WE ARE HERE TO INSPIRE YOU
WHO WE ARE
FUTURE TE AROHA IS THE COMMUNITY'S COMMUNITY CENTRE, OFFERING A RANGE OF CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES IN CREATIVE ARTS, HEALTH & WELLBEING FOR ADULTS, TEENS, AND CHILDREN.
Since opening in 2001 thousands of children, teens and adults have attended the centre and participated in a variety of activities including performance, music, art, film making and educational courses.
Future Te Aroha Trust is a registered charitable trust set up to purchase the Bendon factory building (after its closure in 1999) to become a community centre for the community.
There are many creative exhibits on display throughout the building so feel free to call in and check out the murals, art installations, and creative multi-media displays - you will be amazed!
Rooms can also be booked for all sorts of uses, including meetings, group activities, performances and even children's birthday parties.
Proudly funded by: Lottery Board, Trust Waikato, DV Bryant, Matamata-Piako District Council, Te Aroha Mountain Lions, Creative Communities, Grassroots Trust. Future Te Aroha also appreciates the generous support from local businesses and individuals
TE AROHA
AROHA IS LOVE AND IF YOU GIVE IT AWAY, IT'LL COME RIGHT BACK TO YOU
Aroha is the name of the mountain that our centre and our town sit on. Our mountain of love is the ideal place for a place like ours to exist. In the year 2001, we opened our doors and created a space for people looking for an escape from day-to-day life and the chance to express themselves. We achieve this within a nurturing, creative and safe judgement free space where people are free to express themselves and step into worlds that can only be achieved through Aroha and the imagination of everyone who come through our doors.
At the centre, we help develop creativity within each individual and in doing so, we help them to build confidence, respect, and develop their creative skills with a positive outlook and family values that are tried, tested, and true. Thousands of children have gone through our creative classes over our 20+ years of serving the community and many of them have done amazing things with their lives in the years since. Everyone in our community is welcome through our doors regardless of background or circumstances and it is alongside aroha from our community that we have been able to grow as a centre and as the trust who facilitates it. Without community spirit we would not be where we are today. With Aroha, the journey of life is a bit smoother and life is richer than any amount of gold.
