Friends of the Boyle

The North Canterbury Alpine Trust, operator of the Boyle River Outdoor Education Centre, acknowledges our current friends and invites supporters to contribute to The Boyle as it continues to provide Excellence in Outdoor Education.

In recent times industry recognition has come the way of The Boyle in the form of the Outdoors New Zealand Best Facility Award (2004) and Outdoors Mark which is the NZ standard for outdoor operators.

Our Current Friends are:

E.B. Millton Charitable Trust

Annually support us by meeting the cost of the Ropes Course annual audit and subsequent upgrade. Cost between $3300-$4000

Pub Charity

            In 2007 provided $3914 towards the cost of tents

Lion Foundation

            In 2006 contributed $5000 towards the staff kitchen project and in 2007 met the cost of           replacing 36 mattresses valued at $5000

A number of Rotary Clubs supported the Radio Project

Through the installation of a radio repeater on the Poplars Range, a base radio, aerial and hand held radios valued at $10000 we were able to gain Outdoors Mark.

The Belfast, Kaiapoi and Rangiora Rotary clubs

            Regularly provide donations and/or personnel

St Margaret’s’ College, Kaiapoi and Rangiora High Schools

            Contributions to the Radio Project

The Canterbury Community Trust (Long-time supporter)

In 2005 the Trust gifted $50000 towards the provision of staff accommodation and more recently (2007) $24000 towards the sewage upgrade

Tania Bush

            Legal advice

The Learning Project

            A percentage of each sale of their product, Learning Questions

Historical supporters The NZ Community Trust, The Southern Trust, The Community Grants Foundation, NZ Lottery Board, Pub Charity, Lion Foundation, Scottwood Trust, The Laugesen Trust and Contact Energy

Friends of Boyle going forward

Become a friend of the Boyle.  Donate a set amount or provide a service or provide a product or money for a specific product

1. Donations of money

·        Gold level               $5000

·        Silver level  $1000

·        Bronze level            $500

2. Providing a Service on an annual basis

·        Financial services- monthly and annual processing of the finances. $4000  

·        Electrical supply $13000

·        Phone lines $1920

·        Cleaning materials $3000

·        Concession/lease with the Department of Conservation $1200

·        Activity Concession with the Department of Conservation $1500

·        Transport of students for Potential Leaders and Adventure Based Learning Camps.  These are Boyle specialties run in the school holidays usually involving 100 students. $6000

3. Funding is required for the following projects

·        Septic tank                                                                         $5000

·        Loan repayment (1999 extension to the Lodge)                   $30000

·        Mattress replacement project                                              $3000

·        Ropes course- Addition                                                      $1800

·        Lodge drapes- replacement                                                $1000

·        Trailer-replacement                                                             $6000 

·        Additional raft and accessories                                            $10000

·        Lodge spouting- replacement                                              $1000

·        Lodge carpet-replacement                                                  $1000

·        Skylights for the Lodge to increase natural light                    $2500

·        Addition/extension to the Lodge                                          $150000

·        Data projector and screen                                                   $4000

·        Upright freezer                                                                    $2000

·        Helmets-replacement                                                          $400

·        Electricity Generator as back up                                          $3500

·        EPIRB (Emergency locator beacon for journeys)                $3000

·        Laptop                                                                               $2200

·        Desktop computers x2                                                        $5000

·        Printer                                                                                $2000

·        Commercial vacuum cleaners x2                                         $3000

·        Climbing rope-replacement 400m                                       $1800 pa

·        Rock climbing/ropes course hardware replacement             $500 pa

·        Rain jackets-replacement                                                    $2000 pa

·        Tents-replacement                                                              $2000 pa