LOCAL ORGANISATIONS RECEIVE VOLUNTEER GRANTS
The Member for Berowra, Philip Ruddock MP said today that he was pleased to see so many local organisations named in the Volunteer Grants Program for 2008 released this week.
Some of the organisations are:
Wiseman’s Ferry and District Youth Sport
To encourage children into sport $4,000
The Probus Club of Cheltenham Computer training
$5,000
Sydney Upper North Shore Suns Table Tennis
Promote healthy lifestyle $2,000
1st Cherrybrook Scouts Association
Program support $1,800
Saints Care Ltd
Looking after elderly people in the electorate $4,000
Probus Club of Beecroft
To encourage social interaction $1,760
New South Wales Fire Brigade (Asquith)
Fire protection and promoting awareness of fire safety $1,156
Hornsby Woodworking Men’s Shed
Manufactures toys and equipment for the disadvantaged $3,034
Hillside Rural Fire Brigade (Glenorie) Fire protection and promoting awareness of fire safety $5,000
Galston Equestrian Club
Promotes social participation through sport $5,000
Dural and Hills District Garden Club
Volunteer gardening program in nursing homes and Open Garden weekends $1,987
Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust Aims to help ensure that the availability of services are reaching the local community $1,980
CBC Golden Oldies Cricket Club (West Pennant Hills)
Facilitation competitions for the community for local senior citizen $1,735
Berowra and District Orchid Society Inc.
Promotes orchid growing in the wider region $3,600
Baulkham Hills Communications Rural Fire Brigade (Kenthurst) 3 grants
Fire protection and promoting awareness of fire safety $11,300
This $21 million nationally Volunteer Grants Program provides funding of between $1,000 and $5,000 for not-for-profit organisations to purchase small equipment and sporting items and to contribute to their volunteers’ fuel costs.
Over, 7200 community organisations and an estimated 900,000 hard working volunteers throughout Australia will benefit from this funding. Much of the funding will meet fuel costs, or to purchase items such as computers, printers, barbeques, first aid kits and fridges.
“I warmly congratulate these organisations and know how much they will benefit from these grants”, Philip Ruddock said.