Annual Report 2019 Chairperson’s Annual Report by Grant Chivers for 2019 This is my first year as Chair of the Board for Crossover Trust so I would like to thank Lidwina for her leadership and passion during her season of leading the board over several years. It is a privilege to be a part of a grass roots community group that has been bringing change to the lives of families within their local communities. The work and relationship we have with the local primary schools includes Addington, West Spreydon and Rowley and our staff team and volunteers again have been serving families faithfully during a hard year. We all experienced an all-time low during March 15 tragedy but out of these awful circumstances came amazing community support and strength for the Muslim community. No doubt this will be reflected later in the manager’s report. Our local connections extend beyond the school gates to networking with other community groups and ministries from South West Baptist Church, local businesses, the Rowley Resource Centre, CCC local Community Boards, Sport Canterbury, local sporting bodies/clubs and other community-based NGOs. We could not have done this without our strong volunteer culture that continue to support neighbourhoods and families. These include – sports team coaching, reading sessions, breakfast/lunch clubs, (mentoring) “ESPs” (volunteers are known as this in the Addington Community), community shared meals, Touch Rugby competitions and new this year in the Rowley community a music and recording studio. Our financial viability is still being strengthened with our Social Enterprise, ‘Caring Campers’ focused on the buying and selling of campervans and also hiring camper vans out. We are looking at how we can extend this enterprise to enable the Trust to be less dependence on grant funding. Going into 2020 we will continue to do what we do well - community development, but also keep our ear to the ground to hear the heart cry of our communities and endeavour to empower locals to achieve their dreams. It has been awesome to see Mike Pule continue to grow as a community youth worker in Rowley and engage with Hillmorton High students along with Greg Spence who continues to develop the Origin Sport Programme. We were delighted to see our Manager Roy Kenneally receive a Community Service award from the Christchurch City Council. These are given to individuals in recognition of significant voluntary service. Financial Position Cross Over Trust has presented a small loss of $1,376 for the year ending 31 December 2019, down on 2018’s profit of $12,692. Unfortunately, the Social Enterprise Projects which did so well in 2018 didn’t perform as expected in 2019. The Social Enterprise Projects earned $52,197 Gross (including gain on sale), down from $64,818 (2018). The Social Enterprise Projects return was $(6,417) down from $16,761 (2018). This was due to the downturn in Campervan sales and hire income. Social Enterprise Projects are long term, they will still act as a revenue stream for the Trust and thereby enable a greater impact in local communities. On the flip side, Donations, fundraising and other similar revenue was $233,586 up from $180,138 (2018). $50,000 of this was for the Pakari Project. Programmes expenses increased to $61,077, up from $41,243 (2018) and Salary and Wages was $203,204, up from $164,669 (2018). Most of these increases were due to the Pakari Project. Our three communities show a profit of $2,225, up from $(5,616) (2018). It is pleasing to the staff efforts rewarded with Origin Sport’s profit $6,777 up from $(59) (2018). It was a good effort by Roy and his team. The Board The board meet every second month throughout the year. They are a great team that all have a passion to see communities thrive. They provide a solid governance foundation for our teams to work from. Thanks to Tim, Rachel, Viv, Murray, and Lidwina for their volunteer roles to govern the trust well. We are so blessed to have you on the team. Finally, we want to thank the many supporters of Crossover, it is because of your support we can continue to grow Thriving Woven Communities and resilient children and youth of character. Managers Annual Report By Roy Kenneally for 2019 As with most years, 2019 had times of great celebration such as the opening of the Hoon Hay Lights in the Park alongside times where we supported those who were affected by the March mosque attacks. The relationships our staff have built up over the years and our capacity to mobilise volunteers in the community meant we do and did both well. After our usual busy start to the year, 2019 came to a sudden halt on March 15 – A day marked in history as one of the darkest days for our city. In the Addington community there were many Muslim families and in particular 18 of those families who are