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SAVE OUR POOL

$2,371 of $100,000 goal
Given by 40 generous donors in 27 days

Help Rutherford College save our pool for future generations.

Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland

THE POOL PROJECT

🎯 Current fundraising focus

Create a welcoming, functional, and safe environment around the pool, including: Replacing the current plumbing, Shaded seating, Pool cover, A vibrant community mural, Upgraded changing rooms.

Once this is completed we can open the pool during weekends and school holidays with qualified lifeguards on duty. Community members will be able to enjoy the facility for a gold coin donation.

Why This Matters

This project is about more than a pool.

It’s about:

Teaching lifesaving swimming skills

Supporting physical education and active lifestyles

Creating a safe, local space for families

Bringing our community together

Ensuring water safety education for future generations

By upgrading the pool area, we are transforming it into a welcoming hub that can serve both our students and the wider community.

Our Goal: $100,000

Your donation — big or small — will help us move into Phase Two and bring this vision to life.

Every contribution helps:

$20 supports seating materials

$50 helps replace the current broken plumbing

$150 contributes to shade coverage

$500 helps fund the pool cover

Larger gifts help bring the mural and full upgrade to completion

Together, we can create a facility the entire peninsula can enjoy.

Let’s make The Pool Project a reality — for our students, our families, and our wider community.

Please consider making a donation today.

About us

Rutherford College is a co-educational state secondary school in Te Atatū Peninsula, Auckland, New Zealand, serving students from Years 9 to 13. It was established in 1961 and is named after New Zealand-born physicist Ernest Rutherford.

Use of funds

Create a welcoming, functional, and safe environment swimming facility, including:

Shaded seating, Pool cover, A vibrant community mural & Upgraded changing rooms.

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Update - Saving the pool is underway  16 March 2026

We are excited to share that Phase One of The Pool Project is now underway, thanks to the generous support of The Trusts Community Foundation (TTCF) and the hard work of Mattassa. Work has begun to restore and repaint the pool surface, ensuring it remains safe and usable for our students.

Our focus now for Giving Week (23-27 March) is Phase Two – upgrading the pool area.

During Giving Week (23–27 March) we are aiming to raise $50,000 to improve the area around the pool. Planned upgrades include shaded seating, a pool cover, a vibrant mural, and upgraded changing rooms, helping create a welcoming and functional area for both students and the wider community.

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Latest donations

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Guest Donor 1 hour ago
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Anita
Anita 3 hours ago
$50
Kate
Kate 11 hours ago
Kate Sangkaew
$50
Chau
Chau 12 hours ago
$100
Hollis Family
Hollis Family 13 hours ago
$50

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This campaign started on 19 Feb 2026 and ends on 31 Mar 2026.