CSB supports Indigenous youth leadership project
Community Sector Banking and Community Fleet Services are strong supporters of the Jobs Australia Foundation and its commitment to Indigenous Leadership. The inaugural Jobs Australia Foundation gala charity dinner was held on Thursday 22 October in conjunction with the Jobs Australia conference in Hobart.
Above left: Patron of the Jobs Australia Foundation's leadership trek, Kyle Vander-Kuyp and singer/songwriter Casey Donovan who performed at the dinner. Above right: John Hartley of WorkWays accepting the Toyota Yaris from Anthony Youssef of Toyota, Peter Quarmby of CSB and Patron Kyle Vander-Kuyp.
The event provided an opportunity for Jobs Australia members and supporters to learn of Jobs Australia Foundation’s activities, current partnerships and the upcoming Indigenous youth leadership trek of the Kokoda Trail. Patron of the trek, Kyle Vander-Kuyp spoke of his current ambassador roles in many Indigenous communities around Australia and of his commitment to the trek and its participants. Nearly 300 people attended the dinner and participated in various fundraising activities including the major fundraising raffle, a frenzied silent auction and entertainment by singer/songwriter Casey Donovan and her band.
Community Sector Banking and Community Fleet Services partnered with Toyota to donate the major prize for the fundraising raffle – a 2009 Toyota Yaris. We were delighted with the generosity shown by our customers, colleagues and supporters to the Foundation’s work. All funds raised from the raffle will directly support young Indigenous participants in the leadership trek of the Kokoda Trail in August 2010.
Lucky winner of the first prize Toyota Yaris (total value: $17502) WorkWays, Bairnsdale (purchased and accepted by John Hartley)
2nd Prize: Kokoda trekking experience (Total value: $11,488) Campbell Page (purchased and accepted by Xavier Crimmens)
3rd Prize Entertainment package valued at $2106.00: John Weate (who generously donated his third prize goods back to the Jobs Australia Foundation to enable more funds to be raised!)
Contact Amanda Watt for further information on partnership and participant opportunities with the Jobs Australia Foundation and the Indigenous Leadership trek .