Throughout the years, Burwood RSL Club has remained loyal to the community, and dedicated to providing assistance to organisations and charities in need. Andrew Anderson, General Manager of Burwood RSL Club says “All our donations are aimed at helping as many local people as possible.  We want to give something back to support the community who supports us.”

This year’s major beneficiaries include:
Burwood Community Welfare Services, recipient of a $25,000 donation.  “There are a great number of disadvantaged people in the Inner West community. They may come from other cultures, are frail aged, have a physical/mental disability, or are in crisis, Burwood Community Welfare Services staff and our caring volunteers, all endeavour to help find ways to enable them to access quality, caring services.  The generous donation of $25,000 from Burwood RSL will be put towards the purpose of addressing and finding such solutions”, says Christine Strachan, CEO.

The Police & Community Youth Club will use its $12,000 to update equipment in their drop-in room and gymnasium ‘This has given the young members of the community an opportunity to participate in a greater range of activities and further work towards our goal of getting young people active in life and preventing and reducing crime by and against young people. Without the provision of these grants many of these activities would not have happened” says Gary Davis, Manager of the Youth Club.

Inner West Neighbourhood Aid Manager, Kylee Blackwell says “This year we were especially grateful to Burwood RSL for its generous grant of $4000 towards our Beyond Home project. This project assists people who are faced with moving from home in to residential care or other alternative accommodation. As this project has absolutely no government funding for the next 12 months, Burwood RSL Club truly supported us in our hour of need. We can not thank them enough.

“Burwood RSL has provided invaluable support to our TOP program, giving teenagers living with disabilities the opportunity to learn life skills such as money management and use of public transport while they access fun and social environments.”

The following groups have also received grants from Burwood RSL Club this year:
Chinese Elderly Welfare Association, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Chalmers Road School, Delta Society Australia, Berne Education Centre, Sunnyfield-Homebush Centre Respite Care, Youth Off the Streets, Elm St Early Learning Centre, Meals on Wheels, Technical Aid to the Disabled, Eurella Community Services Inc, Alzheimers Australia, Camp Quality, Catholic Centre for Hearing Impaired Children, St Vincent De Paul, Vision Australia, Smith Family, Bridge for Asylum Seekers, Smiling Kids in Australia, The Spastic Centre, Royal Institute for Deaf & Blind, Burwood Council Community Events, Rosemount Youth & Family Services, St Anthony’s Family Care, Australian Korean Welfare Association, Volunteer Coast Guard Association, Inner West Community Transport, Asian Women At Work, Australian Scout Association, Autism Aspergers Support Group, KU Burwood Pre-School, Ethnic Child Care, Burwood Seniors Computer Club, Kids @ Weldon, amongst various other community organisations.

Burwood RSL Club has generously donated $619,412 this year to community projects ranging from community welfare and medical causes to sporting clubs, demonstrating that its contributions and donations remain as important to the Club as they always have been.