The Rotary Club of Box Hill thanks you for your support of
our “Rotary Recycled Treasures” Opportunity Shop in Blackburn South.
During
its proud 51 year history the Rotary Club of Box Hill has supported many
worthwhile Community and International projects and, in this current Rotary
Year, we have budgeted expenditure of over $100,000 to meet the following:
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$53,000 to Box Hill Hospital to
purchase medical equipment and upgrade Mental Health
facilities.
+
$15,000 to Family Access Network, Box
Hill to assist in the “Life Skills” Program.
+
$3,000 to the Biala Early Intervention
Centre, Box Hill.
+
$15,000 to Community Grants for local
charitable and educational organisations including:
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Bennettswood
Neighbourhood House.
+
Box Hill South
Neighbourhood House.
+
Clota Cottage Neighbourhood House.
+
Louise
Multicultural Community Centre.
+
Nadrasca.
+
Aurora Early
Intervention.
+
Cara Inc.
+
Terra Firma.
+
$5,000 to the
Australian Rotary Health Research Fund for medical research.
+
$5,000 to the
Rotary Foundation for humanitarian projects.
+
$12,000 to International Service Projects through
Rotary International
We
appreciate the support of the volunteers, supporters and shoppers at the
Opportunity Shop and thank you for making the project so successful.
On behalf of
President Carol Pawsey, I am pleased to advise the distribution
of our annual Community Grant funds (duly approved by the
Board) in support of the following local community
organizations.
Biala Box Hill Inc
~
Workshop for grandparents caring
for children with disabilities ~
$1,322
Box Hill South Community House ~
Slimline venetian blind
~ $210
Burwood Neighbourhood House ~
Child-proof fencing and gates
~ $1,950
Clota Cottage Neighbourhood House ~
Defibrillator unit
~ $2,000
Life Education Victoria ~ Laptop
computer for mobile training centre ~
$2,000
Taralye Centre for Deaf Children ~
School holiday programme equipment/toys
~ $700
Vermont South Community House ~
Fencing and pedestrian gate
~ $1,331
The allocation of the above mentioned grants is our club's
practical expression of this year's Rotary theme to "Make
Dreams Real".
Timothy D Lynn
Director
Community Services
29 April 2009
ADDITIONAL
COMMUNITY GRANT ALLOCATIONS: $8,400
On
behalf of President Carol Pawsey, I am pleased
to advise of the following
additional Community Grants (duly approved
by the Board) in support of local community
organizations.
Mitcham
Community House ~
our club's part in the Whitehorse
Cluster Clubs project ~ $1,630
Alkira
Centre - Box Hill Inc ~ cooking
equipment for 'Healthy Eating' project ~ $2,000
Bennettswood Neighbourhood House ~
equipment for renovated
parent/child group room ~ $2,000
Box Hill Citizens Advice Bureau ~
Winter welfare food provisions ~ $820
The
allocation of the above mentioned grants was made
possible by our club's involvement in the
Whitehorse Farmers Market, in order to help "Make
Dreams Real".
Timothy
D Lynn
Director ~ Community Services
16 June 2009
COMMUNITY GRANTS
PROJECTS:
Selection Criteria
Eligibility for funding through Community
Grants is dependent on the following criteria:
The organization must be an existing group delivering community service within, or nearby, the environs of the Box Hill area.
The organization should be incorporated and have published an annual report and accounts within the previous twelve month period
Preference will be given to projects that support persons in need, particularly in the areas of youth, the elderly, or persons with physical or intellectual disabilities
Funding is to be for a specific program, project, or piece of equipment, but not for normal recurrent expenditure items
Strict accounting rules apply to ensure that the funds were spent in accordance with the grant submission. Photographic or written evidence of completion needs to be submitted to the Community Services Director upon completion of nominated project.
The club would reserve the right not to disburse funds, in part or at all, if suitable submissions were not received
Grants will not be confirmed until a suitable interview was conducted with intended recipients
Relationships forged with applicants, whether successful or not, could lead to alternative support projects being developed between the two organizations
General Information
The total allocation for distribution through our Community Service
grants scheme in any one year is decided upon annually by the Board,
as is the maximum grant allocation per project.
The Box Hill Institute Alan Broadhead Awards
commemorate the late Alan Broadhead, an outstanding Rotarian, business man
and community leader.
Born and raised in Box
Hill, Alan was a principal partner in Broadhead Timber and Hardware,
centrally based in the heart of Box Hill.
His achievements
included:
President of Rotary
Club of Box Hill
Mayor of the City of Box Hill and Councillor between 1964 and 1973
District Commissioner of Box Hill Scout Association
Footballer with Box Hill in the VFA
Founder and Director of the Gardens Medical Centre which is now part of
the Epworth Eastern Hospital
Alan was dedicated to helping
young people and a believer and supporter of Apprenticeship Training. It is
appropriate that the Rotary Club of Box Hill continue to provide these
awards in recognition of his outstanding contribution.
The Rotary Club of Box Hill
congratulates the outstanding students and wish them well for the future.
Each student receives a $1000 cheque from the Rotary Club in recognition of
the contribution that the apprentices make as an integral part of our
community.
