National Volunteer Week (NVW) Small Grants Initiative - Recipients announced
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Thank you to everyone who submitted a National Volunteer Week (NVW) Small Grants application.
We received 450 excellent applications and we would like to thank all volunteer organisations that applied. Volunteering Queensland acknowledges the inspiring and impactful work done by each organisation and volunteer. We wish we could have funded each application.
Selected Grant Recipients
Congratulations to the 31 organisations below who were successful in receiving a small grant to hold an event for volunteers as COVID-19 restrictions ease. Together they will share in $15,000.
| Organisation name | Event name | |
| Active Refugee and Migrant Integration in Australia | Community Welcome | |
| Baby Give Back | Warehouse Volunteer Grand Opening | |
| Birdsville Social Club Inc | Birdsville is Back and Buzzing | |
| Brisbane Indigenous Cricket | Welcome Back to Cricket | |
| Bymount Creative Circle | Creative Signs… Creative Minds… | |
| Cystic Fibrosis Queensland | Welcome Back - Volunteer Party | |
| Discovery Coast Tourism and Commerce (Organisers of the Agnes Blues, Roots and Rock Festival and the 1770 Festival) | Welcome Back - Supporting our Community to Thrive | |
| Douglas Theatre Arts Group, Inc. trading as Clink Theatre | Welcome (back) to the Clink! | |
| Elliott Heads Surf Life Saving Club Inc | Volunteer Recognition Day | |
| Emerald and District Social Development Association Inc | Volunteers are Very Valuable! Breakfast | |
| Eumamurrin Recreation Association Inc | Volunteer Well-being Dinner | |
| Fauna Rescue Whitsundays Association Inc | Morning Tea | |
| Gordonvale Men's Shed | Members Return and Recruitment Function | |
| Gympie Regional Gallery | Welcome Back to the Gallery Family | |
| Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Festival | Dirt n Dust Volunteer Welcoming Dinner | |
| Lockyer Valley Netball Association Incorporated | Thank You Dinner | |
| Longreach Rodeo Association | The COVID Comeback! | |
| Mackay Surf Life Saving Club Inc | Gratitude Afternoon for our Dedicated Volunteer Patrollers & Volunteering Members | |
| Mossman Port Douglas Senior Rugby League Inc | We're All in this Together | |
| Nexus Care Inc | Big Family Bowl Off | |
| Northern Beaches Suns AFL Club Inc | Volunteer & Mental Health Awareness Club Game | |
| Palm Beach Currumbin Lions Club Inc | Welcome Back Dinner | |
| RSL SED Ltd | Volunteer Wellness as COVID Restrictions Ease | |
| Stafford State School Parents and Citizens Association | Welcome Back - Get Involved Function | |
| The Caves State School Parents and Citizens Association | Welcoming Wellbeing | |
| Tully Nursing Home | 2020 Celebrates 1920 | |
| U3A Roma Inc | U3A Breakfree | |
| Veggie Village Community Gardens | Winter Harvest Pizza Night | |
| Vietnamese Women's Association of QLD | Gardening Day for Volunteers | |
| We Care 2 Inc | Volunteer Thank You Function | |
| Woodford Historical Society | Woodford Historical Society Shindig |
Additional Round
Thank you
Thank you to the Queensland Government for providing sponsorship of the NVW Small Grant Initiative.
National Volunteer Week is proudly supported by the Queensland Government.