2008 Back to School Voucher Program Assists Local Families January 19, 2008
Posted by gill in : Uncategorized , trackbackThe Denmark Relief Assistance Network (one of four sub-groups of the Healthy Community Project) in conjunction with the Denmark Community’s Future Fund realises the ongoing needs of many of our local families, particularly those with teenagers and young children.
50 Denmark families will benefit from the 2008 Back to School Program with students able to exchange the vouchers for uniforms, school equipment and book list items at one of the three registered Denmark business outlets. Local Heroes, the Denmark High School Uniform Shop and Morrison’s Newsagency; all participants in the initiative for the first time this year.
L-R: Jan Skelton, Jane Mouritz (visiting WACF Board Director), Dawn Atkin, Ross Thornton, Sue Roberts and Vera Hook. Photo: Gill Sellar DCFF committee showing newly arrived example vouchers for community distribution.
The Denmark Community’s Future Fund under the auspices of the WACF is an independent not for profit, created to assist our community and special interest groups throughout Denmark. The 2008 Voucher Program is the first initiative the DCFF is promoting and the Healthy Community Project is handling the distribution and administration of the vouchers.
2008 Back to School Program an initiative of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR), the Sidney Myer Fund, VISY and the DOXA Youth Foundation. A total of $2,500 is being granted through Western Australian Community Foundation (WACF)
For further information contact:
Dr Gillian Sellar
Chairperson Denmark Community’s Future Fund
08 98483514
mobile: 0417 953 489
email: denmarkfutures {at} denmark.org(.)au or gillian.sellar {at} health.wa.gov(.)au
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