HOLDEN HOME GROUND ADVANTAGE PROGRAM

Karting Australia encourages its Clubs across the country to apply for a grant through the recently launched Holden Home Ground Advantage program.

As the only car company born and bred in Australia, Holden recognises this country’s love of sport and has recently launched the Holden Home Ground Advantage program – a $5 million dollar, 10-year grants program to support grass roots sporting clubs across the nation.

The Holden Home Ground Advantage program will see the Lion Brand donate $500,000 each year for the next decade to sports clubs nation-wide. The program will enable clubs to purchase much needed sporting equipment and invest in the development of their members, young and old.

Holden’s 230-strong dealer network will be intimately involved in Home Ground Advantage and will provide a point of contact and support within local communities for the program.

George Svigos – Holden Executive Director of Corporate Affairs – said that for a lot of Australians, sport is an integral part of growing up.

“Holden Home Ground Advantage isn’t just about upgrading clubrooms; it’s about developing Australia’s future talent, nurturing grassroots sports and creating environments that encourage teamwork and wellbeing. Like Holden, grassroots sporting clubs are an integral part of the Australian way of life,” said Svigos.

“Sport is an enabler – it helps young kids create new friendships, while also giving them a sense of purpose and direction. We hope that Home Ground Advantage builds on the relationship Australians have with Holden by providing much needed support to sporting communities’ across Australia.

“It’s important that we as a nation foster positive growth in our youngest generations by offering them safe, fun, and engaging environments to thrive in. This is the heart of Holden’s Home Ground Advantage program.”

The yearly grants program will be split into two rounds, seeing winter and summer sports seasons each benefit from $250,000 in grants. In each round one project will be awarded a grant of up to $100,000. The remaining funds will be made up in grants of up to $10,000.

Karting Australia Chief Executive Officer Kelvin O’Reilly believes the Holden Home Ground Advantage provides a great opportunity for Karting Clubs across the country.

“It’s no secret that karting is the grass roots of motorsport and has been the breeding ground for all of the modern day V8 Supercar drivers while also providing people of all ages safe, fun, and engaging environments to thrive in,” said O’Reilly.

“We encourage all Karting Australia Clubs to think about how they can benefit from being a part of the Holden Home Ground Advantage Program.”

Sporting clubs can apply for the grants via the Holden Home Ground Advantage website at www.holden.com.au/homegroundadvantage

Applications are now open for the first round of grants and will close at the end of February 2015.