Enhancing Marine Life and Human Well-being
LEGACY REAFS
Leaving a legacy means making a lasting impact, whether through actions, values, or contributions, that outlive you, shaping the world and those around you.
Its about making a positive difference in the World and leaving a mark that resonates with others.
Through reef sponsoring not only will you make a difference for marine life, but you will also be connected with an individual contracted reef builder, creating an opportunity for them to shape the world positively.
The Vision
Opotiki is a small regional East Coast New Zealand township by the sea. The concept of a 'Community Reef' offering good fishing very close to the new Harbor entrance is well received by locals.
A Community Reef offers many benefits; marine life diversity, greater fish abundance, petrol savings, food security and healthy organic cholesterol free protein.
The model and principles that are being applied here could foreseably be applied in any community in NZ.
Along with naming rights, your Legacy Reef would be built, deployed, charted, surveyed and become part of this pioneering marine project.
Connections
Building connections and stories is an integral part of community reef building. Your sponsorship of a reef also allows for a disadvantaged person to gain the skills of reef module building and positive outlook that must accompany its construction.
It allows for connecting expression through art to be embedded into the reef modules.
The transformation of a designated reef builder toward integrating as a more sociable and productive member of society will be tracked and generalised feedback given. Human wellbeing is an integral part of our Mission statement.
Certainly photos of your named reef's progress, certification of its location, and pictures of its deployment will be supplied.
Legacy Reefs can be added to at any time.
Some months later you are also invited to a few hours fishing on your reef along with accommodation and hospitality at The Wharf Hub in Opotiki.
Contact us for more information.
How it Works
Firstly its important to note that your 'purchase sponsorship' of a Legacy Reef is made to registered charitable Trust 'Opotiki Community REAF Trust'. As such your funds are held in Trust, only paid out on completion of the steps in reef building, and it's all totally tax deductible for you.
Your purchase sponsorship goes to cover
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an initial sales commission,
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a contribution to Resource Consent costs,
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ongoing reef monitoring and research costs,
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Trust administrative costs,
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community education on reef use,
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independent contractor education and personal growth assessments
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payments for the independent reef construction contractor to cover yard usage, labour, material and machinery costs,
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module hi-ab transport to wharf , barge deployment,
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photography, GPS location, charting and Certification.
At all times the OCRTrust remains the overseer and your first port of contact.
The Trust office is physically located next to the Opotiki Wharf.
Contact us for free quotation and specifications.