The inaugural Donnybrae Community Fund has granted $21,000 to 14 not-for-profit groups operating in the Donnybrook and Craigieburn areas.
The successful recipients were announced at a presentation evening last month, with each group awarded a grant of $1500 to support their local community project.
One of the 14 recipients was Craigieburn Cricket Club, who’s president Gerard Laffan said will use the grant to purchase turf wicket covers after two years struggling to generate funds.
The turf wickets will “assist the players and members to ensure we have a game every week even when the weather is against us.”
Maureen Reardon from the Craigieburn Salvation Army says the Salvos will use the grant to operate their Connect Food Van in the local area.
“We plan to connect with families in the area and provide a free meal from the van six times over the new year,” she said.
Dennis Family Corporation, the developer of Donnybrae estate, has operated community funds across its residential developments, both in Victoria and Queensland, since 2002 and distributed more than $850,000 in grants over that time.
Dennis Family Corporation marketing executive Nidhi Joshi, who hosted the presentation event said: “We are proud to support the local communities in areas where we operate our business. We believe their efforts greatly contribute towards the liveability of our estates”.
