Our Initiatives

 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $5,000 to support Dementia Awareness Week
Alzheimer's NSW aim to give people living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia the respect they deserve and the support they need. They advocate to government and industry on behalf of people living with dementia, their carers and families and work hard to raise community awareness and understanding of dementia.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $20,000 to support Hawkesbury Canoe Classic which raises money for The Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation.
The Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation is a charitable foundation funding medical research into the cause, prevention, treatment and cure of leukaemia and other diseases treatable by bone marrow and stem cell therapy. Arrow also supports patients and their carers by providing accommodation, patient information guides, assistance with travel costs and a free Wig Library available to any cancer patient experiencing hair loss through radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $2,500 donation to Bear Cottage.
Bear Cottage is a children's hospice that was established in 2001. Bear Cottage helps families cope with the impossible - to care for a child who has a life-limiting illness. To care for a child who is unlikely to see their 18th birthday, or their ninth birthday, or sometimes even their first birthday. Even though the outlook for these kids is a sad one, Bear Cottage is actually one of the most uplifting and inspiring places you could ever visit. Here, children laugh and play. Life is celebrated, lived to its fullest and also fondly remembered.
 
 
Andrew Gale, Count CEO presented a $20,000 cheque on behalf of the Count Charitable Foundation to Dr Bruce Foster, Chairman of The Bone Growth Foundation who gave a presentation about the Bone Growth Foundation and the ground-breaking research the Foundation funds throughout Australia – University of SA, Westmead Hospital in Sydney and Murdoch Children's Institute in Melbourne.
The Bone Growth Foundation is a self-funded, not-for-profit organisation based in South Australia and was established in 1991 to provide infrastructure and support for new research into bone growth that aims to find better, less painful, treatments for the children affected by crippling growth problems. The Foundation is made up of 2 staff and a team of dedicated volunteers and committees.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $10,000 to Camp Kookaburra.
Camp Kookaburra was the vision of Dianne Madden, who through personal experience identified an unmet need in the community, that of the lack of support for children living in families affected by mental illness, where the children take on a caring role within the family.
 
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation held a Pink Ribbon Day Event on the 29th October 2010. A cheque for $10,000 was presented to Cancer Council guest speaker Cate Mellor to support Pink Ribbon Day.
The Count Charitable Foundation also dollar matched any funds raised by its member firms. These firms include Nortons Business Advisors, Insight Financial Partners and Cummings West.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation held a Biggest Morning Tea event on the 20th May 2011. Staff participated in activities such as lucky door prizes, putting competitions, photo competitions, a bake-off all to raise money.
A donation of $10 000 was presented to Professor Dianne O'Connell on the day.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation made a $2500 donation to support Bed Freedman from Elite Financial Solutions who ran in the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon to raise money for Cure Cancer.
Cure Cancer Australia Foundation act as a front line source to provide vital start up funding for innovative, ground-breaking research projects across all types of cancer. Since 1967, we have channelled over $15 million in the form of funding grants to national young researchers and have come to stand for integrity, excellence, and success in research.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $20K donation to the Cerebral Palsy League (CPL) Toowoomba to assist them after a theft of more than $100K of crucial cerebral palsy support equipment.
CPL is the largest non‐government disability services provider for people with a physical disability in Queensland. It currently assists over 7,000 people with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities. While support needs vary through the different stages of life, CPL gives particular emphasis to early intervention, providing targeted services at an early age which are fundamental in realising or maximising future life opportunities.
 
