Elisabeth Cunningham

Elisabeth Cunningham, Dunedin, received the Queen's Service Medal for services to the community.   She has been a member of the board of trustees of the St Johns Parish Friends of the Aged and Needy Society for 25 years and oversaw the establishment of day centre and home support services.  She was also involved with buying and developing a 60 bed facility on the Wakari Hospital site for elderly and psycho-geriatric patients needing care, establishing a unit for young people needing long-term care, and the upgrade of the rest home with the addition of a new wing.  She is active in the development of plans for upgraded and new hospital and day centre facilities and residential units.  She has also been involved with the National Council of Women for more than 20 years and has held all offices at the Dunedin branch.