Community Service

FMA 2016 

What a great match; Revesby Workers’ Club and the community.

This year Revesby Workers’ Club are to provide the sum of $420,000 to organisations from our local area under the ClubGANTS scheme, Category  1 section. This program allows for direct involvement with community organisations leaving category 2 of the scheme for the support of sporting teams, sub clubs and other special purposes to assist members and their families.

Our ClubGrants subcommittee have, with other member Clubs of the Bankstown group, investigated some one hundred and fifty applications from these community organisations that had submitted requests to Bankstown Council covering all types of projects from installing safety lights for the elderly in a car park to assisting in the aged care system and also providing specialised equipment for disadvantaged, special needs school children.

The diversity of the grants provided by Revesby Workers’ Club is immense with our decisions to support areas generally in the south and south west of Bankstown. The Club supports groups such as Life Education (Harold the giraffe), Bankstown City Aged Care building fund, Broderick Gillawarna School with a grant to enable disadvantaged students access to basic kitchen appliances and become better able to be self-sufficient in the home, to a sewing group who provide items to those in need.

The Revesby Workers’ Bill Bullard Charity Committee will be presenting Bankstown Hospital with the results of the years fundraising on Friday 9 September 2016 in the Club function rooms. Along with sub club executive members and dignitaries we envisage a sum of around seventy thousand dollars in equipment will be presented to the General Manager and staff from the hospital.

Through the year the Football Club have conducted a number of fundraising events and have spent time at the hardware store with BBQ’s and along with the Bowling Club who worked tirelessly on the fun day at the Sport and Recreation Club, raised a considerable amount. The Netball Club and Bankstown City Netball Association as a team supported the charity on a number of occasions and the annual bucket day at Deverall Park was supported by players and parents from all netball clubs in the Bankstown area.

On behalf of the Charity Committee I would like to convey my thanks to all who have contributed to making this very substantial amount available to procure the specialised equipment for Bankstown Hospital. It is our community hospital and your support is extremely important to advance the provision of good service provided by the staff.

We look forward to announcing the charity for the 2016 – 2017 year at the Charity Finale.

On September 2016 the Illawong Senior Athletic Club will be conducting a fun run at Kelso Park, Panania, in aid of the Charity Committee. Keep an eye out for information regarding the run and come along to participate or donate to this worthy cause.

A little later this year on 15th October 2016, the annual Trivia evening will be held at the Sport and Recreation Centre, with great prizes. Contact Terry or Sue on (9774 2653) for information and bookings as this night is always well attended.

Many thanks, Dennis