The Selwyn Foundation will give Bishop Victoria Matthews $750,000 towards the care of older people in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake.

The presentation will be made at Selwyn's anuual meeting in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, on Wednesday, April 20.

This year's theme is ‘Celebrating excellence in aged care’.

Bishop Victoria is guest speaker at the meeting, which starts at 2pm.

She will talk about the effects of the earthquake on the people of Christchurch, including the church and clergy.

Bishop Ross Bay, of Auckland, will chair the meeting as president of the Selwyn Foundation, and worship will be led by the Selwyn chaplains.

Bishop Ross and Dr Kay Hawk, chair of the Selwyn Board, will present a cheque for $750,000 to Bishop Victoria.

 Selwyn has already made grants to the Christchurch Association of Anglican Women and to the Christchurch City Mission.
 
 The meeting will be followed by afternoon tea in the Bishop Monteith Visitor Centre.

The Selwyn Foundation is one of New Zealand’s largest not-for-profit providers of services to the elderly and has been operating for over 50 years.

It owns or manages nine retirement villages across the upper North Island.

All parishes are invited to the meeting.