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newsletter May 2010 - 13 May 2010 Now into its fifth year, it is timely to review what the Full Colour Trust has achieved. Since mid-2006, we have financially supported four beneficiaries and their families facing various health traumas, to pay costs not fully covered by insurance or ACC and get them back into work in the print, graphics, advertising or a related industry. At the time of reporting in May 2010, there are also applications in process from two beneficiaries who have been notified they will receive support in 2010. Trust beneficiaries to date have included a cancer sufferer needing Herceptin; a worker suffering industry-related deafness requiring an ear operation; a business owner whose injured child spent months in Starship Hospital, Auckland, needing to subsidise travel costs; and a sales rep requiring support to cover costs of a brain operation. Success is best measured by noting that, four years later, all four beneficiaries are back working in the industry. To assist in this way, the Trust relies on donations and fund-raising activities. The Trust’s inaugral event was a formal ball and charity auction in November 2006. ‘Mhairi’s Ball’ was a resounding success and raised a staggering $80,000 due to the hard work of the ball organising committee and trustees. This paid for a year-long course of Herceptin, not funded by government at that time, to combat breast cancer. Fund-raising activities have continued with events like film evenings and raffles. Trustees want to single out for particular mention the excellent support over the last two years from the PrintNZ charity golf day, the proceeds of which go to the Full Colour Trust. Trustees and beneficiaries alike will forever be grateful for this understanding and generous support from PrintNZ. The Trust accepts applications from the PrintNZ Mainland region of the South Island which is Canterbury, South Canterbury, West Coast, Nelson and Marlborough. It is always a challenge for a charity to raise funds. The Trust gained full charitable trust status last year and this means all donations to the Trust are fully tax deductible to the donor. Most importantly perhaps, this status allows the Trust to apply for funds from a variety of community grant funding sources. This avenue for funding will be followed up later in 2010 when trustees will investigate relevant organisations and make appropriate applications. Some businesses in print-related industries have nominated the Trust as their charity of choice and donate to it instead of giving client gifts at Christmas. Others support with regular monthly payments direct-credited into the Trust’s bank account. Still others sponsor Trust expenses such as the annual costs of hosting the website or having the post office box. All print to date has been sponsored by Christchurch print companies including Pakworld, Caxton, Goldcraft, Rainbow, Clarity and Griffen Press, and paper stock has been donated by Spicers and BJ Ball. G&A Nelson has donated creative concept, copy, design and artwork services. Trustees welcome contact from any business which can assist through a programme of small but regular donations or sponsorship. Trustees currently are: Mandy Nelson (G&A Nelson Ltd); Mike Dawson (Rainbow Print Group; President PrintNZ Mainland); Jonathan Flett (Pakworld). Sadly, Bruce Gibson (Spicers Paper) is moving to Auckland and has resigned as a trustee, effective from the end of April 2010. The three other trustees have appreciated Bruce’s attention to the necessary paperwork and bookkeeping tasks. (‘Thanks Bruce! We’ll miss you.’) This means that the Trust will be short of manpower. The board of trustees is keen to have two people with skills in administration, accounting or law join them. Contact any of the trustees mentioned above if you are of good character, have these skills and a little spare time on your hands. Exciting news is that the Full Colour Trust has organised an industry pub quiz night to be held on Monday 28th June 2010 at Elevate, Colombo Street, Cashmere (bottom of Dyers Pass Road). It will be a lot of fun for all and a good turnout is expected. Download the flyer for full details. A donation of $20 (per person) made before 21st June will get you onto a team.