West Sunshine Greek senior citizens group (WSGSCG) has received a grant in the most recent round of the stronger communities program.
WSGSCG vice president Sam David said the group felt elated to receive the funding.
“It’s a great thing, a great help for the seniors. It will allow us to pay some of the expenses and also provide hot food for the people,” Mr David said.
Mr David said the grant will help to relieve financial strain for the club when purchasing new technology for its members, such as laptops, which seniors use to carry out administrative tasks.
Outside of their meetings in West Sunshine, club members regularly travel to locations in regional Victoria, such as Ballarat, Castlemaine and Dandenong, to explore areas across the state.
“Some of them haven’t been out for a long, long time, so this is fantastic,” Mr David said.
Mr David said the WSGSCG regularly meets with the local Turkish, Maltese and Italian senior citizens groups who will all celebrate 45 years as an extended community early next year.
Mr David thanked members of committees across all groups for their work as well as volunteers who help set up club meetings and prepare food for members.
In a Facebook post, member for Fraser Daniel Mulino said there was a 100 per cent success rate for all organisations that applied for the stronger communities programme grants in round nine.
“The program provides grants for important community projects that strengthen and benefit local communities,” Dr Mulino said.