 
Count Staff wore jeans and bought merchandise to raise money for the charity. The Count Charitable Foundation donated $5,000 to support Jeans for Jeans Day.
The Children's Medical Research Institute conducts fundamental genetic research to understand the genes important for health and development, and the underlying causes of disease.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $10,000 to support the fundraising of BG Financial Planning Golf Day for the Children's Protection Society.
CPS is an independent child welfare organisation with a mission to break the cycle of abuse and neglect in families and improve the life chances and choices for children who have experienced abuse and neglect. CPS provides child and family services and has a specialist therapeutic counselling program for children who have been sexually abused, children with sexualised behaviours and children with sexually abusive behaviours.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $2500 to support count team member Troy Gibbs in the City to Surf, to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis NSW.
Cystic Fibrosis Australia assists member organisations to achieve common objectives by developing national education programs and collecting and distributing information about Cystic Fibrosis (CF) at national and international levels.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation presented a cheque for $20,000 to new CEO, Lewis Kaplan from Diabetes Australia.
Diabetes Australia is the national peak body for diabetes in Australia providing a single, powerful, collective voice for people living with diabetes, their families and carers. Diabetes Australia works in partnership with diabetes health professionals and educators, researchers and health care providers to minimise the impact of diabetes on the Australian community. Diabetes Australia is committed to turning diabetes around through awareness, prevention, detection, management and a cure.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation supported Down Syndrome Awareness Week with a $10,000 donation.
Down Syndrome NSW is a community based, not-for-profit organisation established by the families of people with Down syndrome in 1980. We provide support and information to people with Down syndrome and their families, service providers and the wider community, through a range of activities that are detailed on this website.
 
 
The MBA Partnership, Queensland organise an annual charity golf day and the Count Charitable Foundation support this annual event. The charity golf day raised $62 000 to which the Charitable Foundation donated $10,000 to Guide Dogs Queensland and $5,000 to Gold Coast Hospital Foundation.
Guide Dogs Queensland has been helping to "equip, empower and educate" blind and vision impaired Queenslanders, of all ages, with a wide range of top-quality orientation and mobility services.
 
 
The Gold Coast Hospital Foundation was incorporated by an act of parliament in 1994. The Foundation is managed by a volunteer Board of community representatives appointed by the Queensland Governor in council in conjunction with the Minister for Health.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation (CCF) makes an annual CCF Community Award, which recognises the local charitable work of a Count franchisee (financial planning firm), by donating $10,000 to a charity of the winner's choice.
This year's winner was The MBA Partnership, a chartered accounting firm based in Southport on the Gold Coast. The MBA Partnership chose the Hear and Say Centre as the recipient of its CCF Community Award donation, which works with the families of deaf and hearing impaired children to teach their child to listen and speak, with the aim of integrating these children into their local school as quickly as possible. The Hear and Say Centre is one of the leading Paediatric Auditory-Verbal and cochlear implant centres in the world, teaching children who are deaf or hearing impaired to listen and speak.
 
 
The team from Elite Financial Solutions, Epping donated their time and $1,100 for food by "Hosting a Lunch" for the Parramatta Mission. The Count Charitable Foundation supported their request to assist Parramatta Mission and donated $2,500 towards their Meals Plus program.
Parramatta Mission is one of the largest providers of community mental health services in NSW, as well as one of the largest providers of community services to people who are homeless and facing crisis in western Sydney. Headquartered and with numerous services in the Parramatta CBD, the Mission's programs are delivered from no less than 80 sites - extending across western Sydney, to the Central Coast, beyond the Blue Mountains to Bathurst and to Liverpool in the south.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation made a $2,500 donation to support Ben Clark from DCA Financial Solutions for the World's Greatest Shave.
The Leukaemia Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the care and cure of patients and families living with Leukaemia, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $5,000 donation to support Mind. Mind Australia was suggested by Peter Stafford from Financial Planners VIC who has been frequently involved with the charity.
The journey people take to reclaim their lives when they have a mental illness or are homeless is a very personal process. Mind's role in this journey is to encourage individual solutions that help people take control of their lives, foster self-belief and connect people with the community.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $5,000 to MND Australia after being suggested by Peter Mogg from Mogg Osborne Pty Ltd. The donation was made in conjunction with the MND walk/run around Benalla Lake.
Motor Neurone Disease Australia (MND Australia) is the Peak body of the State MND Associations and was formed in 1991 in response to the increasing number of people (and their families and carers) living with motor neurone disease (MND) in Australia. In 2004/5 MND Australia undertook a major strategic review to develop an even stronger vision and direction, designed to bring practical and consistent support to those in need all over this country, with relevant and appropriate international alliances.
 
