In 2026 we launched the ReSport Charitable Trust Fund, managed by Northland Community Foundation, to create secure, sustainable long-term funding for the Trust. Your gift to the ReSport Charitable Trust Fund will allow more Northlanders to get involved in sport, creating a healthier, more equitable Northland for many years to come.
Donations to this Fund are invested, with the interest earned each year being distributed to ReSport Charitable Trust to support their operating costs. In this way, your donation is never spent – instead it is invested and will provide long-term support to the Trust. The fund was launched with $20,000 that was fundraised within the Northland community. When the fund reaches $50,000 it will start delivering annual grants. The more the fund grows, the bigger the grant each year which meant that as the Fund grows, so does the impact.
You can donate to the Fund either through a one-off donation, or by setting up regular weekly, monthly or annual donations. Our Fund and all donations to the Fund are managed by Northland Community Foundation.
You can also donate by leaving a gift in your Will. If you already have a Will you can add a simple codicil (amendment) to your existing Will without needing to rewrite the entire document.
Leave a gift in your Will to ReSport Charitable Trust Fund
ReSport is a Not-for-Profit registered Charitable Trust: CC61597
We are enabling more play through recycling donated sports goods.
Find out more about what we do and why we do it.
ReSport exists to enable equitable access to sport, recreation and play, by reducing affordability barriers, empowering communities and reducing waste for a healthier, more inclusive society.
Collect new and gently used sports gear and equipment to share these resources to people in need throughout Northland, reducing the environmental impact of textile and sport gear waste.
Stakeholders donate equipment to ReSport Pātaka and Depot to sort and share within Northland communities through sports and community partnerships.
We empower people to be equipped to engage in sporting experiences, enhancing purpose, connection, health and wellbeing, while being environmentally responsible.
ReSport Charitable Trust is successfully redistributing preloved sports gear to Northlanders in need, while reducing the impact of textile and sport gear waste in landfill.
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ReSport was founded by JP Dignon and Joey Yovich in 2021 on their way to support a local charity fundraising event held in the Bay of Islands.
Both JP and Joey are passionate Northlanders who come from humble beginnings. They are philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, and transformational leaders in their capacities.
For more than 17 years, this powerful sports-centric duo has given significant amounts of time, resources and heart to local communities and various charities across Northland.
Our five trustees JP Dignon, Joey Yovich, Jeremy Tauri, Craig Crawford, Anna Hewitt and our Project Lead Sharon Gibson, are all big believers in play and recreation. They know the value of contribution and that driving equitable outcomes across social, economic, and well-being platforms can only be a good thing for the benefit of Northlanders.