DONATIONS & COMMUNITY

Inline with its charter, the Club exists to provide benefit to Rugby League while also embracing a broader community responsibility. In addition to providing support to local community groups, the Club believes that community service also encompasses ensuring that its operations take into consideration the impact both socially and environmentally on the community.

CLUB READY TO GIVE $25,000 TO NORTH QUEENSLAND COMMUNITY

The Cowboys Leagues Club has unveiled a brand new Community Program which will provide a considerable source of funding for numerous Not For Profit Organisations and Individuals in the North Queensland community. The new program, aptly named the “Cowboys Community Benefit Fund” will donate $25,000 to worthy recipients throughout the region.

The Community Benefit Fund will reinforce the Club’s status as the number one licensed community service club in North Queensland, and will seek to provide funding for projects which will provide a community benefit to the local region. It will also reward Educational excellence via bursaries for students. The new program will mean even more Organisations and Individuals will be able to benefit from the Club’s donations than ever before, no mean feat considering that the Club has donated over $2 million to various establishments in the last three years.

General Manager of the Club, Joe Kelly, is extremely pleased to implement the Community Benefit Fund.

“The Club has always been proud to be a 100% community-owned Club, and this new program furthers our commitment to supporting the community who support us. We have been working on the Community Benefit Fund for a long time now, and it is great to see it come to fruition. It is a fantastic opportunity for deserving organisations and individuals to complete projects for which they may not have been able to do so otherwise.”

The Community Benefit Fund will be split into two categories, with $20,000 worth of grants going to eligible Not for Profit Organisations who can demonstrate that their projects will deliver real community benefits to the people of North Queensland, and a further $5,000 as Educational Awards for full time students. All applications for grants will be considered by an independent judging panel of eight members from across the community. The panel includes local identities Mandy Johnstone MP, Cr Ray Gartrell, Daryl Holmes, Mark Adams, Father Dave Lancini, Gerard Moloney, and Fiona Pelling. The diversity of the judging panel will ensure all projects and awards qualify for the community driven aim of the program.

Member for Townsville, Mandy Johnstone MP is thrilled to be a part of the Benefit Fund judging panel.

“It is very satisfying to be involved with the Cowboys Leagues Club as part of this independent judging panel” said Ms Johnstone “The fund will provide another avenue for not for profit organisations to get the financial support they need to deliver benefits on the ground in the Townsville community. Equally, I am excited about being part of an organisation that supports educational achievement for students who may need that bit of extra financial support to achieve their goals.”

All organisations and individuals interested in applying for a grant should visit the Club to collect an Application Form, or contact Marketing and Community Coordinator Helen Smyth on 4724 5888 or helen@cowboysleagues.com.au for further information.

Club donates over $2 Million in 3 years!

The Cowboys Leagues Club has reinforced its status as North Queensland’s number one licensed community service club with the presentation of $25,000 to local community and sporting organisations and secondary schools.

The funds have been generated through the Leagues Club’s 2008-09 Community ScoreCard membership program, with funds to be distributed across three key areas of education, sport and community service, based on the preferences of new and renewing members.

Community ScoreCard is an important element in the Cowboys Leagues Club’s extensive community service program, with $618,787 being contributed by the Cowboys Leagues Club to 124 different community organisations over the past year.

CLUB BECOMES MAJOR SPONSOR OF THE FOLEY SHIELD

The Cowboys Leagues Club and Queensland Rugby League is thrilled to announce that the Cowboys Leagues Club has agreed to become the Major Sponsor of the 2009 Foley Shield Carnival. 

The time honoured tradition of the Foley Shield has been rejuvenated and will take place in a carnival style format over the Easter Weekend in Townsville. The competition has been expanded to include teams from Mt Isa/Mid West, Innisfail/Eacham, and Cape York/Torres Strait Islands. The new teams combined with Townsville, Mackay and Cairns will compete for the Foley Shield.

The Foley Shield Weekend will be supported by the playing of the Mal Meninga Cup and Cyril Connell Cup matches between Mackay, Wide Bay, Townsville and Cairns in the U/16 and U/18 age groups on Easter Sunday.

Without the support from the Cowboys Leagues Club a Rugby League Carnival such as the Foley Shield would be extremely difficult to undertake. Chairman of the of the QRL, Mr Greg Sutherland, said that the sponsorship recognises that the support from the Cowboys Leagues Club is about developing sport right across the North.

"I thank the Cowboys Leagues Club and in particular General Manager Joe Kelly, for his support. People know that this is about all of North Queensland and the Leagues Club is there for all of us when we come to Townsville for work, sport or recreation. It is a natural link and I am proud that it has occurred."

CLUB MAKES DREAMS COME TRUE

The Cowboys Leagues Club was eager to start the NRL season on the right foot for the community, via their participation in the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys Field of Dreams Program. Through this partnership with the Cowboys, they are hoping to continue to further their relationship with the North Queensland community. 2008 saw the Club donate in excess of $800,000 to various community groups, a figure the club hopes to better this year. By donating their Corporate Box and raising over $2,000 in aid of the recent Bushfire and Flood appeal at the start of 2009, this figure seems well within reach for the Club. 

COMMUNITY SCORE!

Community score is a mechanism for the club to distribute funds based on the preferences of the club's members. When joining or renewing their membership, members can select an organisation from a list provided by the club, as their community score recipient. For every 4 Scorecard points a member earns, the club donates 1 point to its community score pool. At the end of the clubs financial year, this pool is divided amongst the community groups based on the percentage of community score participants who have selected their organization. In 2009, the club distributed funding totaling over $25,000 through the program.

Pictured: Greg Sutherland (Chairman QRL Northern Division), Joe Kelly (Leagues Club Manager), Joe McDermott (Manager QRL Northern Division) and Ty Williams (Cowboys) at Sponsorship announcement.

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