CLUBS from Port Macquarie, Laurieton and North Haven, who form the Port Macquarie Hastings Local ClubGRANTS Committee, have united to give away $108,162 to 28 beneficiaries from their annual ClubGRANTS Program.
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The Westport Club hosted a presentation on Thursday to present the 2014 recipients with their funding.
Jenny Edmunds, who chairs the Committee, said "the ClubGRANTS Program provides much needed funds for worthy and very important groups in the Port Macquarie-Hastings area to continue their crucial community work".
"This injection of funds demonstrates the strong and active connections our local clubs have to the community. The Program enhances our clubs' role and adds value to the wonderful assistance these groups provide to our community."
Clubs play a vital role in contributing funds to support the economic and social wellbeing of the Port-Macquarie-Hastings area. This investment of over $100,000 represents only a percentage of the annual contribution clubs return locally through their CLUBGRANTS programs.
The grants will help to support the tireless work of volunteer services that are ready to help any person no matter what the situation. Suicide is very topical at present but the volunteers councillors at Lifeline Mid-North Coast have been working towards making ours a suicide safer community for years. Their grants of $4,100 will educate member of our community in LivingWorks ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) which is considered the best suicide intervention training in the world.
Ryley Batt, who has just returned from leading the Australian team to gold at the 2014 IWRF World Championships, will be accepting a grant on behalf of Wheelchair Sports NSW. The grant will fund a program that breaks down barriers for local disabled athletes so they are empowered to participate and reach their full potential in a sport.
Other grants will fund the Family Drug Support's Stepping Stones to Success program; provide two schools with a "Reading for Life" program designed to give one-on-one support to primary school children with reading difficulties; and provide support to families in Port Macquarie and Laurieton through St Vincent de Paul's welfare programs.
Mrs Edmunds said, "The Committee is proud to align with such proactive community projects and congratulates the following recipients of funding at Thursday's presentation":
- Port Macquarie Historical Society
- St Joseph's Early Childhood Services
- Port Macquarie High School
- Lifeline Mid North Coast
- Hastings Relay for Life
- Special Olympics Mid North Coast
- Hastings MS
- Port Macquarie Cerebral Palsy Alliance Committee
- Riding for the Disabled (RDA) Kendall
- Riding for the Disabled Wauchope/PMQ Centre
- RSL Laurieton Sub Branch
- Port Macquarie Public School
- NSW Rural Fire Service Pembrooke Brigade
- Alzheimer's Australia NSW
- Werin Aboriginal Corporation Medical Centre
- PCYC Taree (for Port Macquarie programs)
- HeartKids NSW Incorporated
- Scouts Australia NSW 1st Port Macquarie Sea Scouts
- Life Education NSW
- Ronald McDonald House - Westmead
- Camden Haven Sea Scouts
- Wheelchair Sports NSW
- Family Drug Support
- St Vincent de Paul Society NSW (PMQ/Laurieton areas)
- Learning Links
The Port Macquarie Hastings Local ClubGRANTS Committee is represented through the following clubs: Port City Bowling Club, Port Macquarie Panthers, The Westport Club, Laurieton United Services Club and North Haven Bowling and Recreation Club. The Committee is supported in the development of local priorities and eligibility criteria by community representatives.
