The 2014 Future2 Wheel Classic, a pre-Congress golf day and the charity dinner at the FPA Professionals Congress last November combined to raise over $230,000 for Future2 – the charitable foundation of the FPA.
Seven community not-for-profit organisations were selected for the 2014 Future2 Make the Difference! Grants, with $70,000 awarded to programs that will support young Australians who are socially and financially disadvantaged.
Make the Difference! Grants have been awarded for eight years and in 2014, a total of 90 grant applications were received nationwide. For the first time, Future2 has awarded four multi-year grants of up to $30,000 over three years. These grants were awarded to:
- Women's Health and Family Services, Northbridge WA, for an education and empowerment program for 12-15 year olds;
- Palngun Wurnangat Association, Wadeye NT, for the Widening Horizons through work experience program for 18-25 year olds;
- BackTrack Youth Works, Armidale NSW, for work experience and job readiness training in agriculture, for women aged 18 to 25 years; and
- Bridge Builders, Lilydale VIC, for a leadership program, including education and skills training for 12-25 year olds.
In addition, three short-term grants of up to $10,000 were awarded to:
- Edmund Rice Camps, Metro Melbourne VIC, for a summer camp to mentor young girls aged 12-18 years;
- Wirrpanda Foundation, Perth WA, for Deadly Brotha Boyz, for a fitness and mentoring program aimed at young male Aboriginal offenders, 12-18 years; and
- Windeward Bound Trust, Hobart TAS, for a youth leadership challenge on board the Windeward Bound, linking young Tasmanians with newly settled refugees.
Since Future2 was established in 2007, the foundation has granted $390,000 to 31 organisations.