Vision Australia thanks NSW Clubs for their support
02 December 2009
The grant from Riverwood Legion & Community Club (Club Rivers) will help our Employment Services.
- Vision Australia receives $47,973 from a number of NSW local clubs to help support our blindness and low vision services
- By 2020 the number of Australians who are blind or have low vision are expected to double from 300,000 to 600,000.
Local NSW Registered Clubs have once again showed their generous support to Vision Australia through the 2009 Community Development Support Expenditure (CDSE) Scheme which provides funding for local community projects and services.
Vision Australia was delighted to be granted $47,973 from 18 local clubs to help support our blindness and low vision services in 11 Local Government Areas throughout NSW.
The largest grant was received from Riverwood Legion & Community Club (Club Rivers) who granted Vision Australia $11,650 through the Hurstville CDSE Scheme to help support Vision Australia's Employment Support Program for people who are blind or have low vision living in the Hurstville local government area.
Vision Australia's Employment Support Program equips people who are blind or have low vision, with the skills and support they require to confidently seek, obtain and maintain employment, to make a career change, to achieve a promotion or settle into a new role.
Employment Consultants assist clients to overcome the barriers they face in gaining and maintaining employment as a result of their vision loss, such as negative employer perceptions and accessibility issues, and help them to participate equally and actively in the workplace.
With the number of people who are blind or have low vision expected to double from 300,000 to 600,000 by 2020, as estimated by the World Health Organisation, Vision Australia relies heavily on the generous support of community organisations like registered Clubs and CDSE Committees to help us prepare for the growing demand for blindness and low vision services in the community. With their support, people with vision loss living in their local areas, can access our free services and fully participate in every part of life they choose.
Vision Australia would like to thank the following Clubs and CDSE Committees for their generous and ongoing support:
- Asquith Rugby Leagues Club - $1,000 for Vision Australia's Independence in the Community Program in Hornsby
- C.ex Coffs - $2,302.59 towards purchase of an Aladdin Classic CCTV & Idmate Talking Barcode Scanner for Coffs Harbour Office
- C.ex Woolgoolga - $149.91 towards purchase of an Aladdin Classic CCTV & Idmate Talking Barcode Scanner for Coffs Harbour Office
- Coffs Harbour Catholic Club - $669.25 towards purchase of an Aladdin Classic CCTV & Idmate Talking Barcode Scanner for Coffs Harbour Office
- Commercial Club (Albury) - $1,500 for Vision Australia's Independence in the Community Program in Albury
- Dee Why RSL Club - $9,840 for Vision Australia's Independence in the Community Program in Warringah
- Earlwood-Bardwell Park RSL Club - $1,000 for Vision Australia's Employment Support Program in Rockdale
- Forster-Tuncurry Memorial Services Club (Club Forster) - $1,000 for Vision Australia's Low Vision Services in Great Lakes
- Hornsby RSL Club - $2,000 for Vision Australia's Independence in the Community Program in Hornsby
- Lismore Worker's Club - $1,000 for Vision Australia's Independence in the Community Program in Lismore
- North Ryde RSL Community Club - $3,000 for Vision Australia's Child's Play Program in Ryde
- Orange Ex-Services Club - $2,000 for Vision Australia's Low Vision Services (for Over 55's) in Orange
- Park Beach Bowling Club - $158.18 towards purchase of an Aladdin Classic CCTV & Idmate Talking Barcode Scanner for Coffs Harbour Office
- Riverwood Legion & Community Club - $11,650 for Vision Australia's Employment Support Program in Hurstville
- Sawtell RSL Club - $556.69 towards purchase of an Aladdin Classic CCTV & Idmate Talking Barcode Scanner for Coffs Harbour Office
- West Pennant Hills Sports Club - $1,000 for Vision Australia's Independence in the Community Program in Hornsby
- Wests Ashfield Leagues - $8,976 for Vision Australia's Low Vision Services in Ashfield
- Woolgoolga RSL Club - $170.36 towards purchase of an Aladdin Classic CCTV & Idmate Talking Barcode Scanner for Coffs Harbour Office
On behalf of the many community members who rely on our services, Vision Australia thanks you once again for your ongoing commitment and support in helping us to deliver our important services which open up many exciting possibilities for people who are blind or have low vision.