GIVE GEAR GET GREAT is a community driven project designed to help children participate in sport. The project was initially developed with the Spreydon/Heathcote Community Board in 2015 as a one off sports equipment donation, but has grown and now being driven out across more of the city.

The initiative involves collecting donations of outgrown, used or unused sports equipment and sports shoes from the community which is then recycled back out to the community at local events or through a collection system. The initiative aims to reduce the barriers to participation for children to partake in sport and be active, by reducing the costs of playing sport by giving children access to used sports equipment.

To collect the items wheelie bins, with the Give Gear Get Great branding, are positioned at sites of partnering community organisations, schools, churches or libraries for the local community to deposit unwanted or used items. The bins are emptied on a regular basis and the donated equipment inventoried, stored and then given out at community events, or to schools where requests have been made.

A donation bin is located in the foyer of the Fendalton Library.

The Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club were very thankful for the great range of cricket gear they recently received through this initiative.

The club has 18 junior teams, some with more than one family member involved. This equipment will set some of the junior teams up nicely for the 2023/24 cricket season.