THE GROW Myrtleford+ sub fund was set up in 2021 when a local couple approached Into Our Hands about donating $10,000.

They were offered the choice of donating to the general Into Our Hands fund or set up a small fund where the money could be used to specifically benefit the Myrtleford town and surrounding communities.

To add to the donated amount, a cattle sale was held in early 2022 where an additional $17,000 was raised and by August 2022, the total had reached $130,000.

Inaugural chair of Into Our Hands and sub fund committee member Loretta Carroll said it's important to grant some of the funds out as soon as they can.

"The money won't be held onto, it will be used for things that are needed now as well as into the future," she said.

"It would be wonderful to keep on a similar trajectory of funds donated in the coming years, and if we did, then you can imagine that we might have $1 million in not too many years."

While there are no specific provisos at this stage on what the granted funds will go towards, Loretta noted that whatever the community feels is necessary, they will certainly consider it.

"The other benefit for sub fund committees is that they don't have to hold AGMs because they are an offshoot of Into Our Hands Community Foundation," she said.

"They can still hold meetings and take notes, but they don't have to organise other financial information as the IOH board will take care of that.

"It means that the committee can get on with their fundraising and holding social events rather than worrying about financial matters."

GROW Myrtleford+ sub fund commenced its first grant round in late 2022.

Loretta Carroll, Jim Van Geet and Lachlan Campbell speak further in the Into Our Hands' Digital story project, which can be found via the links below.

The Digital Stories Project shares supporter and grantee stories about how Into Our Hands is benefiting North East communities and how and why people get involved in donating to the general fund, or one of their sub–funds.

For more information on the GROW Myrtleford+ sub fund, Into Our Hands or any of the other sub–funds available in the Wangaratta, Alpine, Indigo or Mansfield shires, visit intoourhandsfoundation.com.au.

To watch the GROW Myrtleford+ video in full visit intoourhandsfoundation.com.au/newsandevents/ or https://youtu.be/ciYnAiEUp7M.