COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT 2015 Welcome ...........................................................................................2 Message from the Group Operations Manager ................................4 Ainslie Football Club .........................................................................6 Basketball ACT .................................................................................8 Belconnen Magpies AFL Football Club ............................................10 Belconnen United Scholars ..............................................................12 Brumbies ..........................................................................................14 Canberra Darters Netball ACT ...........................................................16 Canberra Raiders .............................................................................18 Canberra Olympic FC ........................................................................19 Club Gymmy .....................................................................................20 Ginninderra Swim Club .....................................................................21 Gungahlin Eagles .............................................................................22 GWS Giants ......................................................................................24 Hall Bushrangers ..............................................................................25 Lifeline Canberra ..............................................................................26 Molonglo Football Club .....................................................................28 Performance Triathlon Coaching ......................................................30 Physical Activity Foundation .............................................................32 Queanbeyan United Junior Rugby League ......................................34 Royal Life Saving ACT ......................................................................36 Soldier On..........................................................................................38 St Patrick’s Hockey Club ..................................................................39 Tuggeranong Bushrangers ...............................................................40 Tuggeranong Football Club ..............................................................41 West Belconnen Warriors .................................................................42 Community Support .................................................................. 45 - 50 How can we help your cause? ..........................................................52 Contents WELCOME LETTER FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR HARRY KONSTANTINOU elcome. On behalf of my team and I, we have the pleasure in W issuing our second Community Engagement Report which highlights the significant involvement and support The Club Group has with the local community, not-for-profit groups, sporting groups and other worthy causes. This year I am proud to announce that we significantly exceeded last year’s sponsorship/ contributions and provided over $800,000 to assist many local sporting groups, community initiatives and schools across the ACT and NSW. WelcomeFrom The Club Group’s Managing Director The Club Group has the simple philosophy of demonstrating corporate community leadership by doing the right thing for the community. Our community investment aims to create a positive impact for both the community and The Club Group. At The Club Group, our commitment is to make a difference to our clients and our employees, our members, our communities, as well as other broader stakeholders. Our 2015 Community Engagement Report summarises our pledge to all of our stakeholders and highlights the activities we are undertaking to enhance our The Club Group invested more than $800,000 Club Group Volunteer Program. Through these economic, environmental, social and in 2015 to support local sporting teams, personal commitments of time and money, our governance contributions. schools charities and various community employees have helped The Club Group make groups within the ACT. A highlight this year a real difference in the ACT and NSW. Whilst we always work towards our was the major partnership with Soldier On. aspirational goal to be the leading health Soldier On work with the men and women of In finishing, I look forward to further investing and fitness provider in Australia, we recognise our defence forces who may have suffered and broadening our sponsorship portfolio the importance in providing opportunities, not physical and psychological injuries whilst on to include more events, more charities, only for our members, but also for the wider duty. More recently we aligned with Menslink, more sporting groups and more community community. At The Club Group we aim to a volunteer organisation providing adult male support organisations, with a common goal of have a positive contribution to the health mentoring services for adolescent boys and achieving a healthier and happier community. and fitness of all community members. young men in Canberra and southern NSW. We achieve our goals by providing innovative We recognise that the success of The Club programs, quality facilities and by supporting Group is a direct result of the efforts made the communities that support us. This year every day by our 600 employees. This year, we have provided increased assistance to The Club Group employees supported and the not-for-profit sector and community attended many community causes and Harry Konstantinou support groups. volunteered over 100 hours through The Managing Director THE CLUB GROUP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT 2015 2 MESSAGE FROM THE GROUP OPERATIONS MANAGER SEAN HODGES 20% PLATINUM $500K+ SPONSORSHIP OVER THE YEARS $1,000,000.00 50% $900,000.00 GOLD $20K - $50K $800,000.00 $700,000.00 $600,000.00 25% $500,000.00 SILVER $5K - $20K $400,000.00 $300,000.00 5% $200,000.00 BRONZE $100,000.00 Under $5K 2013 2014 2015 ach year we strive to facilitate real change by improving the health and wellbeing of individuals and Ecommunities across the ACT and NSW regions. We achieve this through our health and recreational facilities and through our support of programs that deliver unique and practical approaches to challenging health issues, particularly for our focal areas of youth and ‘at risk’ community members. The need for funding and support for local change in obesity rates and improve the identify ways in which we can make a positive sporting, not-for-profit and community groups health and wellbeing of individuals in our difference to our community’s health and has become more apparent over the past community. Our support is at the core of wellbeing by supporting programs that raise few years. In 2015, The Club Group received our mission to create a healthy and positive awareness, build resilience, increase access in excess of 200 requests for funding and impact within both the community and within and improve opportunities to participate in support. Many charities saw an increase in our business. Our initiatives are governed physical activity. the demand for their services; sporting groups by our four priority focus areas: health and too faced uncertainty with increased fees wellbeing, active lifestyles, community We would like to thank our dedicated staff and limited access to Government facilities. engagement, and targeted populations. for their support and assistance throughout Government funding for many programs has the year, as well as for their enthusiasm been under pressure over recent years. The Club Group recognises the financial and and commitment to the causes we promote resource pressures that local sporting groups, and support. This increasingly competitive environment charities and community organisations face means not-for-profit, sporting and charitable when providing valuable programs that Lastly, to our partners: thank you. We never organisations must seek private sector promote health and fitness; particularly those cease to be amazed by the tireless energy funding to develop, implement and maintain initiatives that aim to help people who are less and devotion of our charity partners, sporting many vital community programs. Perhaps fortunate. We hope that our contributions to groups and the volunteers who are the heart most telling was the unprecedented rise in such great community causes help alleviate of many of these organisations. We applaud the number of funding applications that we some of these challenges. the exceptional work that you do every day to WHERE OUR SPONSORSHIP FUNDS WENT WHO WE SPONSORED received this year; the highest we’ve ever improve the health and wellbeing of people had. This clearly demonstrates that our Many of our employees are active members of within the community. sponsorship program remains relevant and the local community and regularly participate in a variety of worthy causes. Some of the AFL Netball in demand. AFL Netball events that our staff represented The Club Rugby League Swimming Rugby League Swimming In 2015, The Club Group donated over Group at were: Lifeline Fun Run, Camp Quality Trivia night, Starlight Ball and the Rugby Union Triathlon Rugby Union Triathlon $800,000 in support to local community organisations and sporting teams. Our local Canberra Times Fun Run. Basketball Schools Basketball Schools investment, whilst significant, is only a fraction Looking forward, our priority is to continue to Sean Hodges Hockey Community Hockey Community of what is required