 
The Count Foundation made a $10,521 donation in support of Movember and participating Count Financial staff.
During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men's faces in Australia and around the world. The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men's health, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation supported Count Members and Count Head Office team throughout Australia participated in the Foxtel Lap to raise $20 000 for the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI).
MCRI is the largest and most prestigious child health research institute in Australia. The institute was established in 1986 with support from Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE, her family and others. It has grown from having only a handful of researchers to today being Australia's largest child health research institute with a team of 1,200 - and in modern day research, size matters. MCRI works closely with The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) and The University of Melbourne's Department of Paediatrics. Researchers have greater access to patients, clinical data and clinical expertise than is the case for most Australian medical research institutes.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $10 000 to support the Annual Dinner for the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal North Shore Hospital.
The Intensive Care Unit at the Royal North Shore Hospital has long been an international benchmark for clinical excellence and training. It has success rates unequalled in the world for treatment of many diseases and conditions. Every year over 2,500 patients are treated; the majority of whom are suffering life threatening illness or trauma.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $10 000.
North Shore Heart Research Foundation raises funds for research into the treatment and prevention of heart disease and associated medical conditions. Our goal is to reduce the devastating impact of the disease on the community.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation made a $5 000 donation to support Julie West, Andre West, Gaye King, Julie Bloor and Joanne Colja in the Ride to Conquer Cancer. The Cummings West Team consisted of 2 Cummings West staff members and 3 Cummings West clients.
Originally established to further the study of tropical diseases in North Queensland, QIMR has broadened the scope of research to include the genetic and environmental influences of a range of diseases including cancer, asthma, HIV, malaria, endometriosis and dengue fever.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated 10 Dozen Golf Balls and $2 500 to RACQ CareFlight for a Rotary Golf Day. This was suggested by Robertson Scannell.
RACQ CareFlight is a not-for-profit community-based rescue helicopter service which has been supporting the communities of southern Queensland for almost three decades. With a response time as little as six minutes, RACQ CareFlight has helped more than 15,000 sick and injured patients. A critical care doctor and QAS paramedic are on board for every mission and the service is provided at no direct cost to patients.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation attended the Redkite Racing Night of Champions 2010/11 and donated $15 000 in support of the charity.
Redkite provides financial assistance, emotional support and education assistance. Emotional support within the hospital environment is provided through social workers and music therapists, and support within the community includes telephone and email counselling, bereavement support and family days.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $10 000 to the Toowoomba Disaster Appeal Trust which was presented to the charity by Count member Colin Simkin, at the Disaster Appeal Dinner. The dinner was also attended by member firms Roberson Scannel, Talbot & Purves Financial Planners and Ridgway Financial Services.
In light of co-ordinating donations toward our region as a result of the devastation that hit on Monday 10/1/11, the Toowoomba Chamber have setup an account with Heritage Building Society. You can help make a difference by donating any amount, no matter how small, to help the Toowoomba region get back on its feet.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $10 000 to the Toowoomba Hospice through the Roberson Scannell Golf Day. Chairman and founder Barry Lambert participated in the golf day and presented the donation.
The Toowoomba Hospice was built at a cost of $1.2 million and provides six beds to people in their final stages of life. Modelled on the Ipswich Hospice, the Toowoomba Hospice has been designed to provide a home-like and private atmosphere for clients, friends and families.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation made a donation of $5 000. This charity was suggested by a Count team member.
 
 
Each year the Helicopter Service performs over 1200 missions, rescuing people from accident scenes and transporting critically ill patients from small, rural hospitals to large tertiary hospitals, primarily the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle and the Base Hospital in Tamworth.
 
 
Barry Lambert, Count Chairman & Founder attended the Achieve Charity Golf Day and the Count Charitable Foundation donated $20K to support Achieve Australia.
Achieve Australia has been providing services and support for people with disability since 1952. It is a community based organisation providing accommodation, training, employment and community access services to adults with an intellectual disability.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $10 000 to the charity. This was suggested by Dan Gabbett from member firm Roberson Scannell. The money went towards the development and production of 'STOMP', an holographic interactive learning and play program for disabled children.
Endeavour Foundation is one of the largest non-government disability service provider in Australia. We support more than 3,350 people with a disability, from 230 locations in Queensland and New South Wales.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $10 000 after being suggested by Helen Sorensen.
The Fred Hallows Foundation is an international development organisation, focussing on blindness prevention and Australian Indigenous health. They are independent, non-profit, politically unaligned and secular.
 
