Cystic Fibrosis Queensland has used the grant to provide educational Boredom Buster Bags delivered weekly to the Queensland Children’s Hospital.to alleviate the isolation to those in need. It puts a smile to the children's faces and they all eagerly await the delivery of their bags, they make long hospital stays just that little bit easier.
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A Brave Life
A Brave Life helps mothers under 25 years of age in the Chermside to Sandgate area alleviate financial burden by providing good quality and safe products for their new-born baby. The grant will go a long way to helping their good work. “The girls in our program love receiving the baby bundles from A Brave Life. For a lot of these girls this is the first gift they have received for their new baby. The...
Friends with Dignity
The Friends with Dignity supports victims of domestic and family violence to rebuild their lives with purpose, dignity and hope. .Our grant has enabled the purchase of 6 personal safety devices supporting a DV survivor
Marchant United FC
In a humble neighbourhood in Brisbane’s north, the team at Marchant United FC Inc. have been putting their best foot forward to make a difference in their local community. The soccer club established in Taigum back in 2016, have come a long way since their first year of operation and have been delivering strong scoreboard results as they have played their way through the Northside Soccer League competition over the past 5 years. One of...
AEIOU Foundation – $3,000 Grant Recipient
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. – $2,500 Grant Recipient
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...
Italian Catholic Federation (Rintocchi) – North Brisbane Section – $5,000 Grant Recipient
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 – $1,000 Grant Recipient
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...