“The Pukekohe Mural Project is about inspiring all our kids, Māori and non-Māori, teaching and enabling our rangatahi to respond to our history in a positive and creative way. The Canon Grant will help our rangatahi by providing the right tools to visually document and capture their environment and those in it. Their documentation becomes powerful resources for everyone, we would like to express our sincere thanks to Canon and everyone who supported the Pukekohe Mural Project. “Ka mua ka muri – we walk backwards into the future”.
Catherine Tamihere, Pukekohe High School art teacher
"The Canon Grant will go a long way in supporting the Great White Project. The camera equipment from Canon will assist with Photo ID work on a new and growing population of Great White sharks in New Zealand’s NE region. Photographs of unique dorsal fin and skin pigmentation markings on sharks allows scientists to identify individuals through time and space and enable population estimates."
Dr Riley Elliott, Shark Scientist
“Love Soup is about feeding people and not landfill but we also work alongside a lot of other great food rescue groups and organisations sharing kai, like the Food Banks. Being awarded this grant will allow us to create a range of promotional materials so we can raise awareness of what we do, spread our impact and help more people. Charitable organisations can struggle with the small things so this wonderful prize will enable us to reach more people who need our help.”
Julie King, Love Soup Founder