 
Neville Ortmann from Birchmores Financial Services presented a $20 000 cheque on behalf of the Count Charitable Foundation to Hutt Street Centre.
Hutt Street Centre is a work of the Daughters of Charity who have organisations in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. Hutt Street Centre was established to respond to the needs of marginalised people, particularly those who are homeless. It is a frontline agency for homeless adults in the inner city of Adelaide. The Centre is accessed daily by just over 200 people who sleep in the adjacent parklands, squat in nearby buildings, and reside in cheap hotels, boarding houses, community housing and public housing. The people who use the Centre suffer daily rejection in their lives. Over the years the Centre has grown from being a place where just meals were provided into a comprehensive service, which offers a large range of assistance from core to professional services.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $20 000. This donation was put towards Triple Care Farm where a number of count team members volunteered their time. Triple Care Farm is a residential program for young people who are struggling with homelessness, substance abuse, mental illness or acute behavioural problems. .
Mission Australia exists to meet human need and spread the knowledge of the love of God. Today we are one of the nation's leading community service organisations, operating more than 550 community and employment services from 350 sites in metropolitan, rural and regional Australia.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $5 000.
For more than 30 years, Open Family Australia has been providing a range of Outreach services to young people experiencing high complex needs. Our client group is young people aged between 12 and 25 who are disengaged from society.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $1000 to Circus Quirkus.
Circus Quirkus is a circus run annually for special needs children and underprivileged families. It is held in Darling Harbour with increasingly large numbers of attendees, last year gathering a crowd of over 6000 people.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $40 000 to the Red Shield Appeal to support the Salvation Army.
It has been said The Salvation Army offers caring support for every problem "from the cradle to the grave. Their services are as wide-ranging and diverse as the areas of need in the community, like an umbrella over Australia's social problems.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $10 000. This donation contributed to 20 000 healthy meals for people in need.
Formally established in 2005, SecondBite was the idea of Ian and Simone Carson who decided they could no longer watch good food go to waste whilst people went hungry.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $40 000 to Social Ventures Australia.
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) was established in 2002 as an independent non-profit organisation. We invest in social change by helping increase the impact and build the sustainability of those in the social sector.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation chairman, Noel Davis, presented a cheque for $10 000 at the Stewart House Open Day.
Stewart House provides opportunities and programs for children who are in need of a break from their everyday life.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation sponsored the Robertson Scannell Golf day to raise money for Toowoomba Special School for handicapped children.
At Toowoomba West Special School our primary role is to develop independence within our students. We place great emphasis on social skill and communication development at our school and will endeavour to provide programs to enhance and develop these and other important life skills.
 
 
 
Family Drug Support was suggested by Andre Dekker whose wife volunteers her time at the charity. The Count Charitable Foundation donated $5000 to Family Drug Support.
Our energies are given in primarily supporting families struggling as a result of drug use. We aim to assist in any way possible to empower families to cope with the realisation of their situation and to survive it intact.
 
 
At the 2010 FSC Conference, the Count Chairman & Founder Barry Lambert made a $15 000 donation on behalf of the Count Charitable Foundation.
The Inspire Foundation provides services which aim to improve young people's mental health and let them know that they don't have to go through tough times alone.
 
 
The Count Chairman and Founder, Barry Lambert, presented a cheque for $5000 at the Lifeline Golf Day.
Lifeline connects people with care by providing services in Suicide Prevention, Crisis Support and Mental Health Support.
 
 
In 2010 the Count Charitable Fund presented a cheque for $50 000 to John Brogden, the national patron for Lifeline, at the Count annual conference in Canberra. In 2011, the Count Charitable Foundation continued its support and the Count CEO, Andrew Gale, presented a cheque for $20 000 at a Lifeline Fundraising lunch.
Lifeline connects people with care by providing services in Suicide Prevention, Crisis Support and Mental Health Support.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $20 000 to Many Rivers Opportunities (MRO).
MRO is an operating micro-enterprise development organisation that exists to help marginalised Indigenous and other Australians to improve their circumstances through the provision of microenterprise development support, including microfinance. MRO aims to provide a viable solution for marginalised Indigenous and other Australian people who are capable of running and owning a small business, but who lack access to the formal financial sector. MRO work alongside individuals, encouraging and assisting them to develop their plans and businesses.
 
