Mrs Yvonne O’Dowd, QSM, of Carterton, for services to the community
Yvonne O’Dowd has been a volunteer and Parishioner with St David’s Church Carterton, helping organise ‘Sing Alongs’ with residents of local rest homes.
She has helped prepare and deliver food for those going on operations locally with Search and Rescue. She is a volunteer and former President of the Carterton Foodbank.
Mrs O’Dowd has organised a working bee to make a home wheelchair accessible, liaised with the local fire brigade to install smoke alarms in a family’s home, and provided regular food and supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic to seasonal workers from Fiji who had minimal resources.