Schools encouraged to apply for environmental change grants

<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Schools and community groups are being encouraged to apply for grants of Canon equipment worth &dollar;5&comma;000&period;<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Canon New Zealand is offering three grants&comma; each worth &dollar;5&comma;000&semi; one for a school&comma; one for a community group and a third for an environmental programme&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Winners will be  selected based on the &&num;8220&semi;environmental&comma; educational and social merits of their submission&comma; the positive impact their project will have on the community and the importance of Canon products in ensuring its success&&num;8221&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The equipment includes digital compact and DSLR cameras&comma; binoculars&comma; printers and multi-function devices&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Kim Conner&comma; CEO of Canon New Zealand&comma; says the programme&comma; Inspiring Tomorrow&comma; aims to recognise the organisations that are &&num;8220&semi;making a positive impact in our own backyard&comma; and help support the growth of their projects through our technology&&num;8221&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Last year’s winners&comma; the Motutapu Restoration Trust&comma; Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust and Hobsonville Primary School were awarded for the uniqueness of their projects and positive impact they are having on the environment and their community&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Liz Brooks&comma; manager at the Motutapu Restoration Trust&comma; says that their volunteers have been using their new Canon products almost daily&period; Of the Canon product received&comma; their Canon 10x30IS binoculars have been used for identifying both birds and weeds&period; The EOS 750D with EF-S 18-55mm lens has been vital in bird monitoring and recording release events&semi; and the Canon LV-WX320 Projector has been a key resource for training volunteers&comma; and other conservation groups in their seminar room&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;All in all&comma; the Motutapu Restoration Trust could not have fitted out its seminar room&comma; office and volunteers with such state of the art equipment without Canon’s help&period; This win has allowed us to do more&comma; and be more effective&comma; in our mission of saving Auckland’s ancient island sanctuary&comma;” says Ms Brooks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Click <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;canon&period;co&period;nz&sol;inspiringtomorrow" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">here <&sol;a>for more information&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;