We’ve collected some of the stories behind the numbers to celebrate the positive differences Todd Foundation grants have made in the last few years:

2008 Grant Stories:

• Auckland Women’s Centre: “My son is the best thing”
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Caring for the carers
• Science OlympiaNZ: Challenge, competition, glory
• Streets Ahead Waitangirua: “Brothers, not colours”

2007 Grant Stories:

• Taking early childhood learning into rural homes (A general fund grant to the Far North Parenting Cluster)
• Knowledge and connections improve disability support (A general fund grant to Diversity Works)
• Collaborative action on climate change (A centenary fund grant to help establish the Hikurangi Foundation)
• Paying for crimes they did not commit (A general fund grant to the Pillars)

2006 Grant Stories:

• Around the world in 30 lounges (a centenary fund grant to Canterbury Museum and the Christchurch Art Gallery)
• Supporting Whānau-Led Early Childhood Education on the East Coast (a general fund grant to Tairawhiti REAP)
• Sustainable, Pollution-Free Energy (Todd Foundation Energy Scholarship)
• Bringing Music to Children’s Ears (a general fund grant to The Champion Centre)

2005 Grant Stories:

• Lucky to be alive (a Centenary Fund Research Grant to Cure Kids)
• Uncovering the mysteries of Crohn’s disease; (a Centenary Fund Research Grant to Christchurch School of Medicine)
• Introducing refugee families to Early Childhood Education (a General Fund grant to Mangere Refugee Centre Early Childhood Education )
• Engaging gifted kids in transforming our future (a General Fund grant to Future Problem Solving NZ)
• Empowering families with disabled kids (a General Fund grant to Standards Plus)

2004 Grant Stories:

• Enabling excellence in science and technology (a General Fund grant to the CREST programme)
• Connecting to the visual world (a General Fund grant to Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind)
• Bringing the song back (a Centenary Fund grant to Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust)
• Growing the gifts of talented students (a General Fund Grant to the Gifted Kids Programme)