The  Denmark Community’s Future Fund - Granting our community a viable Future

What can we all do today to help shape Denmark’s tomorrow?

The Denmark Community’s Future is important to all who are inspired, interested or committed to the vision of a bright and prosperous Denmark. It is an opportunity to invest in that vision.

Stimulating and sustaining a dynamic, philanthropic culture amongst Denmark community, business members and others is at the heart of the Denmark Community’s Future fund.

Denmark Community’s Future has been established in partnership with the Western Australian Community Foundation.

The first of its kind in the state, Western Australian Community Foundation is an independent, charitable organisation created to build stronger communities in WA. It does this by helping to build, grow and distribute endowed funds, providing a unique opportunity for communities to achieve long-term sustainability.

As Trustee, the Western Australian Community Foundation is the umbrella organisation for WA communities to benefit from philanthropy, without the burden of administration and governance responsibilities.

DENMARK COMMUNITY’S FUTURE LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The advisory committee is made up of representatives from the Denmark community. Its role is to grow Denmark Community’s Future endowment and seek and recommend initiatives and programs for support through the grants program. Current advisory committee members are:

Dr Gillian Sellar Ross Thornton
Judith Bradley Jan Skelton
Dawn Atkin John Fleay
Marie Redman

The advisory committee members are available to provide assistance in relation to promoting donations, hosting fundraising events or facilitating bequests to Denmark’s Future.

This is your chance to contribute to the social, cultural and economic well-being of our community now and into the future.

BACK TO SCHOOL RELIEF

Local families have received back to school relief thanks to an initiative delivered by Western Australian Community Foundation and the Denmark Community’s Future local advisory committee. To help reduce the burden of costs associated with the commencement of a new school year, a number of vouchers have been distributed locally, in partnership with local schools and businesses.

Recent research has revealed that it costs more than $2,000 on average per year to send a child to a public primary school and more than $4,000 a year to send a child to a government high school. In response to this need, the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) in partnership with the Sidney Myer Fund, is working with community foundations across Australia to provide practical help.

Through a FRRR grant to Western Australian Community Foundation, a number of WA communities including Denmark Community’s Future were successful in receiving 50 vouchers for local families to assist with the purchase of books, school uniforms and other essentials.

Denmark Community’s Future was established in 2007 to directly benefit local people and local projects. It is one of many regional funds established under the trusteeship of Western Australian Community Foundation. Western Australian Community Foundation is an independent organisation set up to strengthen WA communities by promoting philanthropic community-business partnerships.

“This is an excellent opportunity for Denmark Community’s Future to partner with FRRR to support a number of local families through the use of the vouchers,” said Dr Gillian Sellar,, volunteer local advisory committee member.

“Western Australian Community Foundation is very grateful to FRRR and the Sidney Myer Fund for providing this opportunity for our communities to support their communities,” said Tonia Swetman, Chief Executive Officer.

“The Foundation’s key aim is to assist communities across WA establish a sustainable financial model in order to strengthen their community for the long-term. The Denmark Community’s Future advisory committee is to be commended for their commitment in taking advantage of the ‘Back to School’ program. The initiative is a wonderful example of community capacity building at work.”