Celebrating 50 Years
of Branches Camp.
of Branches Camp.
Branches Trust
The Branches Charitable Trust was formed 31st July 2009 by a group of local people concerned with the esculating costs of the Branches Camp due to the need to use professionals with outdoor expertise and wanting to create a fund to underwrite the cost of the camp.
By ensuring the continuity of the Branches Camp the Trust filfuls its primary objective in promoting, fostering and supporting the development of young men and women in the Wakatipu community. The Branches Trust continues to fundraise to accumulate finances, with the hope one day of become self perpetuating, ensuring that the financial support needed for the camp is always there.
WAKATIPU HIGH SCHOOL
In late 1967 a group of students and teachers headed out to Branches Station for a geography camp and so began a tradition that has been maintained to this day.