Lancefield Kindergarten is embarking on an environmental education journey to teach kids about the value of household waste after winning a grant for its Environmentally Friendly Garden Program.
The kindergarten was awarded $1600 by the Lancefield and Romsey Community Bank, which awards funds in partnership with the Bendigo Bank’s philanthropic arm, the Community Enterprise Foundation.
The award came in two payments and allowed the kindergarten to update its facilities and purchase new equipment for the children.
Lancefield Kindergarten committee president Nicole Hield said the grant money would be spent on portable vegepods, seeds and books for the kindergarten.
The kindergarten also purchased $500 worth of books to upgrade its take-home library.
Ms Hield said the grant money has “been great” for the kinder.
“For years to come the children will get the benefits of this,” she said.
Lancefield and Romsey Community Bank’s Suzie Ewart said grants like this were important to serve local communities.
“Our Romsey and Lancefield community-owned branches of Bendigo Bank were established to serve our towns, both by ensuring we always had local banking services and by our pledge to share the profits and proceeds generated with our communities,” Ms Ewart said.
“By supporting their local community bank, [businesses] are also proudly supporting the groups receiving these grants and sponsorships.”
Applications for the next round of grants are open until August 23.
For further information please visit: www.communityenterprisefoundation.com.au.
Daniel Cook
