Overview
Kedron-Wavell Services Club (the Club) is one of Queensland’s largest and well known community clubs, with a long, extensive and proud history of community involvement and contributions.

The aim of the Club’s Community Investment Grants is to provide financial, in kind and fund raising opportunities to local community organisations that fulfill our criteria.

Recipients can be either local or regional individuals or community organisations but they must demonstrate that they strengthen the communities in which they operate by making a valuable and a long term sustainable contribution.

Grant Amounts
Total annual funding for 2010 will be $50,000 and will be allocated by way of 30 individual grants. They will compose of -
• 2 x $5000 grants
• 8 x $2500 grants
• 20 $1000 grants
2010 Grants will be allocated annually.

Eligible Applicants

Include
• Community Based Not-For-Profit Organisations
• Small Community Based Organisations
• Community Support Groups
• Community Based Sporting Organisations
• Charitable Organisations

DO NOT Include
• Businesses or registered organisation for profit making
purposes
• Non-Deductible Gift Recipients

Application Process
Applications must be made in writing on the APPLICATION FORM provided and forwarded with a submission to the Club’s Secretary/Manager by the advertised closing date. A covering letter on the organisation’s letterhead or a letter of authority is required. Any further information or general overview is to be included in the 500 word submission and attached to the APPLICATION FORM.

Closing Date
Applications close 31st August 2010. Successful applicants will be advised in writing within 60 days of the closing date.

Click here to download the Community Investment Grants Application Guidelines

Starlight Children's Foundation
Kedron-Wavell Services Club hosts an annual race day at Eagle Farm Racecourse in September to raise much-needed funds for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. The race day was a huge success attracting crowds in excess of three thousand people despite threats of rain and rose over $10,000 in funds for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. You can help out by purchasing your tickets to the race day through Kedron-Wavell with all profits being donated back to Starlight. $10,127 was raised last year and we are hoping to beat this amount again this year. Please dig deep and help us reach our goal!


Variety Qld
Kedron-Wavell Services Club Inc regularly supports Variety Qld in their endeavours and recently donated $25,000 for a swing to be built in the local park for children with mobility disabilities to experience the joys of the playground in a way previously not possible.In addition Kedron Wavell Services Club for staged a “Swing for Kids” fundraiser dinner show concert at the Club on Friday 23 May 2008 to raise funds for this worthy cause.
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The Prince Charles Hospital
In October, the Club was proud to accept an award at the Price Charles Staff Awards. The award recognised the Club’s valuable contribution towards helping to create dependable health care and better health for all Queenslanders. Our annual contribution ($75,000pa) funds a Professor in Aged Care Nursing in partnership with QUT and Prince Charles Health Services District.

Much of the Clubs community focus in invested in developing a community sport and recreation facility Shawsportz Ltd for Brisbane North and wider Brisbane region. Last year over $700,000 was given to sport and recreation through sponsorship, facility funding and club development programs.

Kedron-Wavell Services Club Cougars
Kedron-Wavell Services Club is the proud naming rights sponsor of North Brisbane Cougars netball team. Kedron-Wavell Services Club Inc. has once again signed up as the major sponsor of Brisbane North's Cougars for 2010, continuing their partnership with Netball Queensland as a State League supporter.
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Cash Donations
Every year the Club donates money to various charities such as the Leukaemia Foundation, the Starlight Children’s Foundation, Camp Quality Montrose-Access, Aspley View Club, Legacy Care Group, The Qld Wildlife Preservation Society, Wildlife Warriors.

World’s Greatest Shave for a Cure
Every year in March, Kedron-Wavell Services Club holds a Shave Event to help the many Australians who are being diagnosed with leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma.

The Club has proudly been a certified public shave and colour venue for the past three years running. Click here for more information.

Clubs Smile for a Child
Funds raised through club promotions such as Club Smile Friday and events like Fire and Ice go towards putting smiles on the faces of children with illnesses or conditions that dictate that they need support from three organisations that are the beneficiaries of the Clubs Smile for a Child Foundation in 2010 – the Starlight Children’s Foundation, Montrose Access and Camp Quality.

Project Pantry
In response to the worsening pensioners crisis, Burnie Brae in conjunction with Kedron-Wavell Services Club are creating a new service called Project Pantry aimed at providing staple foods and products to these aged pensioners through a variety of initiatives one being a ‘Market Day’ each month at the Centre which will provide these Seniors with products for a coin donation to help them get by. Click here for more information and details on how you can help.