Rewarding Young Elite Athletes
The Hand Up Fund was created by Harbour Sport as a result of an initial partnership set up with Rotary Browns Bay.
The Hand Up Fund is aimed at supporting elite young athletes to help them on their journey to the next level. Athletes can receive up to $1000. (The Hand Up Fund amount will increase as more funds are secured in future years). Up to six finalists will be selected and invited to the Harbour Sport Excellence Awards with the winners being announced on the night (2022 date TBC).
Hand Up Fund
In 2016, multiple items of sporting memorabilia kindly donated by Not For Me and various RSO’s were auctioned both on Trade Me and via a live auction at the Harbour Sport Excellence Awards. These items included a Joseph Parker Signed Boxing Glove, Sir Edmund Hillary Signed $5 Note, and a Jack Nicklaus Signed Golf Ball. Other items that have been donated in the past include: Silver Ferns signed netball, Lydia Ko signed club cover and putter, signed All Whites shirt, Stacey Michelson’s Rio Olympics hockey stick signed by 7 members of the NZ Olympic team, John Key signed golf ball, and Sam Webster signed 2014 World Championships track cycling jersey. The auction of these items and many more helped us secure funds for the next Hand Up Fund funding round. If you know of anyone who is willing to donate such an item to the fund, please contact us!
2023
Zoe Crawford (Surf Lifesaving) $1000
Kalea Norton (Volleyball) $1000
Charlotte Graham (Softball) $1000
Aimee Bright (Sailing) $1000
Megha Kundapur (Lacrosse) $1000
2022
- Zoe Crawford (Surf Lifesaving) $1000
- Tommy Te Puni (Athletics) $1000
- Chris Benzie (Badminton) $1000
2019
- Ryan Harrison (North Harbour Cricket) – $1000
- Edward Lau (North Harbour Badminton) – $1000
- Kaila Ru Teraoiti (North Harbour Volleyball) – $1000
2018
- Tamara Otene (Volleyball North Harbour) – $1000
- Ashton Reiser (North Shore Canoe Club) – $1000
- Samuel Jones (North Shore Rowing Club) – $1000
- Connor Bell (North Harbour Bays Athletics) – $1000
- Oscar Guo (North Harbour Badminton) – $1000
2016
- Matthew Lucente (Squash North Harbour) – $250
- Claudia Bunge (Northern Football) – $500
- Kate Burley (North Harbour Netball) – $750
2017
- James Steyn (North Harbour Bays Athletics) – $1000
- Samalulu Clifton (North Shore Canoe Club) – $1000
- Macsen Sisam (Tennis Northern) – $1000
Getting Funding For Your Athletes
Harbour Regional Sports Organisations are welcome to nominate one athlete of their choosing (per funding round) to potentially receive a portion of the fund. If a sport has no RSO on the North Shore, the NSO can nominate.
Step by Step:
1. Read through criteria to determine eligibility of athlete.
2. Athlete to complete the questions on the form (information required from athlete) below and send to nominator (RSO).
3. RSO to complete application form using information from the athlete.
4. RSO to source and provide an item of sporting memorabilia or equipment for the fund.
Criteria:
The athlete must…
- Be aged 16-20 on the 1st of September 2021.
- Be currently representing New Zealand at a junior or development level (not having yet achieved senior honours).
- Benefit from the grant through supporting their opportunity to compete at the next level (through helping to pay for equipment, travel costs etc.).
- Reside in the North Harbour region, or play for a North Harbour club.
- Agree to complete a case study (about how the grant has been used) within 12 months of being awarded the grant in order to receive the full amount (80% will be payed up front. The remaining 20% will be payed once the case study has been received).
The RSO or NSO must…
- Donate an item or prize of some kind (i.e. sports memorabilia, pack of equipment, or a sporting experience) to the Hand Up Fund with a minimum value of $100.
- Complete the following application form.
Application are now open for 2024
For more information, please contact Our Events Team
Donating To The Fund
All money raised for the goes back into developing the fund. Money is used for:
- Grant for the athlete.
- Framing of sports memorabilia.
- Payment of SEA tickets for finalists.
By donating through the link below, you are assisting us in our pursuit of making high level sport available to all. Our vision is to expand the fund to support more and more athletes each year. If you also have any sports memorabilia which you would be willing to donate, please contact us. Through even the smallest of donations, you are helping us reach this goal and support our local young sportspeople.
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