Feed and Fund
Feed and Fund is a community micro-funding event, inspired by a similar event run by Fab Feathy’s friends at Ka Pai Carterton.
The concept is all about celebrating the volunteer work being done in the community. $10 entry got people their supper and a vote. Fab Feathy sourced local community groups doing amazing things for Featherston to come and spend four minutes pitching their idea/project to the room, and the audience voted for their favourite. The winner took home all the entry fee money to help make their project a reality.
In the two events held Fab Feathy had nine groups pitch their projects and two winners.
Feed and Fund Round One: October 2022
- Athletics Featherston Ltd – winners! The team took home a grand total of $451.10
- Bucks Road kaitiaki
- Divine River
- Cross Creek Railway Society Inc
- Ā Mua Community Resource Centre
“Thanks to the event, our club walked away with close to $500 to help fund a throwing cage for our discus throwers. The event also helped to promote our club and gave us the opportunity to deliver our plight to the right people who can effect change. Hana Makin has also been proactive in helping the club with sponsorship opportunities, giving me awareness of how/when to secure sponsorship.”
Feed and Fund Round Two: in partnership with the Featherston Community Centre May 2023
- Youth Hub- Wairarapa Whānau Trust – the winners! This team took home $438.20 to help great a hub for community rangatahi.
- Featherston Community Garden
- Wairarapa Moana Trail
- Featherston Beautification Group
