Gunawirra 2011 Fundraising Dinner
The Board and supporters of Gunawirra would like to thank everyone who attended our 28th May Fundraising Dinner. Your support for our Programs is making a huge difference in the lives of Aboriginal families living in Sydney and areas of rural NSW.
Gunawirra works with disadvantaged Aboriginal parents improving relationships with their children, preventing harm and closing the gap. For more information on Gunawirra Programs, please CLICK HERE.
The Dinner was held on Saturday 28th May 2011 at Riverview College, Lane Cove.
Great entertainment, an excellent keynote speaker, a three course meal, and the attendance of some 400 passionate supporters made for a very rewarding night.
The MC was Angela Catterns, ABC Broadcaster
Guest Speaker: Professor Paul Chandler, Aboriginal Educator and Dean of thee Faculty of Education, Wollongong University.
Entertainment: The Stiff Gins, award winning Caberet Singers, Aboriginal Dancers and more.
Thank you all, we look forward to our next fundraising event.
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On August 30th to September 1st the United Nations ran its annual DPI/NGO Conference in Melbourne with the theme “Advance Global Health”.
Gunawirra was awarded space in the exhibition area and we presented our story, programs and publications to the attendees. Our video “I go to Preschool now” was also presented to the conference attendees.
This is only the third time in 63 years that the UN has held this important global conference outside of the USA and Gunawirra is excited and honoured to have been included.
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The Board and supporters of Gunawirra would like to thank everyone who attended the “Let’s Go To Pre-School” function on 6th May at the Gilbert + Tobin office.
A new book called ‘Let’s Go To Pre-School’, for Australian Indigenous pre-schoolers and their parents, was released at a cocktail party on 6th May at the Gilbert and Tobin office in the Sydney CBD.
Entry fees and donations from the event are supporting distribution of the book to indigenous children and their families.
Norma Tracey, Program Director of the not-for-profit organisation Gunawirra, says the new book will help more Aboriginal children enter pre-school. “It is widely reported and acknowledged that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are significantly educationally disadvantaged. This book, and the other work of Gunawirra, is part of a powerful community initiative to change that”.
Using beautiful photographs, ‘Let’s Go To Pre-School’ follows three Aboriginal children, Kiara, Noah and Sharon as they play and learn through a typical pre-school day.
The author of the book is Rebecca Gorman who spoke about its background at the function on 6th May.
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