Overview
Life Education Trust Mid South Canterbury covers the Mid South Canterbury area, from Rakaia in the North to the Waitaki River in the South and from the sea in the East to Mt Hutt, Mt Somers, Mt Cook and Twizel in the West.
We have been operating since 1991 and have just celebrated 20 years teaching children about the wonders of their bodies and which substances are needed and not needed to live a healthy lifestyle. The Mid South Canterbury Trust was launched with the support of the Trust Bank and the Community Trusts.
The Mid South Canterbury mobile classroom travels to 67 schools in the area and the educators see over 8,000 primary school aged children a year. We have 18 schools with less than 50 children; 31 rural schools and 36 urban schools.
The state-of-the-art mobile classroom is air-conditioned and heated and is equipped with electronic aids which make learning a very exciting experience. We have two qualified Educators who share the workload delivering 790 sessions in 2011. They are continually delivering at the top of the all the New Zealand Trusts and are visiting 98% of the schools in our area.
Life Education Trust Mid South Canterbury has a very strong Harold Club, whose members are from a wide range of local businesses & community organisations. The Harold Club creates an ongoing income which helps fund the annual running costs of the trust. We run a Harold Club function three times a year in both Timaru and Ashburton. Mid year there is the Harold Club Annual Dinner, held alternatively between Timaru and Ashburton, where guest speakers are invited along to entertain the Members. Our Harold Club raises a good portion of our funds needed and we also organise other fundraising events, such as our Harold Holiday Break Raffle ran in 2010. Last year we were involved in the Central South Island Charity Bike Ride and were one of the recipients.
The Classroom & Tractor Unit is well recognised in the area with the tractor unit being sponsored by local trucking companies, who also donate the time and personnel to shift the classroom from school to school. The tractor unit has been donated to the Mid South Canterbury Trust and stays with the classroom.
We have a very strong 10-Member Trust, with Members coming from different walks of life. We have retired and practicing school teachers, trucking company personnel, bank staff, rural women, professional leaders and other interested parties. The Trust has three employees ~ two Educators who job share delivering the Life Education message and a part-time Administration Officer who works out of Community House in Timaru.
The Mid South Canterbury Trustees are as follows ~
Ray King: Chairman
Roger Scammell: Vice Chairman and Ashburton Harold Club
Kathryn Wells: Treasurer
Janice Jackson: Timaru Harold Club & Secretary
Moyra Whiting: Trustee
Marion Dent: Trustee
Eddie Foster: Trustee
Jeff Paul: Trustee
David Proctor: Trustee
Contact numbers
Chairperson: Ray King (03) 308 4246
Educators: Jo Worner: (027) 433 2652
Email: midsthcanterbury@lifeed.org.nz
Jane Hooper: (027) 292 4324
Susanne McFarlane: (021) 671 818
Executive Officer: Lynne Porter: (03) 687 7369
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