Author: Claire Jelinek

AEIOU Foundation – for children with autism, were delighted to be a recipient of a $3000 Grant from the Kedron Wavell Services Club 2019 Community Grants Program. Grant funding was awarded to purchase iPads and support the AEIOU “iPad's for Learning” program at the Bray Park centre. iPad's are a vital tool for developing communication, social and fine motor skills for AEIOU students. Their use plays an integral part in the delivery of the program...

Volunteer Marine Rescue Brisbane Inc. (VMRB) were delighted to receive a $2,500 grant from Kedron-Wavell Services Club for 2019. VMR Brisbane provides a `first response' emergency service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to the boating public in Moreton Bay and surrounding waterways. A very high priority is placed on all aspects of training, including; marine operations, first aid, marine radio, bar crossing, and emergency search and rescue procedures. VMRB used their grant...

In May this year 2019, Rintocchi received a $5,000 grant from Kedron-Wavell Services Club to help with the printing and publishing of the Rintocchi magazine. The publication has been operating in Brisbane for 35 years and assisted by the Italian Catholic Federation of Australia. Initially, the publication assisted the Italian community of Brisbane. It now assists second and third generation Italian Australians, including newly arrived Italians who are either studying or working in Brisbane on...

The Community Place aims to support the whole community through the provision of free or very low cost activities at their two community centres based at Kalinga and Stafford. Through various activities they provide places, opportunities and services for people to connect, share and learn together.  The Community Place applied for a $1,000 grant to fund the installation of 2 'Street Libraries'. The Community Place received a large donation of books that are now offered...