Mrs Michelle Crook, MNZM, of Cambridge, for services to the community
Mrs Michelle Crook, of Cambridge, for services to the community
Michelle Crook led fundraising for a Gallipoli Exhibition in Tauranga and for New Zealand’s first beach mat for wheelchair access at Mount Maunganui beach. She organised several ‘Colour Dash’ fundraising events for Ronald McDonald House in Auckland. She funded and mentored the establishment of Step Changers, which assists companies to improve their Corporate Social Responsibility programmes. She was Trustee and Secretary for the Papamoa Community Surf Rescue Base Trust, Chairperson of Creative Bay of Plenty, and Chairperson of Breast Cancer Support Services Tauranga Trust. Mrs Crook has fundraised for Alzheimers Tauranga/Western Bay of Plenty and is Project Lead (New Build) for Takitimu House, Tauranga Moana Men’s Night Shelter Trust.