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Issue 12, June 2009 |
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"In life you’ve got to make
choices that make sense
for you, because there’s always
going to be somebody
who’ll think you should do
something differently."
- First Lady Michelle Obama
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Newsflash!!! Little Sister Graduate and Butterfly Ambassador, Kaytlin Taylor achieves a lifetime dream. Congratulations Kaytlin!! - Read more >> |
Dear Supporter,
The past two months has been an extremely exciting time for the Life Changing team. We held our very first joint event with NIVEA, a very glamourous "Body: Beauty" art exhibition, held at the Charles Hewitt Gallery in Darlinghurst on the 26th and 27th May. The exhibition featured over 20 stunning artworks, each celebrating the beauty of women. Both evenings saw over 200 people in attendance, including VIPs, media representatives and of course, our Big Sisters. The total raised on the night from the exhibition was just over $11,000 - a fantastic result. I’m continually inspired by the enthusiasm of the NIVEA team and staff, who have worked tirelessly to raise much needed funds for the SISTER2sister Program through their staff fundraising efforts.
This month, it was an honour to be one of the major charities chosen for the Federal Parliament Press Gallery Midwinter Ball in Canberra, held on the 17th of June. Funds raised on the night will go towards the SISTER2sister Program. We were also successful in being chosen for the ASX Reuters charity list for the second year in a row, which is brilliant!
A little overwhelmed as I write, I could not miss sharing an extraordinary accomplishment of Little Sister graduate, Kaytlin Taylor. Her unbelievable strength, resilience and determination enabled her to complete her HSC, with an equivalent UAI of 99, despite facing complex and enormous obstacles in her life. She has proven that it is possible to achieve your dreams despite your setbacks. I was honoured to be Kaytlin’s guest for the 2009 Student Excellence Awards at Sydney Institute where she won the Equity Special Achievement Award for this amazing result.
If you felt a positive ripple effect in NSW and Victoria, it may have been started by our Little Sisters! In Sydney, the girls had their chance to "Pay it Forward" as they eagerly made bicycles from scratch and then gave them away to extremely sick children from Camp Quality, who accepted the bikes on the day. Our Melbourne Little Sisters came up with an equally wonderful concept and showered roses in abundance to a group of very thrilled elderly people at a local nursing home.
On the subject of money, we eagerly await with our fingers and toes crossed for the announcement of successful funding from the Federal Government, after many months of grant writing and submissions. For one of these grants, we are up against 3000 other charities, so the competition is huge. We hope to have some good news to share with you very soon.
Thanks to you, our wonderful volunteers and staff. Without you, this Foundation would not be what it is today. I look forward to kicking goals with you in 2009 and witnessing our Little Sisters continue to grow and blossom.
To our supporters, thank you and I look forward to updating you with some more exciting news next time.
Kind regards,
Jessica Brown
Founder/Chief Executive Officer
Life Changing Experiences Foundation
 Join the NIVEA-SISTER2sister team Are you up for the challenge? • Walk, jog or run 14kms from Hyde Park to Bondi! • Sponsor a member/s • Make a donation |
Be a Big Sister for a Day
Would you like to be a Big Sister for a day? We’ve developed a new program to involve our corporate partners, giving them the opportunity to have a taste of what it’s like to be a Big Sister mentor in the SISTER2sister Program.
From the thrill and excitement of Luna Park to the testing of culinary skills - recent outings had all the right ingredients for fun, inspiration and excitement as many new friendships were forged.
Big Sister, Cora inspires us with this moving account of her mentoring journey so far with Little Sister, Steph.
Get SASSI and join a phenomenal network of women making a difference. |
City2Surf
Yes it’s that time of year again when we tie the laces on the joggers and make our way to the beach for this years City2Surf.
This year we have established the NIVEA & SISTER2sister Team for the City2Surf which is being held on 9th August 2009. Join us and enjoy the fun of running and/or walking the 14kms from Hyde Park to Bondi or support our team by sponsoring one of the members or making a donation.
To join the team, go to www.city2surf.com.au and register for the race, then go to our fundraising team page http://city2surf.everydayhero.com.au/nivea__SISTER2sister (password is sister). For a team t-shirt please email your size to karlea.snowden-harris@beiersdorf.com.
Contact syd@lifechangingexperiences.org if you would like to be part of the support crew organising runner belongings and refreshments/lunch after the race. We would love to see as many LCEF supporters as possible there on the day!
SISTER2sister EVENTS
NSW Program
4th July - Artescape
8th August - So you think you can Dance
30th June - Big Sister meeting
4th of July - Little Sister outing
2nd August - International Sisterhood Day
4th August - Big Sister meeting
8th August - Little Sister outing
9th August - City 2 Surf
VIC Program
18th July - Artescape
22nd August - So you Think you can Dance
14th July - Big Sister meeting
18th July - Little Sister outing
18th August - Big Sister meeting
22nd August - Little Sister outing
Click here to view entire calendar of SISTER2sister Events
SASSI EVENTS
Bondi Markets
If you find yourself strolling down to Bondi at all on a Sunday –why not head down to the Bondi Markets where you are most likely to find our SASSI team 2 selling preloved clothes to raise money for the SISTER2sister Program.
For more information or to find out the confirmed dates that our SASSI team will be there please contact Louise Storie louise@storieeventsmanagement.com.au.
Click here for details on SASSI Events
Affinity Diamonds
We thank and acknowledge Affinity Diamonds for their support of our Foundation.
Affinity Diamonds is an Australian owned, family run business based in
the CBD in King Street, Sydney. Affinity Diamonds source quality
diamonds and then work with clients to design and create a unique
piece of jewellery.
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