIN5

Over 220 nominations have been received for The Dominion Post Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards 2013. More: http://www.sportwellington.org.nz/home/renderBlogEntry?id=64716

Tomorrow is the May Buggy Walk at the Whitby Lower Lake Reserve- Meet from 10am for a 10.30am start. http://www.buggywalk.co.nz/

Urgent Notice: Due to server issues we are not recieving external emails. Therefore we have decided to extend the nominaiton deadline to 5pm Monday 29 April. Sorry about the inconvenience.

The latest Sport Connector Enews is out now featuring: An update on The Dominion Post Sports Awards Recognition for former Sport Wellington Chair Ross Graham Introducing new staff and new sports house tenants A Volunteer Wellington workshop Read it here: http://www.sportwellington.org.nz/assets/Newsletters/Sport-Connector/Sport-Connector-201304..pdf

Its a huge week for AFL in Wellington- there is a full week of programmes around the Anzac Day fixture between St Kilda and Sydney including a Community Open Day at the Basin Reserve on Friday 26 where you can learn more about playing AFL in Wellington. For more go to: http://aflnz.co.nz/

One week left to nominate in The Dominion Post Sportsperson of the Year Awards 2013 - Have you checked out our youtube video from last year's event yet? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_0kzFc3Oto&feature=player_embedded

Stay fit though the Winter and become part of the best trail running and walking series in the Wellington Region ... the XTERRA Wellington Trail Running Series starts next weekend. Each event has short, medium & long options to suit different abilities, right from novice trail runners through to Wellington's finest. This Series will give you a chance to experience all that the nation's capital can throw at you, with breathtaking views, jagged coastlines, lush native forest, and some of the best after match stories you will ever hear. No trail running experience necessary, just a 'get amongst it' attitude. For more details head to www.xterrawellington.co.nz

Sport Wellington and AMI Insurance did not win our category but are extremely proud to be finalists. congratulations to NZ Rugby who did win

The New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards are tonight in Wellington- Sport Wellington and AMI are up for the Commercial Partnership Award- Stay tuned for updates

Gaming trusts give grants of ~$300 million per year to sporting, educational, health, and arts groups and other charities.

See our essential reading below on the application process plus useful tips.

TIP: When applying to Trusts state you are asking them to INVEST with your organisation and develop a partnership!!! We tend to talk about grants and donations - a more professional approach is to talk of investment and returns to the community and your club or sport.

 

NEWS

The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has regular updates on the industry.

 

RESOURCES AND WEBSITES

Gaming Trust application process plus useful tips

Essential reading!

We recommend printing a copy and keeping on file. The following links are described in this process.

 

Spreadsheet to keep track of funding applications

Wellington City Council - Community Gaming Trusts

An excellent list of all Gaming Trusts in Wellington and the types of funding that they cover. Scroll down the left to find your required funding purpose then go across to the right to find what Trust funds that purpose. There is also info on each trust at the end.

Trusts that make grants in the greater Wellington region

Click the blue triangles to dig deeper and also list by venue. It is essential to know what Trusts operate in your specific area.

Executive summary - sample headings

Overview of gaming machines and the industry

Gaming funding in to the Sport and Recreation sector: An update on 2010 and comparision with 2007. Sept 2011.

10 tips for good grant applications

What gaming trust should a club target for their area and how much should they apply to each?

Wellington, Hataitai or Newtown

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KEY PARTNERS

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