Spring2020Newsletter

The Springfield Rise Community Grants Program opens on Monday 21 September with $15,000 on offer. The focus of the grants program is to fund initiatives or events that benefit the community of Springfield Rise and surrounding areas, through improving social, environmental and economic outcomes. This round will have a special focus on programs and initiatives that help aid in our community’s COVID recovery. Since its inception in 2016, the grants program, which is administered by Bendigo Bank’s Community Enterprise Foundation, has provided funding within Springfield of close to $79,000 across 19 different local initiatives. Projects that have been funded include native beehives for local schools and kindergartens, wildlife nest boxes, mentorship programs for youth, school diversity initiatives and wool supplies for a crafting group, just to name a few. Virtual grants information session If you’re new to grant writing and want to talk about ideas and learn more about how the process works and how easy it is to apply, together with the Community Enterprise Foundation, we are hosting a virtual lunchtime grants information session. Date: Wednesday 23 September 2020 Time: 12pm - 12:45pm To register your interest, email danielle.kollanyi@lendlease.com Apply online http://bit.ly/2YKmT08 $15K Community Grants Program calls for COVID recovery applications Checking in on friends and colleagues can go a long way and that is what Lendlease encouraged local schools and community to do to mark R U OK? Day this year. The Lendlease Springfield Rise at Spring Mountain team were pleased to support the implementation of well-being initiatives for customers, staff, students and families at Spring Mountain State School, St Peters Lutheran College Springfield, Springfield Central State High School, Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hymba Yumba Independent School, The Y Springfield Lakes Community Centre and Cottonwood Cafe. From morning teas to conversation corners, best dressed competitions, gratitude walls (our front cover), yellow shirts and wrist bands, prizes, inspirational messages, free Kit Kats (the R U OK? Day chit-chat partner) – the conversations were well and truly started. You are never too young to look out for one another and ask R U OK? Thank you to everyone who took part, led initiatives and shared photos and stories. Learn more about how starting a conversation could change a life. www.ruok.org.au R U OK? Day Local schools helped highlight this important campaign