Altrusa International Inc, District Fifteen
Nelson
President: Chris Mouter
Secretary: Anne White
Correspondence address: PO Box 805, Nelson
Business Meetings:2nd Wednesday, 5.30 pm (Fellowship) 6.00pm (Meeting)
Program Meetings: 4th Wednesday, 5.30 pm (Fellowship) 6.00 pm (Meeting)
Venue: Staffroom, Victory School, Vanguard Street, Nelson
Nelson-Stoke-Richmond-Tasman areas
The Nelson Altrusa Club is one of 25 in New Zealand and has a proud record of community service over the past 25 years.
Nelson Altrusa Club undertakes service projects in our communities.
This often means undertaking a fundraising project in support of a specific service project. Service projects undertaken have included:
- Providing instruments for Junior Orchestra
- Contributing to a children's playground at Nelson Hospital
- Purchase of a chairlift for disabled at swimming pool
- Developing a memorial garden for families grieving loss of baby
- Building, maintenance and on going operation of Altrusa House - an emergency accommodation house at Nelson Hospital
- Contributing to Alan Duff's "Books in Homes"
- Supporting ARLA - Adult reading learning
- Implementing a "You Can Do It" reading project with children at Victory School
- Running a "Tell me a Story" competition for 5-8 year olds
- Establishing an annual Altrusa Scholarship of $2000 for a secondary school student with who has demonstrated leadership skills
- Assist financing of the Hospital Buggy to transport elderly and disabled people around the hospital site
- "Magic Mums" project, delivered biannually, provides a weekend of respite for the mothers of special needs children
- Hosting an annual UNIFEM breakfast to make funds for women in community leadership in the pacific region
- Supporting individual children to attend Riding for Disabled
- Supporting individual young adults to attend Outward Bound and Spirit of Adventure leadership training
