$14,000 available in local community grants

The Hunt Club 2011 Community Fund opened for applications on 20th June and this year has a total pool of $14,000 available to eligible local not-for-profit groups.

The fund was established by The Hunt Club estate project manager the Dennis Family Corporation to support local community groups through the awarding of annual grants.

Now in its tenth year of operation, The Hunt Club Community Fund has already donated more than $120,000 to organisations in the local area.

The fund’s eligibility criteria requires applicants to be not-for-profit organisations which have been operating within the Cranbourne 3977 postcode area for a minimum of twelve months.

Applications for 2011 will close at 5pm on Friday, 29th July.

Dennis Family Corporation Chief Executive, Peter Levinge, said that grants may be requested for any worthwhile purpose.

“Each year the fund offers financial grants of either $500 or $1,000 to a diverse range of community groups, with monies used to support a wide variety of activities and projects,” Mr Levinge explained.

Last year The Hunt Club Community Fund approved grants for 21 separate organisations.

“We are proud to continue to give back to the local community through this initiative and encourage all eligible groups to apply by the 29th July deadline,” Mr Levinge added.

Grant recipients will be decided by an independent judging panel comprising community representatives*. The successful groups will be announced in September.

For more information about The Hunt Club Community Fund or to obtain an application form, visit the Land Sales Centre at 14 Broad Oak Drive, Cranbourne East  (Mel Ref: 134 D3), call 5996 7088 or log onto please go to www.huntclub.com.au.

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*The Dennis Family Corporation will appoint a judging panel to consider each application for a grant from the Community Fund. For each application the panel may decide, at its absolute discretion, to either award a grant from the Community Fund pool or to refuse the application.  Any funds remaining in the Community Fund after all application decisions have been made will be added to the Community Fund for the following year.