Local residents wanted to represent Glenfarg area on decision making Panel
14 August 2015
Two vacancies have arisen for people living in the Glenfarg area to serve on RWE Innogy Lochelbank Community Fund Panel. This locally appointed panel makes decisions about awards from the Fund, which exists to benefit the Glenfarg and Earn community council areas.
This is an opportunity to help ensure the Fund continues to be spent on projects that provide real benefit to those communities.
The Panel meets three times a year to advise the fund administrator, Foundation Scotland, on grants awards from the fund.Foundation Scotland was appointed by the wind farm operator, RWE Innogy, to administer the Community Fund in 2011. The Foundation works with communities local to the wind farm site to help them decide how funds should be allocated, using its grant-making expertise to ensure positive long lasting impact .
In total, the Panel comprises three members from each of the two Community Council areas; two are community representatives (serving between 1 and 3 years) and one is a Community Councillor. The two panel members being sought will work alongside the existing three representatives for the Earn area as well as the Glenfarg Community Council representative.
You can find out more about what’s involved in being a panel member by downloading a role profile.
To put yourself forward for this role, please download a nomination form from the Foundation Scotland website or at www.glenfarg.org. Alternatively you can pick one up from Glenfarg village shop.
Nominees must be 18 or over and on the electoral role for Glenfarg Community Council area. In the event of more nominations being received than there are vacancies available, selection will be by interview.
Nomination forms must be completed and returned to Foundation Scotland by 2pm on Wednesday 30th September 2015.
For more information contact Tom Black by email tom@foundationscotland.org.uk or telephone Foundation Scotland’s Edinburgh office on 0131 524 0300.