Level Group ANZ Members voted. One winner turned into three for free plumber and sparky help in Queenstown.
Giving back, mucking in, and doing stuff for the good of our communities is in our DNA. So as part of our annual conference, we’re sending 50 of our attendees to help a community group in Queenstown with any general trades jobs that need to be done.
We put a call out to Queenstown based community groups to nominate themselves for the help, and had a lot of interest.
Luckily, we had the support of Jennifer Belmont at Wakatipu Community Foundation to spread the word. Jennifer joined our judging panel - along with Brent and Megan Christie and Jason and Sonja Weeks, Level Members and Local Impact 2024 Project Managers. They were each instrumental in helping us arrive at who should benefit from the help.
From the submissions, the intent was for the judging panel to choose three organisations for the short list, and then our Members would choose their favourite from the three.
We asked our people to choose one organisation to win, but they struggled with that, and the overwhelming response from most of them was asking if we could just help all three organisations on our short list. So that’s what we’re going to do!
The three winning organisations are Baskets of Blessings, Central Lakes Family Services and Wakatipu Playcentre. Learn more about them below.
We’re excited to help make a difference to these three organisations. The work we’re doing is what you’d know us for - plumbing and electrical - but one of our projects is setting up a tradie corner for our littlest apprentices at Wakatipu Play Centre - it’s going to be great!
- Matt Davies, General Manager, Level Group NZ
Jennifer Belmont,
Founder & CEO Wakatipu Community Foundation
The scope of work requested for Local Impact 2024 includes energy-efficient indoor lighting upgrades, outdoor lighting and heating upgrades, power socket replacements, heat pump installation, bathroom and kitchen plumbing, painting, property maintenance, yard work, and kids’ hands-on interactive play stations.
Read on to find out more below!
Volunteers coordinate generous donations to deliver unexpected gift baskets and food to individuals and families suddenly struggling from unexpected life challenges. Established in 1990, Baskets of Blessings has recently escalated to now distribute over 500 gift baskets yearly and up to 3,000 free frozen meals a month.
Provides a range of social services, including information, advocacy, counselling and programmes to support families and individuals experiencing family violence, sexual harm, mental well-being challenges and parenting and perinatal issues. Also provides Ministry of Justice-approved adult safety and non-violence programmes.
Here both children and parents/caregivers attend. Activities change daily as parents bring different skills, interests, and cultural backgrounds to add to the rich learning environment. Welcoming children aged 0–6 years, mixed-age play allows children to engage with others, older and younger. Families come together here, and lifelong friendships are formed, creating thriving, connected communities.
Many thanks to POWERBASE, the Wakatipu Community Foundation, and to our Level Members.
We are Level Group ANZ - a membership organisation for independent electrician and plumber trades. It’s in our genetic makeup to give back to our local communities. It feels good to give, our members love to roll up their sleeves and muck in, and we’re in a good position to do just that. It’s also good for team bonding, well-being and knowledge sharing. You can read more about us here at levelau.com.au and levelnz.nz
Sure can! Email localimpact@levelnz.nz and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
Email us at hello@levelnz.nz - we look forward to chatting!
Luke McCallum,
Level ANZ Managing Director
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