The Addington Action Committee was established by residents on Wednesday 23/2/2011 in response to the Christchurch earthquake the day before.
The plan was to organise Addington residents in 64 streets to work together to
- build longdrops in parks to control disease
- get clean water
- organise security
- look out for oldies
- lost pets
- provide hugs
- pull down chimneys
- clean up the rubble into neat street piles for later removal by Civil Defense
During the first 18 days, 150 different volunteers turned up to help.
Since then Addington Action has
- organised a ;concert
- arranged an employment seminar
- running a campaign to make sure all homes get needed Emergency Repairs
- distributed food parcels
- encouraged vegetable gardens
- worked with the union delegates from Addington based workplaces to aid the families of workers in difficulty
- organising the repairs of uninsured homes of elderly residents
- lots of simple communication to residents
- keeping a close watch on the area for problems arising
- advocating to the council to get problems fixed
A working committee made up of a resident from each street, workplace, church and school meets monthly to co-ordinate activity. Volunteers are co-ordinated by cell phone text messages.
Donations
Please make donations out to "Addington Action" and send to
Addington Action
PO Box 9000
Tower Junction
Christchurch 8149
Addington Action is now incorporated
Addington Action is registered for GST from April 1 2012
GST 108-429-437
Addington Action is now a registered charity from 13/02/2012
CC47709
Companies Office Number
2556104
Addington Action has tax free status with IRD
