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Karen Cornelia Trust

Hugging the coastline at the end of Tipoka Road in Taranaki, the House for Karen is inspiring.

Karen Cornelia Trust Home

Hugging the coastline at the end of Tipoka Road in Taranaki, the House for Karen is inspiring.

The house, designed by Boon, Goldsmith, Bhaskar Team Architecture, sleeps 12 people in five bedrooms and features a library and large living areas. A separate annex area, linked by a covered walkway, provides a quiet place away from the rest of the home.

The home has been built by the Karen Cornelia Trust established in 2004 with the aim of supporting cancer sufferers and their families. Karen unfortunately lost her cancer battle in 2003. In the latter part of Karen's illness, the Van Dillen family were given the opportunity to have a short holiday at a Mokau bach. It was a special time for the family away from their normal daily pressures. Ronnie Van Dillen wants other families in the same situation to be given the same opportunity to get away.

Karen Cornelia Trust Home

The aim is to build two holiday homes to be used by those suffering from cancer and their families to take time out as they cope with the illness. The first of these homes is in Tipoka. A ‘walk in, walk out’ service, all needs of visitors will be catered for, including food, enabling visitors to enjoy a holiday without worrying about the expense. The home is expected to be occupied 35 weeks of the year.

A massive effort with in excess of 400 contributors, the home was built in three parts in New Plymouth allowing the public to view the building before being trucked to another viewing point and thento its final home, a donated coastline property near Rahotu.

The home is finished throughout in Resene Environmental Choice topcoats Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamel, Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen Kitchen & Bathroom waterborne enamel, Resene Waterborne Woodsman penetrating oil stain and Resene Aquaclear waterborne urethane, all proudly donated by Resene.

In time the Trust envisions that a further holiday home will be built.

From the Resene News – issue 2/2008


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