Christchurch earthquake grant
BNZ Markets have up to $15,000 available to give away as community grants to Christchurch based BNZ customers who have been financially affected by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The grants are available to families with school-age children to give a hand with expenses that are not already covered by insurance. Expenses may relate to education, sports, health or music � wherever you need help.
The grants are a result of fundraising events held by BNZ Markets in memory
of a former colleague, Cayne Dunnett, who suffered a fatal heart-related illness
in 2004. BNZ Markets have already donated $3000 to Plunket Canterbury for much
needed infant car-seats as part of this series of community grants.
You are welcome to apply for a grant if:
- You are an existing BNZ customer
- You were financially affected by the earthquake
- You are still living in Christchurch or the surrounding area
- And, it is for a specific purpose related to a child or children still in full-time schooling in 2011, up to and including year 13.
How do I apply?
Download
an application form PDF
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Postal applications for the BNZ Markets Community Grant should be submitted
to:
BNZ Markets Community Fundraising
C/- BNZ Harbour Quays
60 Waterloo Quay
Private Bag 39806
Wellington Mail Centre 5045
Online entries for BNZ Markets Community Grant should be submitted to:
BNZMarkets_Community_Fundraising@bnz.co.nz
Terms & Conditions
- BNZ Markets Community Grant Allocation Group (“BNZMCGAG”) will
accept applications for the BNZ Markets Community Grant from 16 May 2011
(the “Opening Date”) until 4.59 NZ time of Friday 17 June 2011
(the “Closing Date”). BNZ will not accept applications
prior to the Opening Date or after the Closing Date.
- To be eligible to apply for a BNZ Markets Community Grant applicants you
must:
- be a BNZ customer;
- be living in the Christchurch or surrounding area and have been living
in the area for the previous three months;
- have been negatively financially impacted as a result of the 22 February
2011 Canterbury earthquake;
- have a specific financial expense for a child/children in full-time schooling
in 2011 up to an including year 13 that [has either been incurred since 22
February 2011 or will be incurred in the next 12 months] and is not covered
by the applicant’s insurance.
- BNZ employees and their immediate families living at the same address are
not eligible to apply for a grant.
- By applying applicants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions
- To make application applicants must complete an application form and submit
this by email or post to the address specified at the end of these terms
and conditions. Applications must include a statement of less than
500 words as to the reason for the application along with quotes or estimates
of expenses to be incurred or invoices of expenses that have already been
incurred and the applicant’s BNZ account number.
- Applications and supporting evidence will not be returned to applicants.
- For an acknowledgement of receipt of application, applicants must complete
the acknowledgement portion of the entry form and send it in with the entry
form. Online applicants will receive a receipt of acknowledgement
by email if a correct email address is provided in the application form.
- BNZ Markets will contact successful applicants no later than 30 July 2011. In
the event that BNZ is unable to contact a successful applicant after three
attempts, that applicant will forfeit the grant and BNZ MCGAG may select
another successful application in their place. Unsuccessful applicants
will not be contacted.
- Successful applicants’names, application details, biographical information
and photographs will be required by the BNZ and may be used for promotional
purposes.
- BNZ Markets will assess the merits of each application and will ultimately
determine successful applications (if any). BNZMCGAG reserves the right
to issue more than 5 grants of amounts less than $3000.
- BNZ Market’s decisions on all matters relating to the BNZ Markets
Community Grant including the successful grants and their delivery are final. No
correspondence will be entered into.
- Neither BNZ nor BNZMCGAG accepts any responsibility for any failure to
receive an application for any reason, or for any incorrect, misguided, late,
or misdirected applications lodged by applicants which affects the success
or otherwise of an application and its intended benefactors.
- Neither BNZ, BNZMCGAG nor any of their related bodies corporate shall be
liable for any loss damage or injury suffered or sustained (including but
not limited to direct or consequential loss or loss arising from negligence)
arising directly out of or in connection with the BNZ Markets Community Grant.