The Regional Australia Bank in Glen Innes has allocated more than $70,000 to a host of local organisations.
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Under its Community Partnership Program, customers at the bank can nominate a body in the town to get a donation from the bank. Regional Australia Bank then calculates the average annual balance of all supporters’ accounts and donates one per cent of that total to the cause on the customers’ behalf – it comes from the bank’s surplus but is allocated according to customers’ preferences.
The bank’s Sarah Winter said the bank was “hugely proud of our ability to deliver social and environmental returns to our regional communities.
“We are passionate about giving back to our community and empowering our customers to support local community groups they feel strongly about.”
This was the tenth year of the awards and the scheme. It’s also the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of Regional Australia Bank. It’s a mutual, meaning it’sowned by its customers and not by shareholders.
year in Glen Innes, the total added up to $71,421.15 and that was then split between the following groups at a function in the Services Club:
Glen Innes Rescue Squad,Glen Innes Art Gallery, Glenrac/Glen East Landcare, JIM, Glen Innes & District Tennis Association, Glen Innes Basketball Association, Glen Innes Karinya Association, Glen Innes & District Historical Society, Glen Innes Swimming Club, Glen Innes Pottery Club, Glen Innes Christian Churches Schools Ministry, Glenrac, Deepwater & District Community Fm Radio, Glen Industries, Glen Innes Christian Churches School Minsitry, Australian Garden History Society, New England Sub Branch, Quota International of Glen Innes, Lions Club of Glen Innes, Reachout Mobile Resource Unit, Glen Innes Legacy Members Account, Deepwater Rural Fire Brigade, Glen Innes Rugby League Football Club, Glen Innes and District Football Association, Glen Innes Minor Rugby League Club, Parkinson's NSW, Parkinson's Support Group Glen Innes, Glen Innes Lioness Club, Glen Innes Hospital Auxiliary, Glen Innes Red Cross, Glen Innes District Team Penning, Art On The Corner, Glen Innes Men's Shed, Glen Innes & District National Servicemen's Association, Glen Innes Rugby Union Club, Wellingrove RFS, Glen Innes Public School P&C Association, Glen Innes & District Community Centre, Reddestone Rural Fire Brigade, The Glen Innes Masonic Lodge No 44, Rotary Club of Glen Innes Club Account, Glen Innes Netball Association, Glen Innes and District Anglers Club, Glen Innes & District Services Club.