Urban Partners in the Community
Urban Partners supports a number of projects in the community. Some of the larger projects we are involved in include programmes to assist the disadvantaged to achieve their potential. We also support player funding and piano education programmes for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
Staples Education FoundatioN
The Staples Education Foundation is a tertiary scholarship programme established in 2015. It assists academically talented Dilworth School students who wish to complete a tertiary qualification. Scholarships are awarded annually and provide financial and social support over a 3 year period while the students are at university.
The Dilworth Scholarships three key objectives are:
To achieve a tertiary qualification
To get a job (ultimately securing full-time employment in a
career of choice)To give back to society
Since its inception in 2015, the Foundation has offered scholarships to 51 Year 13 Dilworth Students. These students have all gone on to study at The University of Auckland and AUT University. As at the beginning of 2020, four students have graduated from university and 17 have moved into our Alumni Programme. All non-graduated students are still studying.
The students are supported by a Buddy for their 1st year (2nd or 3rd year university student from the same faculty) and a mentor for 3 years. Mentors are people of good character with work, life and university experience behind them. Many are matched to students studying the same career path.
In 2018 the APO Haydn Staples Piano Scholarship Programme became a part of the Foundation. This innovative programme is one of the most
comprehensive training programmes for emerging pianists in the country. It is run in partnership with the School of Music at the University of Auckland. It provides talented young musicians with a diverse portfolio of skills to complement their advance solo studies, equipping them with invaluable experiences and training opportunities that will facilitate vastly improved options for career paths in many diverse areas of music.
Urban Partners supports the Foundation by supplying work experience and mentors for some of the Dilworth Students. They also share office space with the Foundation’s Executive Team.
To find out more about the Staples Education Foundation click here.
“It is a privilege to give a hand to deserving young students. The feedback from participants in the SEF for this our pilot year has been outstanding and I am committed to ensuring the SEF is set up to endure and stand the test of time” Haydn Staples
Movember
Movember is all about bringing the moustache back to the workplace. It is a fantastic way to unite a workplace, from a small business to global corporations. Movember guarantees fun while doing good - raising funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health.
URBAN MO’TACHES
A group of Urban Partners’ team members formed Urban Mo’taches in support of Men’s health in November 2014. For a small group they packed a big punch, raising the most funds out of any team in New Zealand of 10 or less. Their efforts to grow healthy moustaches resulted in fundraising over $8,810.
The prize, $2,500 worth of adidas kit, was donated to the For Everyone Foundation, a New Zealand charity set up by Ali Williams, Dan Carter and Richie McCaw. We’re pleased to announce that the winner of the $2,500 prize was Waithohi JAB - Waitohi Rugby Club Juniors - based in Picton. Many of the club’s junior players come from families of limited means and the club will use the prize to provide them with shorts, socks and balls.
For more information read our blog
