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The Rotary Club of Moss Vale and the Wingecarribee State Emergency Service will now be able deliver more services.
This has been made possible throught two recent grants from the IMB Bank Community Foundation.
Now in its 19th year, IMB Bank has donated more than $430,000 to 41 projects in the Southern Highlands region, making a total of $9.3million funding for almost 680 projects in the areas in which it operates.
IMB Bank is proud to see that funding provided has now benefited thousands of people and hundreds of projects across NSW and the ACT.
The Rotary Club of Moss Vale and the Wingecarribee SES is sharing in another $500,000 donated to 50 projects in 2018.
Moss Vale Rotary, a past recipient, will continue to provide its invaluable U-Turn the Wheel road safety awareness program to teenage drivers from local high schools and the Wingecarribee SES will purchase a vertical training tower to assist training in various rescue scenarios.
IMB Bank CEO Robert Ryan praised the 2018 recipients and thanked them for their dedication and determination to assist in the communities in which they live.
“There are thousands of people dedicating their time and effort every day to make life better for others,” he said.
“I am proud that, through IMB Bank Community Foundation funding, we can work in partnership with local groups to provide new facilities, services and support that add tangible value to our communities and create better outcomes for the people living in them,” he said.
Mr Ryan said IMB Bank was committed to the projects it supported and had seen first-hand the difference the funding made to many people.
“For nearly 140 years, we have worked hard to put our customers first in everything we do. Whether that’s helping our customers buy a home or start a business, or investing in our local community through the IMB Bank Community Foundation.”
Community foundation chair Jan Swinhoe said almost 250 projects had applied for funding in 2018 and all of them demonstrated tireless effort and support to assist a wide variety of local projects.
“The Foundation committee visits each shortlisted project to assess them and we are always humbled and amazed at the dedication and commitment of community members to help others,” she said.
“It is a real pleasure to be able to allocate funds to these 50 organisations so they can continue to grow and develop their resources.”