personally known to the staff of Cross Over Trust. In Rowley another four families, all of whom were affected in some way by this tragedy. The light that shone in the dark, was the relationships we had at the school, in the community and with South West Baptist Church, which enabled us to be on the doorsteps of those families immediately following the event. Alongside the tragedy there were glimmers of hope stories such as being able to support some Muslim women to obtain their drivers licence and assisting in providing for families who had loved ones come to visit or live with them in support. Later in the year we played a key role in organising and taking part in the Memorial Service at Hillmorton High School. Naturally this has influenced our work but by working together we have all helped one another get through the year. This has led to the Muslim families feeling much more connected to the community and of course everyone being so much more empathetic to their needs and helping them feel like they belong. New and outgoing Staff As part of the Pakari Project we were able to employ Fiona Kenneally to establish a relationship between local primary schools and netball clubs to encourage continuity of teams between the two and Lewis Clarke as a temporary Rugby Administrator in the Hillmorton area. Lewis also assisted Greg Spence in Origin Sport through Sports Canterbury Funds. Laurette Risdon joined our team as the Administration Assistant. Laurette will be assisting, and in some respects, job sharing with our Administrator Ellen Weston. Laurette is passionate about helping others and assisting the staff with helping others in the community and working towards the vision of Cross Over Trust. Kim Turner assisted Jo Robertson at Addington this year as Liasion support and one of her main achievements was getting the whanau room back up and running after the rebuild. Parents particularly appreciate the space to drop in and have a chat. Kim also ran the coffee cart this year as Jo was particularly kept busy supporting the 18 families in the community who were affected by the March mosque attacks. We farewelled Stacy Silich after two years as Liason support at West Spreydon School. Stacy was always on top of the school/parent communication and through Project Esther was also responsible for establishing the teaching and awareness of New Zealand Sign Language both in the classroom and amongst parents. We wish her well as she moves on to new things. Antoine Houle joined us in April and assists Ruth Major as support in West Spreydon school and in the community. Antoine has a contagious personality. He lives locally and is often able to make those connections both in and out of school. Antoine is very involved in a local initiative repairing kids bikes for free giving him great connections. Everyone knows Antoine! Staff Training Completed 2019 Course Ruth Roy Jo Robertson Judith Greg Fiona Antoine Major Kenneally Whittam Spence Kenneally Houle Xero Training day x Onuku Marae Wananga x x Faith and Gen Z research - x Oxford Tce Baptist Transforming x x Communities, Living Springs Netball Training Course x Tikanga Code of Ethics x Quarterly Community x Sports Coordinators Forum Staff List 2019 • Roy Kenneally Manager COT/Liaison Te Kōmanawa Rowley School • Ellen Weston – Administrator • Laurette Risdon-Administrator assistant • Judith Whittam – Financial Officer • Greg Spence Origin Sports Co-Ordinator, Lewis Clarke Co-ordinator support (Part year) • Ruth Major Te Ara Koropiko West Spreydon School Liaison; • Stacy Silich and Antione Houle Te Ara Koropiko West Spreydon Liaison Support • Jo Robertson Addington Te Kura Taumatua School Liaison role; • Fiona Kenneally Community netball co-ordinator (part year) • Jeremy Chee Te Kōmanawa Rowley School support and Praxis student • Michael Pule Rowley School Te Kōmanawa /Hillmorton High School support and Praxis student • Kimberlea Turner, Liaison support, Addington Te Kura Taumatua • Antoine Houle, Liaison Support, West Spreydon Te Ara Koropiko • Lee-Ann Boyne, Volunteer accounts • Lewis Clarke, Origin Sport Assistant Addington School have finally finished their rebuild after almost four years, Rowley Primary completed their refurbishment while West Spreydon school packed up to move out for a year while their school is rebuilt. Rowley Primary have been through a transitional stage with leadership staff. All of this adds up for staff, parents and children alike and this is where we can rally our communities to support these sometimes stressful times. We also celebrated the opening of the Lights in the Park, a four year journey of a group of young men in Rowley who pursued their dream of lights, seating and a barbecue so that basketball could be played year round and a place where the community gathered to play together.