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Financial and product support

Operational Sponsors

 

 

 

After a successful partnership with 3M during 2011 - the Tread Lightly Caravan's first operational year, we are thrilled to confirm that 3M will again be one of our Principal Operational sponsors during 2012.  3M supplies an extensive range of technical products across a range of sectors including healthcare and adhesives.   At its core, 3M is a science and technology company and has generously agreed to partner with the Urban Ecoliving Charitable Trust to deliver the TLC to schools and community events for its second year of operation - 2012. 

We are still in need of additional financial support and are actively seeking operational sponsors.   Please contact us if your organisation is interested in supporting this community initiative to inspire New Zealanders to live  more sustainably. 

 

Deloitte New Zealand   is generously providing pro-bono auditing services.   This process has proved invaluable to ensure that the financial records and governance processes for our relatively new charitable trust are best practice and fully in order.

 

Minter Ellison is also generously providing pro-bono legal services.   Its support is very much appreciated and has allowed us to ensure that all our contractural documentation reflects best practice.

 

Product Support

During the final stages of construction and fitting out of the TLC, we  received some amazingly generous support from:

 

The Tread Lightly team would like to thank these wonderful supporters:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development Support

 

To date we have received generous development funding from

 

The Ministry for the Environment was the first organization to provide funding for our project.  In January 2008, just after we were officially registered as a Charitable Trust, we applied for support  from the Sustainable Management Fund managed by MfE.   We were thrilled to be successful with this application.  Beginning July 2008, we received project funding for administrative costs,  salaries and sub-consultants.   Around the same time we received some additional seed funding from Auckland City Council (ACC) Community Events team.    This initial MfE and ACC funding allowed us to start the concept designs for the trailer and exhibits.  

During the first six months of 2009,  we were successful with a number of "contestable" funding applications.    Perry Foundation generously provided funds  to build our trailer shell.  Lion Foundation supplied money for  our signage and to build our cabinetry inside the trailer.   Lotteries Commission awarded us additional funds to spend on critical items such as lining our trailer shell and making sure it is roadworthy.

Digital Community Fund (Department of Internal Affairs) financed the development of some of our “high tech” digital exhibits – the Environmental Footprint and the Drive to Survive. .