Monday, 15 February 2021, 8:41 am
Young people are our future. But for some children, the
future doesn’t seem so bright.
One local programme
is aiming to change that, empowering young people with the
practical skills they need to make a lasting positive
difference in their lives.
It all started back in 2011
when Stuart and Prue Caldwell, who run a local youth agency,
heard about a group of 10-year-old girls who were smoking
with their mothers.
Seeing a clear need for early
invention to ensure these young girls could build the future
they deserved, Stuart, Prue, and a group of social workers,
In partnership with the Acorn Foundation, Tauranga Art Gallery is organising their inaugural Junior Art Awards.
Young people from the Bay of Plenty aged 4-
Press Release – Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Whakatāne’s Trident High School graduate Aman Singh is the fortunate recipient of this year’s Bay of Plenty Medical Students Acorn Financial Grant of $4,000.
Aman is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Auckland and is currently placed at Tauranga Hospital for the year. He has an educational background in Public Health, completing a Bachelor of Health Science and Postgraduate Diploma and is extremely grateful to the Acorn Foundation for awarding him the financial grant.
“The $4,000 scholarship has significantly eased the financial pressures for my studies,” Aman explained. “It meant that I could take time off work over the last semester to focus on preparing for my end of fourth year OSCE without having to worry about finances. Next year I am placed at Auckland City Hospital and have to move back to Auckland over the summer – the scholarship will help with relocation and setting up for the year ahead.
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Press Release – Bay of Plenty District Health Board Whakatnes Trident High School graduate Aman Singh is the fortunate recipient of this years Bay of Plenty Medical Students Acorn Financial Grant of $4,000. Aman is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Auckland and is currently …
Whakatāne’s Trident High School graduate Aman Singh is the fortunate recipient of this year’s Bay of Plenty Medical Students Acorn Financial Grant of $4,000.
Aman is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Auckland and is currently placed at Tauranga Hospital for the year. He has an educational background in Public Health, completing a Bachelor of Health Science and Postgraduate Diploma and is extremely grateful to the Acorn Foundation for awarding him the financial grant.