Yearly Archive: 2011
Welcome Leigh Wallace
Leigh Wallace OAM has joined the Geelong Community Foundation as Development Manager. Previously the Philanthropy Director of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation in Melbourne, he holds the first Master of Social Science Degree (Philanthropy and Social Investment) from Swinburne University (2007) and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2010 Queen’s...
Read moreOur region’s most worthy to share in half a million dollars
Thirty diverse community projects and programs have shared in $500,000 thanks to the Geelong Community Foundation’s 2011 grants program. The local programs funded aim to benefit the most disadvantaged in our region, helping to create a stronger, more resilient community. Grants cover a range of community needs and interests such as education, training, research, community...
Read more$200,000 “bonus” for Geelong Community Foundation
Dr Denis Napthine Minister for Regional Cities announced that the Foundation is the recipient of a $300,000 state government grant. In addition to the Foundation’s private and company donors, in 2010 the Victorian government granted $100,000 with a promise of a further $200,000 if the Foundation could raise $100,000 through its own fundraising. With the...
Read more![Last week our Program & Impact Manager Charlotte Walker visited our grant partner, the Geelong Arts Centre, who delivers ‘Time to Thrive’.
Time to Thrive provides movement and dance for mature aged movers aged 60+ and this new initiative was developed in response to the limited opportunities for older adults to participate in dance and movement in our community. There has been significant demand for the pilot 6-week program, with overwhelmingly positive feedback from current participants.
Upon arrival, the ‘Dancing for Dementia and Parkinsons’ group was in action and the group participants were so joyous, with endless smiles and active participation in the dance steps and exercises. The classes have fostered physical and mental health benefits alongside genuine connection and belonging for group members.
Pictured is the Active and Agile over 60’s class on Monday 2 December, 2024.
[Image credit: Peter Foster.]
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