Fund applications open after sale of Toi Ohomai Charity House
15 Feb, 2021 01:54 AM
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The Toi Ohomai Charity House has sold and now the $30,000 profit will be injected into the Rotorua Community. Photo / Supplied
The Toi Ohomai Charity House has sold and now the $30,000 profit will be injected into the Rotorua Community. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
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Thirty thousand dollars will be injected into the Rotorua community following the sale of the Toi Ohomai Charity House.
The Charity House project, which has been running since 2013, sees Toi Ohomai carpentry students build a home with support from industry partners.
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
Thirty thousand dollars will be injected into the Rotorua community following the sale of the Toi Ohomai Charity House.
The Charity House project, which has been running since 2013, sees Toi Ohomai carpentry students build a home with support from industry partners. Professionals McDowell Real Estate has been on board since the project’s inception, using their expertise to market and sell the property, and the money raised is given to Rotary Rotorua Sunrise Charitable Trust to distribute throughout the community.
The latest house has recently sold, with the profit of $30,000 available to be dished out to various community organisations.
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