Mrs Lesley Gordon, of Ngatea, QSM for services to the community
Lesley Gordon is a member and Area Committee Chair of Hauraki Plains St John. She was on the Building Committee for the Hauraki Plains Ambulance Station. She drove the establishment of a St John Opportunity Shop, where she now volunteers. She helped secure a new ambulance for Ngatea and has fundraised to develop St John facilities. She is a Trustee and former Chairperson of East Waikato Life Education Trust. She has been involved with the Plunket Society, was a member of Ngatea Primary School’s Board of Trustees, organised the Plains Annual Art Show, and established the community paper Plains Profile.