 
At the 2010 Count Team Development Day the Count CEO, Andrew Gale, presented a cheque for $10 000 on behalf of the Count Charitable Foundation.
Through a combination of basketball tournaments and life skills workshops, we aim to offer an intervention that contributes to community and individual capacity building, engages a diverse social mix of young people in its programs and is sustainable over time.
 
 
This charity was suggested by Count team member Chris Slack. The Count Charitable Foundation donated $10 000
Oak Tasmania is a leading provider of services to Tasmanians with physical, intellectual and social disability. The services are innovative, creative, and focused on individual need. The organisation supports the ability of each person to have meaningful life, recreation, choice, relationships, employment and training and to connect with their local community.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation is a corporate partner of The Smith Family and donated $10 000 for the Smith Family Literacy program.
The Smith Family is a national, independent children's charity helping disadvantaged Australians to get the most out of their education, so they can create better futures for themselves.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation is a corporate partner of Youth Off The Streets and made a $10 000 donation to support Youth off the Streets to provide services to assist homeless and disadvantaged youth.
In order to break the cycle of disadvantage, abuse and neglect, all young people need to be provided with the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Youth Off The Streets works in partnership with young people to develop their strengths and their ability to make positive life choices by providing education, rehabilitation, accommodation, counselling, early intervention and other opportunities to learn valuable life skills.
Youth Off The Streets - Sydney to Surfers Cycle Tour
The Count Charitable Foundation supported Tony Fenwicke & Ashley Montesin from member firm: W & D Financial Services, who recently completed the Sydney to Surfers Bike Ride for Youth Off The Streets. The Count Charitable Foundation donated $1500 to each participant.
   
 
 
 
The Australia Cambodia Foundation was suggested by mark Dodds from member firm Accounting Wise. A Cheque for $10 000 was presented to Geraldine Cox, Company Director, at the 2010 Adelaide Count Team Professional Development Day.
   
 
 
CARE is an international humanitarian aid organisation fighting global poverty, with a special focus on working with women and girls to bring lasting change in their communities. CARE believes supporting women and girls is one of the most effective ways to create sustainable outcomes in poor communities. CARE is a non-religious and non-political Australian charity, working together with communities to provide emergency relief and address the underlying causes of poverty.

The Count Charitable Foundation is a corporate partner with CARE Australia and donates $25,000 per year to their Timor-Leste Youth Training Centre, which supports unemployed and at risk youth to acquire vital literacy, numeracy, vocational and life skills to assist them to gain employment and to participate in meaningful life activities. The participants are between 15 and 30 years old who have not successfully completed primary or high school. Training groups contain approximately 50 participants with equal representation of boys and girls. Single mothers and youth who are the head of household will be specifically targeted.

The Count Charitable Foundation also donated $10 000 for the Pakistan flood appeal in Late August 2010.

 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation made a $20 000 donation to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).

Médecins Sans Frontières is the world's leading independent humanitarian organisation for medical aid, regardless of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. They provide relief after natural disasters such as floods or earthquakes; help casualties of war; run emergency feeding centres during famines; fight disease and organise mass vaccination programmes to prevent epidemics spreading; and are also involved in long-term health projects such as training local medical staff and putting in place safe drinking water and sanitation facilities
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $20 000 to David Bussau at the Count annual conference in Auckland New Zealand in March 2011 for Opportunity International - China. David Bussau is a pioneer of microfinance, having founded Opportunity International Australia and co-founded the Opportunity International network. He is renowned for his innovative approach to solving world poverty by challenging the conventional wealth distribution model of development, addressing the root causes of poverty through responsible wealth creation.

Opportunity International China (OI China) supports Chinese rural development by growing businesses, creating jobs and transforming lives. OI China does this through a combination of microcredit, training and business development services uniquely tailored to the Chinese context.

