Every year, First Foundation holds Awards ceremonies for our new intake of scholarship recipients. Please see below for details regarding the Awards evenings for the 2018 intake of scholarship students, to be awarded in February 2019.
A U C K L A N D A W A R D S C E R E M O N Y
DATE Tuesday 12 February 2019
TIME For scholarship recipients: Please ensure you arrive at the venue no later than 5:30pm
Light refreshments are provided from 5:30pm and doors into the Concert Chamber open for guests at 6:15pm. Awards ceremony starts at 6:30pm
The ceremony is due to finish at 8:10pm
VENUE Auckland Town Hall, Concert Chamber, Queen Street (next to Aotea Square)
DRESS CODE For scholarship recipients: If you are in Year 13 this year, please wear your school uniform (and please remember to polish your shoes)
For scholarship recipients: If you are starting university this year, the dress code is semi-formal
For guests, please wear smart, semi-formal wear
PARKING Best parking available is at the Civic Car Park. Entry into the car park building is at Greys Avenue and Mayoral Drive. Please note that parking for the
evening will be approximately $12.00
Map: civic car park (google maps)
For more information on parking please visit at.govt.nz/driving-parking/find-parking/parking-in-central-auckland/civic-car-park/
ON ARRIVAL Please make your way to the registration table. You do not need physical tickets printed out, we will have a master list that we will use on the night
For scholarship recipients: Please collect your name tag from the registration table. You will then be directed to an area to have your photo taken
with your mentor, if they are attending.
For guests: Main doors into the Concert Chamber will open for all guests at 6:15pm. There is free seating in the theatre, so please sit wherever you wish
PROGRAMME For scholarship recipients: We need all students in the Concert Chamber at 5:50pm for a briefing of the event
All students will be seated together in two groups from the beginning of the event to the end. Cecilia and Isaac from First Foundation will be looking after
you and explaining how it will all work. You must sit in your allocated student group as it will be the order in which your scholarship certificates will be
handed out. Each group will line up at the bottom of the stairs on the MC's cue
Please do not leave the ceremony early as we will be taking a group photo at the end
WHO TO CONTACT If you need any assistance on the evening, please contact 'Evalata Vehikite on 021 235 5126