OSCAR Awards 2008 - The OSCAR Foundation

OSCAR Awards 2008

Congratulations to the winners of The OSCAR Foundation National & Regional OSCAR Awards 2008

The OSCAR Foundation Supreme Award
Bkidz OSCAR After School Care (Thames, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty)

The OSCAR Foundation National Awards
Individual Award
Maggi McArthur, Parua Bay After School Care and Donovan Farnham, Ponsonby OSCAR Intermediate Programme

Youth Award
Zara Thomas, Waihi Community Resource Centre

Supporting Organisation Award
Brumbies Bakery

Best New Programme Award
Allround Kids

Outstanding OSCAR Programme Award
Bkidz OSCAR After School Care

Family OSCAR Award
The Lighthouse O.S.C.A.R.

The OSCAR Foundation Regional Awards
Individual Award Winners
Northland - Maggi McArthur, Parua Bay After School Care
Auckland - Donovan Farnham, Ponsonby OSCAR Intermediate Programme
Thames, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty - Melanie Budge, Paeroa Community Support Trust
Waikato, King Country (inc Taumaranui & Ohakune) - Katheryn Dransfield, Vardon After School Activites Programme (VASA)
Hawkes Bay (inc Taupo), Poverty Bay, Manawatu, Wanganui (inc Waiouru) - Bronwyn Cleary, Ahuriri After School Care
Wellington, Wairarapa, Kapiti Coast (inc Levin) - Alex Saunders, Recreation Porirua City Council
Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, Buller - Brent Maru, Tasman Regional Sports Trust
Canterbury (inc Timaru) - Amanda Murray, Windsor OSCAR

Youth Award
Auckland - Alisha Ward, Devonport Community House
Thames, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty - Zara Thomas, Waihi Community Resource Centre
Hawkes Bay (inc Taupo), Poverty Bay, Manawatu, Wanganui (inc Waiouru) - Keryn Lindsay, Ahuriri After School Care
Wellington, Wairarapa, Kapiti Coast (inc Levin) - Karepa Wall, Recreation Porirua City Council
Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, Buller - Erin McPhail, Bread of Life

Supporting Organisation Award
Auckland - Safe Kids in Supervision Franchise Office
Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, Buller - Brumbies Bakery

Best New Programme Award
Auckland - Ponsonby OSCAR Intermediate Programme
Thames, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty - Allround Kids
Hawkes Bay (inc Taupo), Poverty Bay, Manawatu, Wanganui (inc Waiouru) - Events 4 All
Wellington, Wairarapa, Kapiti Coast (inc Levin) - Bounce OSC
Otago (inc Oamaru), Queenstown, Wanaka, Southland - Weka Preschool OSCAR Programme

Outstanding OSCAR Programme Award
Auckland - SKIDS Willowbank
Thames, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty - Bkidz OSCAR After School Care
Waikato, King Country (inc Taumaranui & Ohakune) - Glenview Community Centre - 5 Phat Days Holiday Programme
Wellington, Wairarapa, Kapiti Coast (inc Levin) - The SMASH Club
Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, Buller - Buller REAP
Canterbury (inc Timaru) - Windsor Primary School OSCAR Programme
Otago (inc Oamaru), Queenstown, Wanaka, Southland - OSCAR @ Fenwick (Wataki OSCAR Trust)

Family OSCAR Award
Auckland - YMCA @ Lynfield Recreation Centre
Hawkes Bay (inc Taupo), Poverty Bay, Manawatu, Wanganui (inc Waiouru) - After School @ St Lukes
Wellington, Wairarapa, Kapiti Coast (inc Levin) - The Lighthouse O.S.C.A.R.

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George Erueti (centre), member of The OSCAR Foundation Board, with the winners of the Supporting Organisation Award, Sharon and Sean Boswell from Brumby's Bakery in Blenheim.

Keynote speaker, Tim Gill (centre) with Shelley Tomlinson (right) of The Lighthouse OSCAR, winner of the Family OSCAR Award, with a parent from this programme.

Arvid Ditchburn, Chairperson of The OSCAR Foundation Board, with Tracey Deisher and Trudy Van Stee who are accepting the Youth Award on behalf of the winner, Zara Thomas from Waihi Community Resource Centre.

Tina Green (left), Operations Manager, with Abbey Honey from All Round Kids, the winner of the Best New Programme Award.

Sally Lee (centre), OSCAR Advisor, with the winners of the Outstanding OSCAR Programme Award; Susannah Adams and Micaela Vincent from Bkidz.

Karen Morgan (centre), Membership Services Manager, with the joint winners of the Individual Award; Maggi McArthur from Parua Bay After School Care and Donovan Farnham from Ponsonby OSCAR Intermediate Programme.