Mrs Marjorie Orwin, of Christchurch, QSM for services to the community
Mrs Marjorie Orwin was the founding Chairperson of Linwood Avenue Community Corner Trust in 1998 and has remained in this voluntary role until the present. The Trust supports the lower socioeconomic community of Linwood through education and life skills programmes, recreational activities, counselling services, a food bank and the services of a Community Family worker. In this role, Mrs Orwin has overseen the securing of a contract with Pegasus Health, enabling the local community to access health and social services through two social workers. She also volunteers as an assistant with the 36th Christchurch Girls Brigade Company