Issue 25, 2012

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Can you help?

Volunteers

We are looking for assistance in the office, at Saturday SISTER2sister events and at our fundraising events. Click here>

Venue

We require use of a venue to hold our monthly Big Sister meetings. We require a room for 30 people with an additional 2 breakout rooms.

Become an event sponsor

Donate prizes for our 4 major fundraising events this year and let us promote your brand at our 2012 fundraising events.

Monthly donors

Just $10 a month will go a long way! Click here> to donate now.

Printer

Can your company print our yearbooks for us? (approximately 65 copies required in November).

Email Marnee> if you can assist in any of these areas.

"Remember you are born to live, don't go the way life takes you…take life the way you go" Anon

Have you thought about making a difference in the life of a vulnerable teenage girl? Consider becoming a Big Sister mentor in the 2012 SISTER2sister program.

To find out more, come along to our annual information night.
More details here>

Applications close on the 2nd of March.

A special message from our ambassadors, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Nicky Moore.   Click here>

Dear Life Changing Supporter,

Happy New Year to all our Life Changing supporters. I do hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and a well deserved break, if only a short one for some.

2012 is going to be our most exciting year yet!

We have spent a great deal of time in planning so that we can continue to provide a fantastic program for the 2012 recruits and raise the necessary funds in our ongoing efforts to help vulnerable teenage girls. Many exciting fundraising events are planned.

We enter our fourth year of partnership with NIVEA and are extremely honoured to work with a fantastic brand and a wonderful team. We have two very exciting events coming up in partnership with NIVEA - a Mothers' Day event and our annual Spring Garden Party, which was a huge success last year.

For those who love a bit of trivia, we will be holding our annual Christmas in July trivia night as well as our Christmas trivia night... both events will be bigger and better than ever!

Special Thanks...

Thank you to our ambassador, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, who named Life Changing as her chosen charity in OK magazine. Thanks to Nat, OK magazine donated $1000 to our cause.

Many thanks also to Barclays Capital for their very generous donation of over $15,000 - this money will make a huge difference.

A huge thank you to Helen Kaminski Australia who also donated a generous $6500 from their Christmas sales which was a lovely surprise.

We bid farewell to our Big and Little Sisters at the end of each year. As one door closes, another one opens... we are now in the process of recruiting our new Big and Little Sisters for 2012 which is equally as exciting. I'm proud to say that we have now supported over 250 Little Sisters who have managed to get their lives back on track. For this, I have my team of extraordinary volunteers to thank.

I look forward to sharing my 2012 journey with you all. Thank you for your ongoing support.

Kind regards,

Jessica Brown  

Fundraising Matters

2012 SASSI teams

Are you a natural born leader? Or a passionate Events Coordinator who enjoys some friendly competition? Consider putting together a fundraising team and join the SASSI Challenge to raise much needed funds for the SISTER2sister Program. Contact jessicab@lifechangingexperiences.org or Click here> for more information or to register.

Gifts that make a difference!

Don't look further for gorgeous gifts that give back for a great cause. Every purchase goes towards the SISTER2sister Program.

Available exclusively from Magnolia Silver Jewellery - purchase one of our gorgeous stainless steel SISTER2sister necklaces Click here> for details.

Get in early and purchase a gorgeous cookbook for Mothers Day.

As seen on Mornings with Kerri Anne, Madison Magazine and more, this beautifully presented hard cover book features recipes from our ambassadors, including Bianca Dye, Jacinta Tynan, Dr Cindy Pan, Amanda Cole, Melinda Hutchings and Kathryn Eisman.

Thanks to our partner NIVEA, each cookbook costs just $25 with every cent going towards the SISTER2sister Program.

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Sponsor Highlight

We would like to thank Helen Kaminski and her team for nominating the SISTER2sister Program as their chosen charity for their annual December Sale. Helen Kaminski donated a percentage of each purchase from the sale, and we are so happy to share that $6500.00 was donated to our Foundation as a result.

Helen Kaminski is a leading brand of fashion and lifestyle accessories. Based in Sydney, the company's international reputation for innovative headwear with a relaxed chic attitude extends over 25 years.

Stylish and functional women's headwear created from raffia using traditional handcraft methods is the signature of the brand. Today, the company creates fashion and lifestyle accessories under two internationally recognized brand names, Helen Kaminski and Kaminski XY for men.

For more than a quarter of a century, Helen Kaminski (Pty Ltd) has created fashion and lifestyle accessories using high quality nature-based materials. In 2007, the company was awarded the Fashion Group International's Sustainable Design Award in recognition of the brand's long association with nature-friendly design principles.

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Diary Notes

Click here> for complete 2012 calendar of events.

Media Buzz

For a rundown of Life Changing in the media click here>