Sport
The Glenn Family Foundation has provided many grants to assist sporting organisations around the world.
India
The children of Ashadeep are 27 children who have been rescued from child labour. These kids are passionate about hockey; a game near and dear to GFF founder Owen Glenn's heart. They used to play in bare feet or thongs, generally wearing the same clothes that they were rescued in, using hockey sticks made from wild fig twigs. During soccer games, another popular sport, tattered thongs would come flying off young feet and following every match, there would be arrays of cuts and bruises.
On April 2, 2008, the Glenn Family Foundation fitted each child with a brand new pair of sports shoes resulting in huge smiles as the children danced through their matches gaining confidence with each play. Following a visit by Jimmy Keir, where the young sportspeople demonstrated their hockey skills, albeit with makeshift sticks, Jimmy gifted them with proper hockey sticks. When Owen Glenn visited the next year, he found them showing off their skills wearing the Indian national colours. Many of the children aspire to follow Olympian, C.S. Gurung, a Nepali from Kurseong.
It only takes a little money to make a huge difference in someone's life, but in India, although a good pair of shoes can be bought for around $US5, even this is too much for most people to afford.
The Philippines
In 2005 a cash-strapped Philippines Hockey Association was thrilled to receive a gift of hockey sticks and other equipment from the GFF to assist in the development of the sport in Philippines.
USA
While living in California in the mid-1990s,Owen Glenn was involved with the Belmont Shore Rugby Football Club and eventually became Club President. His mission was for the club to be the best in the country. In 1998 the club won the first of many Super League National Titles over the next 12 years - and in time become the premier club in the United States.
With the help of the Glenn Family Foundation, Owen took the club to England, Wales and Hawaii (twice) for competitions, which the club never lost. Through his Foundation, the club has also taken a Sevens squad to Fiji.
The United Kingdom
With the backing of his Family Foundation, Owen organised a reunion tour for the Belmont Shore Rugby Football Club to travel around the United Kingdom in 2005. One of the three games was played against the Heol y Cyw Rugby Club in Wales to celebrate the club's 100th anniversary. The Club hosted the Belmont Shore Rugby team, organising a local tournament and an after match function at their club rooms. Due to limited facilities at the ground, the game could only take place during daylight hours - which are very limited during the winter months in Europe. Owen was so impressed by the Welsh team and its hospitality that he agreed to donate funds to enable professional floodlights installed at the grounds.
Fiji
A sports fundraising day was held in October 2008 at Solevu Village with 20 rugby teams and 17 netball teams turning out to play on the day.
Owen Glenn decided to make the sports day also the completion date and official opening of the local school which the Glenn Family Foundation paid to have refurbished. Over 1,000 people came from nearby villages and resorts.
A breast cancer and cervical cancer screening clinic was set up - a unique opportunity to reach so many women at once -around 600 women were screened.
Art supplies were donated to the village through Hanna's Dream.
New Zealand
In 2009, the GFF sponsored uniforms for the New Zealand Equestrian Show Team to wear at a major competition in Australia.
In the same year, when the World Disabled Sailing Championships were held in Auckland, the event received significant funding from the Foundation which made possible the Glenn Family Foundation Kiwi Cup.
And at a charity auction to raise money for Team New Zealand, the Foundation donated a day on Owen Glenn's private super yacht Ubiquitous. This enabled New Zealand's premier sailing team to raise enough money to buy a badly-needed new spinnaker.
In support of her sailing prowess outstanding young Auckland sailor, Jane Macky, was lucky enough to be offered a place to study and develop her sailing skills at Yale University. A grant from the Glenn Family Foundation enabled her to achieve her dreams and graduate in 2009.
Australia
A community-based non-profit organisation, the Sydney Heritage Fleet's mission is to build and maintain an internationally-recognised centre of excellence in maritime heritage for the benefit of all Australians - through research, acquisition, conservation, restoration, education and operation. The Fleet comprises 10 historical vessels - among the largest collection in Australia. The Fleet's oldest vessel, the 1874 iron barque James Craig, has been fully restored and regularly puts to sea under full sail.
In May 2005, the Glenn Family Foundation sponsored and donated for a charity auction, the use of Owen Glenn's private yacht for a week which helped raise significant funds for the fleet.
The Player Foundation
During a game with Gary Player in Bulgaria, Owen Glenn made a bet with Player that if Player scored a "hole-in-one", the Glenn Family Foundation would donate USD100,000 to the Player Foundation. He then added a pledge of USD10,000 for each birdie. As a result of Player's two birdies a total of USD20,000 was remitted to The Player Foundation.
Charity Contestant in the London Marathon
The Glenn Family Foundation donated AU$1,000 to help Australian, Stephanie Johnston, compete in the 2005 London Marathon and so raise money for Dr. Graham's Home, a residential school for underpriviliged children in Kalimpong, India. (The school has about 1,500 children, half of whom are supported by sponsors. It takes children from infants to higher school certificate and gives them an academic education in a strong community environment that also nurtures their physical, social and personal development. Some assistance is also provided to ex-students undertaking tertiary education.)
Stephanie is the great great grand-daughter of Dr Graham. The money she raised went towards replacing the leaking roof of one of the school's cottages.