Orange Ex-Services' donates $157,266 in 2025 ClubGRANTS

Thirty local charities and community organisations have received a combined total of $157,266 as this year's beneficiaries of the Orange Ex-Services' Club's ClubGRANT Category 1 program.

Orange Ex-Services' Club announced the successful recipients at a special presentation evening at the Greenhouse of Orange last Wednesday night.

Major beneficiaries of the Club funding in 2025 include Lifeline Central West, who received $20,000 for life-saving crisis support training for volunteers, along with the Cerebral Palsy Alliance ($10,000), Fairfight Foundation - Supertee Project ($10,000), Clontarf Foundation ($15,000) and Cancer Patients Foundation, who received funding support for "Look Good Feel Better" workshops.

"Each year, this evening is a highlight for us - it's about recognising and celebrating the organisations that give so much to our community," Orange Ex-Services' Club CEO Nathan Kelly said.

"As a community club, we see it as our responsibility and privilege to reinvest back into the region. The diversity of recipients this year shows just how broad the needs of our community are, and we're proud to help meet them."

ClubGRANTS Category 1 funding is allocated for projects and/or services that contribute to the welfare and broader social fabric of the local community, such as community welfare and social services, community development, community health services and employment assistance activities.

Applications are assessed by Orange Ex-Services' Club subcommittee made up of representatives from the club, Orange City Council and the community.

Since its founding in 1998, the ClubGRANTS program has provided over $1 billion in funding to deserving community groups across NSW.

Orange Ex-Services' Club President said that here in Orange ClubGRANTS are an opportunity for them, as the largest club in the area, to support organisations that do so much good in the community.

"It's always one of the most rewarding parts of the year, as a director at the club, to be able to support the community in the way that we do through ClubGRANTS. It's also a pleasure for me personally, because I've done this now for nearly 20 years," Mr Gentles said.

"If you look at a cross-section of those that apply for ClubGrants, they all benefit our community. Sometimes they are big organisations, sometimes they're alot smaller and in some cases, they are partners with us in many things.

"So its rewarding that we're able to give to the community and it gives us an opportunity to showcases what we do in the community and showcase what we have in terms of assets with the club, whether it be the main club, Wentworth Golf Club or the Country Club or tennis club.

"And it does really highlight to the community that we try to look after the interests of not only our 26,000 members but the community as a whole.

To find out more about ClubGrant or to apply, visit www.oesc.com.au/clubgrants