 
 
The Count CEO, Andrew Gale, presented a cheque on behalf of the Count Charitable Foundation for $10 000 to Room to Read.

Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, they develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.
 
 
At Count's 26th Annual Conference in Auckland, NZ the Count Charitable Foundation presented a cheque for $50,000 to Red Cross towards the Christchurch Earthquake Relief which was one of the worst disasters in New Zealand's history. Over 180 people died and hundreds of New Zealanders were injured. The earthquake caused widespread damage to many buildings and homes. Red Cross assisted hundreds of people in six large welfare centres across the city.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $10 000 to Doggie Rescue which is a privately operated, registered charity whose focus is to rescue unwanted dogs from Sydney's Council pounds. The dogs are "death row" dogs and Doggie Rescue is their last hope

Doggie Rescue maintains a "no kill" policy therefore all rescue dogs remain with the shelter or with its network of foster carers until they find a permanent home. Three main goals: to provide dogs with food, shelter and veterinary care; attempt to rehabilitate the dogs through love and care given by staff and volunteers; rehome the dogs with loving carers.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $10 000 to The Wombat Foundation which was incorporated in 2004 as a not-for-profit public company.

The object of the Foundation is to assist in the recovery and preservation of the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat, one of Australia's most endangered mammals. The Wombat Foundation has no paid administrators and is staffed totally by volunteers.

 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation donated $10 000 to the Myositis Association of Australia in September 2011. The Myositis Association (TMA) is a non-profit, voluntary health agency dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by myositis.

TMA funds research through grants and fellowships. These support established researchers and encourage new investigators to enter the field of myositis to find the cause, treatments and cure for myositis.

 
 
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation supported James Solomons from Elite Financial Solutions in his ride from Sydney to Wollongong for MS Australia. James completed the Gong ride in 4 hours and 45 minutes, and also raised $10205 in November 2011. The Count Charitable Foundation contributed $5000 to support James and MS Australia.

MS Australia strives for a world without multiple sclerosis through quality research and for service excellence to people with multiple sclerosis and their carers.
 
 
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation made a $10000 donation to Oak Tasmania in December 2011. The donation is being put towards running a new range of 'Person Centred Community Services' which launch in January 2012.

Oak Tasmania is an organisation that not only offers a full range of in-depth service care, but that infuses its members with a sense of purpose by training and employing them in businesses within the community.
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation made a $10000 donation to Florey Neuroscience Institutes in November 2011. The charity was suggested by former Count member Fred Mason.

Florey Neuroscience Institutes is one of the world's top 10 brain research centres. Their teams work across a variety of disease states such as stroke, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, motor neuron disease, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, depression and addiction.
 
 
 
 
Count Member, Wayne Harch, Accounting & You Financial Services presented a cheque for $10,000 to Scott Templeman, President, Down Syndrome Association of Qld at the Monto Tea Party which raised in total $15,000 to support the Regional Information trips planned for 2012, ensuring that members throughout Queensland have access to information, resources and support.

 
 
 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation made a $10000 donation to LifeCircle Australia following the Banks Group Annual Charity Golf Day in November 2011. Around 90 people participated in the golf day which was suggested by Count member Rocky Sorrenti.

LifeCircleis a dedicated organisation based in Melbourne, Sydney and ACT who work with over 100 volunteers to support families who are caring for a loved one at home, with their families or in residential communities. They reach more than 6000 people a year through the LifeCircle HOPELINE.
 
 
 
 

Care Australia – Education Program in Cambodia and Afghanistan

CARE's education, vocational, literacy and numeracy training programs are helping to break intergenerational cycles of illiteracy and poverty CARE has a special focus on working with women and girls, as this is one of the most effective ways to help communities overcome poverty. When you help one woman out of poverty, she will bring four others with her. At Count's National Stars Conference in October 2011 our Members raised $9,300 and the Count Charitable Foundation contributed $10,700 to round off the total donation to $20,000.

 
 
The Count Charitable Foundation made a $10000 donation to Cure Our Kids. The cheque was presented at Westmead Childrens Hospital to Jacinta Sadek and her doctor.
 

 

 

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