Club community support continues

 

The Mangawhai Club has long been a great meeting place and entertainment centre for locals.

The Club not only hosts the Mangawhai Bowling Club but is also open to families and local clubs for a variety of events, and is a prime platform for TV viewers of international sporting events providing a smorgasbord of food and beverages for all.

It’s a profitable community water hole in lots of ways and returns a hefty slice of its profits to the community.

Last week at total of $63,087.10 in grants was distributed by The Club to 12 local groups to be used for new equipment, to aid in providing better services to their participants or enhance their profile within the community.

The recipients were: Linking Hands $3,000; Mangawhai Kindergarten $3,000; Mangawhai Community Gardens $8,172; Mangawhai Beach School $2,456.40; Mangawhai Tennis Club $10,000; Mangawhai Football Club $4,158.70; Mangawhai Cadet Unit $4,700; Mangawhai Community Trust $3,000; Mangawhai Surf Club $7,100; Mangawhai Recreational Trust $5,000; Mangawhai Scouts $10,000; Mangawhai Museum $2,500.

Surrounded by representatives of lucky community groups, Club president Gerry Mulligan holds the $63,087.10 cheque, ready for distribution.