Charity

The purpose of the Trust is to share the Trustee’s passion for Lego with the general public for the benefit, directly or indirectly, of any child who is sick, infirm, disabled or disadvantaged and the families thereof within the Southland/Otago region.

LUG South began charitable work from 2014 with its event profits. In early January 2017, LUG South became a registered New Zealand Charity and Company. The trust is run by three official officers; Chris Dawson, Gavin Evans and Chris Knight. If you would like to know more detailed information about our charitable trust, click here. If you would like to see our official presence on the companies office, click here and search for LUG South. If you run a charity and would like to apply to be supported by our future charitable endeavours then please Contact Us. If you would like to make a donation to our Charity, we are pleased to be recognised as a Donee Organisation by the IRD. Further details of our charitable endeavours are available here

Monetary Donations

2014 ~ We gave $2000 from the profits of our show to Jayden’s Helping Hand Charitable Trust.

2015 ~ We gave $500 from the profits of our show to Jayden’s Helping Hand Charitable Trust.

2016 ~ Invercargill Brick Show: We gave $7000 from the profits of our show to Jayden’s Helping Hand Charitable Trust. Dunedin Brick Show: LUG South made a donation to the “Friends of Children in Hospital“, in Dunedin, of $10,000. We also donated the $470 proceeds of the raffles run during the event in Riley Baker‘s name to the FOCH bringing the total donated to $10470! This meant LUG South was a major sponsor for the new outdoor recreation children’s area at Dunedin Hospital in 2017.

2017 ~ In early January 2017, LUG South became a registered New Zealand Charity and Company.