Yearly Archive: 2015
Tom Cleary Memorial Scholarship
Information and Application Form for the $750 Tom Cleary Memorial Scholarship, closing 22 January 2016, can be now be downloaded.
Read moreAnnual Report 2014-2015
The Geelong Community Foundation Annual Report 2014-2015 has now been published.
Read moreExecutive Officer Andrew Lawson to retire
Andrew Lawson, who has been working with the Foundation for some 16 years, has announced that he will retire in 2016. He worked initially with the board in 1999 to prepare the Foundation for launch in December 2000. Subsequently as Executive Officer, he managed the Foundation and worked to develop the Foundation to assist organisations...
Read moreAnnual Grants Reception
Donors, grant recipients and guests attended the Geelong Community Foundation Annual Grants Reception on Wednesday June 17, 2015. After introductions, students from the four schools in the Schools in Philanthropy program presented cheques to their chosen grant recipients. Andrew Lawson then announced each of the further recipients of the Foundation’s 2015 Grants, who received their...
Read moreBack to School Vouchers support 1,600 local students
Geelong Community Foundation distributed $80,000 in $50 Target vouchers to 33 primary schools and 12 secondary schools in association with the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) and the Sidney Myer Fund.
Read moreSchools in Philanthropy presentations in CoGG Chamber
On Wednesday June 3, students from four schools in the Geelong region presented their recommendations for the awarding of Grants of $20,000 per school, from the Geelong Community Foundation Grants for 2015. Student groups of 4-7 were from Christian College, Bellarine Secondary College, Belmont High School, and Sacred Heart College.
Read more2015 Annual Newsletter
The Geelong Community Foundation’s annual newsletter is now available.
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