A South Dunedin cycling initiative has pedalled its way to a $20,000 donation from the Otago Community Trust.
The Dunedin City Council's South Dunedin Cycling Project delivers cycle skills training programmes in the area, where access to transport has been identified as an issue.
Co-ordinator Charlotte Flaherty said the aim was to increase participation in cycling and give the community skills to use the city's new cycle infrastructure.
Initiatives included skills training for South Dunedin schools, training community leaders to teach cycle skills training and establishing a cycle and helmet library.
The donation was among a total of $207,430 given to 37 organisations in October.
Other notable donations included $20,000 to Fairfield School, towards a community meeting space and toilet facilities in a new classroom block.
The trust also supported the Dunedin Pride 2014 Festival, the South Dunedin Street Festival and the Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations.
This weekend's Dunedin Santa Parade was given $15,000 towards organising costs.
Donations were. -Alexandra Toy Library $1400, Lindis Pass Conservation Group Inc $2000, Central Otago Regional Choir $5000, Tri Pounawea $500, Heartland Otago-Southland Life Education Trust $7600, Dunedin Pride Organising Committee 2013 $500, Port Chalmers Golf Club Inc $600, South Dunedin Voice $750, Sacred Heart School $750, Kiwi Swim Club Inc $1000, Otago Healthcare Chaplaincy Support Trust $1000, The Otago Golf Club Inc $1500, Waitaki Summer Music Camp $2000, The NZ International Early Music Festival Trust $2500, Dunedin Multi Ethnic Council $2500, Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust $3000, Dunedin Youth Orchestra Inc $4000, Otago Polytechnic - Pacific Island Scholarships $7500, Dunedin Gasworks Museum Trust $8000, Dunedin Santa Parade Trust $15,000, Fairfield School $20,000, Dunedin City Council - South Dunedin Cycling Project, $20,000, Tuapeka Community Health Company $7500, The House of Breakthrough Trust Oamaru $1000, Oamaru Combined Churches - Outreach $1000, Citizens Advice Bureau - North Otago $3500, Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations Committee $10,000, Show Me Shorts Film Festival Trust $700, Skeggs Foundation $25,000, RMH South Island Trust, $3500, South Island Sporting Clay Shooters Inc $4830, Institute for Child Protection Studies $5000, Roxburgh District Medical Services Trust $17,000, Holy Family School $4300, Queenstown Lakes District Council - Summerdaze festival $5000, Challenge Wanaka Sports Trust $10,000.
