RESIDENTS have the chance to win some cash thanks to a new Empowering Eaglehawk competition, open until the end of March.<\/p>\n
Fifteen businesses contributed to a total prize money of $1300, ranging from $40 to $200 vouchers.<\/p>\n
President of Empowering Eaglehawk, Mitchell Graham, said a similar contest ran eight years ago, but after a couple of years of the COVID-19 pandemic, now was the time to run it again.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thought it would be a good opportunity to relaunch Empowering Eaglehawk and get the community involved once again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The competition takes place on social media, with participants required to follow the social enterprise\u2019s page, like a post and tag a friend.<\/p>\n
Mr Graham said the borough has bounced back strong from the worst of the pandemic, and he\u2019s keen to see what rest of this year has to offer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith two years of COVID-19, I think businesses have bounced back strongly, they seem pretty hyped and excited for the new year and are looking to get involved with our local community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe try and get the community involved and make sure everyone knows what\u2019s happening including with events, grants, projects that are happening and what we\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone gets up and about for different things such as arts, culture, sport, businesses. Everyone\u2019s really welcoming here and it\u2019s a really great place to live.\u201d<\/p>\n
As well as the competition, the community enterprise is also currently running its grants program, with up to $5000 available for local organisations. Grant applications close on 31 April.<\/p>\n
To get involved with the This Is Eaglehawk competition, head to the Empowering Eaglehawk Facebook page for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
RESIDENTS have the chance to win some cash thanks to a new Empowering Eaglehawk competition, open until the end of March. Fifteen businesses contributed to a total prize money of $1300, ranging from $40 to $200 vouchers. President of Empowering Eaglehawk, Mitchell Graham, said a similar contest ran eight years ago, but after a couple […]<\/p>\n