Easts Leagues Foundation - Community Benefit Fund

At Easts Leagues, our spirit of social responsibility rests on one principle: giving back to the very community that has helped to make the Club successful. The cornerstone of that commitment is the Easts Leagues Foundation Community Benefit Fund, a charitable fund established in May 2007. The primary goal of the Fund is to support charitable organisations within the Eastern Suburbs Community, particularly those with limited resources. Established in perpetuity, the Easts Leagues Foundation Community Benefit Fund is expected to become a significant source of philanthropic funds for the Eastern Suburbs Community in the years ahead.

Our commitment to the community is targeted at 3 broad areas we feel represent the core values and general well-being of the community at large; values such as childhood, environment and community. At Easts, we firmly believe the socially responsible actions we take today will produce bottom-line benefits to our community tomorrow.

If you would like more information about the Community Benefit Fund and how we may be able to help your organisation, please click  here to download the .pdf application. 

Beneficiaries Nominated

St Vincent de Paul Society - Carina $10,000

The St Vincent de Paul – Carina is run by a small group of volunteers.  The organization visit approximately 50 clients per month and the funds obtained will be used to purchase food vouchers to directly assist people in the local area who are experiencing extreme financial hardship.

Mt Gravatt Special School - Mt Gravatt $20,000

Funds were used to purchase a 12 seater van to enable transportation of students with disabilities resulting in a positive influence on their independence.

State Emergency Service - Eastern Group Suppert Unit $1,485

During emergencies, the group is called upon to respond to situations where large trees have fallen against, near or through a home and when on its side, the upper branches are normally well above the ground.  The funds will be used to purchase a Stihl Pole Pruner which will allow the group to reach higher branches while remaining safely on the ground.

Matthew Stanley Foundation $21,120

Following on from the funding provided to the Matthew Stanley Foundation last year for the making of a documentary based on the state wide campaign, “One punch kills” the funding this year will be used to support the “Walk Away….Cool Down campaign aimed at reducing violence in the community to be presented to schools, sporting organisations and community groups throughout Queensland

Narbethong Special School $33,347

Located at Buranda, the school provides educational needs of students who are vision impaired, vision impaired with additional disabilities and for hose students who are deaf blind. The funding will be used to build a specialised accessible playground featuring a range of interactive pieces that engage these children in play and learning in an ideal environment and accommodates the impact of the student's disabilities when using the equipment.

Matthew Stanley Foundation $21,175

The Matthew Stanley Foundation leads the way in the education against youth violence in the community. It was launched in May 2007 due to the tragic death of Paul and Kay Stanley's son Matthew, who was brutally bashed outside a party. The foundation predominantly focuses on the provision of information/educational sessions on the awareness of violence in the community. The funding provided will enable the foundation to establish a professional media presentation that will be shown at foundation information sessions at public and private schools, community groups and community events. This will include the production of DVDs for distribution to schools and community groups.

Camp Hill Girl Guides $3,014

Camp Hill Girl Guides is a notfor-profit community organisation run by volunteers. Currently 25 girls aged between seven and 14 attend each Friday night at the Guide Hut. The Guides lease the hut through the Brisbane City Council and are responsible for the maintenance with most funds raised through sausage sizzles, wrapping Christmas presents and biscuit sales and parents participate in working bees for general maintenance. Funding provided will see the hut's facilities upgraded in the form of new vinyl floor sheeting and interior painting. These fundamental improvements will allow the Guides to hire the room to other community groups and help raise additional much-needed funds along with upgrading the facilities to meet the needs of the Guides.