SportsNZ fund helping rural sporties

SportsNZ fund helping rural sporties

A lineup of orderly fashioned uniformed kids on the sports field is the result of a mass of (rewarding) hard work.

And it’s thanks to initiatives like SportsNZ funding rounds that makes it all that much easier.

The most recent round of funding from the SportsNZ Rural Travel Fund has been disbursed, and Hurunui Hockey Club is thrilled to bits.

It has received $925, which will assist largely funding the travel involved with getting the players to and from training and games in Christchurch.

Across the Hurunui district, SportsNZ has granted $9500 to make things just a bit easier for these country clubs.

There are six players at Hurunui Hockey Club who will benefit from the funding, who play in Christchurch competitions but need transport at different times depending on when their own trainings and games take place.

Lourdes Mones-Cazon is a local mother with children involved in the Club, and plays a big part herself in helping organise the teams.

“My husband and I have seven kids, and last year all of them were playing sports, four of them in town. We ended up using 2,400 litres of petrol in one season.”

The SportsNZ funding allows for $154 per players.

“Which covers a few trips to town. Everything counts, we are very grateful for the generous donation!”

She said any encouragement for children to be able to play in the Canterbury Hockey competitions is great, because they grow so much as players and it opens up a world of opportunities for them.

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These six players have represented the Hurunui Hockey Club and Rangiora Hockey Club in the Canterbury competition, this season. This photo was taken during the prize giving recently for the Hurunui Hockey Club, where Dustin Wright (with the trophy) received the award for the most promising Junior player. Diana Te Awa, former Black Stick, is his coach.

The SportsNZ Rural Travel Fund has been disbursed and the following sports clubs were successful –