Page 696 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video
coordinated by SOS Children’s Villages. Should proceeds reach beyond the estimated $500,000, additional monies will be donated back to charities that ‘support kids a little less lucky’ locally.
raize the roof started just eleven months ago and the team are overwhelmed and excited about the speed in which raize the roof has grown. The team comprises of volunteers all with full time jobs, studying or doing a combination of both and all members are under 30 years of age. The team is passionate about collaborating with young people with a desire to contribute and make a difference.
In 2009 Lincoln and Danielle traveled to Botswana to ‘walk in the shoes of those a little less lucky’.
Footage from that trip can be viewed on YouTube, and I can provide the code if people are interested. The statement continues:
To date the team has organised and delivered a very successful trivia night, a fundraiser and awareness building event at Stromlo High School and on Saturday 6 February 2010, the team held the raize the roof Inaugural Gala Ball, which was attended by some 180 distinguished guests and raised approximately $22,000.
Next up for the team is the construction of the raize the roof charity house and most specifically fundraising for the purchasing of land. Two key pathways to securing the land exist at the moment including the donation of land at a reduced price from the Land Development Agency or through a local Land Developer in the ACT.
The next stage, the construction of the house, is already moving along with much momentum with in-principal support from an extensive array of members in the building industry interested in providing their goods and services. The list includes support from Surveyors; Architects through to concreters, locksmiths, plumbers, landscapers and certifiers.
raize the roof is in the process of organizing their next big event which will be a Charity Golf day to be held in May 2010. This is likely to further promote connection, community, contribution and generousity in Canberra and Regional NSW.
The team is planning to launch ‘raize the roof day’ in November this year to coincide with International Day of the Child and a ride to raize the roof between two of the Children’s Villages in Botswana to fundraise additional monies is also on the cards.
For more information about this exciting and innovative initiative, please feel free to contact Danielle Dal Cortivo at Danielle@raizetheroof.org.au or visit the website: www.raizetheroof.org.au …
Mr Speaker, it was a fabulous night. It is interesting; all of us here go to a lot of black-tie functions but not where we are perhaps one of the three or four old people there. The average age of the committee would have been about 23 or 24. It was quite amazing to see the enthusiasm and to actually see something concrete happening through the organisational ability of young Canberrans. Good luck to them; I wish them well. The organisations they have chosen to support are very worthy of the
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video