Mrs Jackie Grinder, of Matamata, QSM, for services to the community
Mrs Grinder opened and ran a Drop-In Centre for local school children that developed into a successful school holiday programme. She organised the Friendly Games to strengthen the relations between older members of the community. She has been an active member of her local St. John’s Church and has helped to run a local Op Shop. She volunteers her time to sew clothes and dress teddy bears for long-stay children at Waikato Hospital and Ronald McDonald House in Auckland. Mrs Grinder also sews book bags which are filled with stationery, books and games and given to children in hospital.