One Highlands football club has been on the receiving end of the Giving4Grassroots program.
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The Bundanoon Rebels Football Club has been named by the Australian Sports Foundation as one of 62 clubs from across rural NSW to receive funding under its Giving4Grassroots program.
"Our grant is worth $10,937.85 which is a fantastic and gratefully received injection of funds into our football club," Bundanoon Rebels Football Club President John Grosse said.
Sports Foundation Chief Executive Patrick Walker thanked for all the support of a generous benefactor.
"We have been able to distribute funds that are aimed at promoting participation among young Australians, Walker said."
"All sports require equipment - whether it's a bat, a ball or something else - and this grant program allocates funds to help clubs acquire much-needed equipment to get more Australians involved in junior sport."
Club Secretary John Paul Dunne worked on and submitted the detailed grant application, after the club executive agreed to focus on replacing the club's soccer nets and team uniforms.
"We host the Michael Sant Cup in May every year and struggle to find enough nets that are suitable for a round robin style competition and tournament," John Paul said.
"We also have a bit of a mish-mash of uniforms that we've accumulated over the years, so we'll be using the funds to replace those uniforms.
"We're looking at creating a new uniform design which will give the Bundanoon Rebels a fresh new identity and it will be great to see all teams across all grades and age groups wearing the same thing."
The Bundanoon Rebels Football Club was established nearly 30 years ago and has been steadily growing in numbers ever since thanks to many young families moving to the southern village in recent decades.
"Compared to some of the other clubs in the Southern Highlands Football Association, we're still a smaller club," Walker said.
"Although this year we have a team in nearly every grade which is a reflection of how strong the sport is here.
"Because we are a bit smaller and we don't host many home games, we have less opportunity to raise funds and turn a profit in our canteen. That means we have to top up what it costs to run the club with fundraising and a lot of hard work which our local football community are more than happy to do.
"But the Giving4Grassroots program gives us an extra boost of funds which will help us so much. It's a great result for this family friendly club - bring on 2020!"