The Cowboys Community Fund, supported by Coca-Cola Amatil, is continuing its commitment to improving the quality of life for North Queenslanders with the donation of over $26,000 in the latest round of community grants. The 12 grant applications will assist both charities and individuals to purchase specific equipment and fund programs and activities.
Media Release 20 August 2008
COWBOYS COMMUNITY FUND – CARING FOR NORTH QUEENSLANDERS
The Cowboys Community Fund, supported by Coca-Cola Amatil, is continuing its commitment to improving the quality of life for North Queenslanders with the donation of over $26,000 in the latest round of community grants.
The Fund’s management committee approved 12 grant applications in the six-monthly review, which will assist both charities and individuals to purchase specific equipment and fund programs and activities.
The grant recipients from the June 2008 round are:
? Townsville & District Life Education Committee: workbooks and manuals
? Townsville Community Learning Centre: interactive whiteboard
? Vision Australia: 6 software licenses for vision assist programs
? Autism QLD: trampoline and soft fall
? St Brendan’s College: equipment for Food Van
? Lockhart State School: hearing system for classrooms
? Parent Project: Tiralo amphibious wheelchair for Townsville region
? Nintiringanyi Cultural Training Centre: 2009 football team registration for 10 youths
? Blue Care Cloncurry: paediatric wheelchair for Cloncurry area
? Joshua Brown: flights
? Amber Bassett: gap payment on a specialised chair for her cerebral palsy
? Saki Walba: bush wheelchair
The Cowboys Community Fund is a perpetual charitable trust that raises funds for community causes through a range of activities, including Coca-Cola’s contribution of 10 cents for each Coca-Cola product recycled at Cowboys’ home games, gift donations and fundraising events.
Applications are assessed against the main objective of improving the quality of life for young people in North Queensland and represent requests for goods or services, rather than cash payments.
Now in its third year, the Cowboys Community Fund is administered by representatives from the local North Queensland community, Coca-Cola Amatil and the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys.
Applications for the December 2008 round of community grants are open until late December and will be reviewed in early January 2008.
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