Regularly reviewing the decisions, made in our lives and for the future, requires time and thought. Not a task to be hurried. Changes - births, deaths and marriages, changes in economic circumstances, households, relationships and health status all need to be reflected upon and updates recorded.

Affectionately known as the 'Godfather', Ray Sharp, an original trustee of the Opotiki Community Foundation, which morphed to become the Eastern Bay Community Foundation, has been at the board table since 2008.