High Tea by Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation
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Wed 01 May 2013
While walking on Swanston Street, an advertisement caught my eye.
Sure enough, at my first convenience, I browsed to the website link provided on the advertisement. I was pleasantly surprised to read what I found out.
I have been living in Melbourne for 8 years now, but this was the first time I was hearing about this organisation. For others like me, who may be unaware of The Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation, I decided to write this article.
Established in 1923, the
Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation is a leading philanthropic organisation and Australia's largest community foundation. Since its inception 90 years ago, countless Melburnians have received assistance through the philanthropic work of this foundation. Of course, the foundation would be unable to operate without the generous contributions of the Melburnian donors. So this is a perfect example of a foundation where funds are generated
locally, for those who require assistance
locally.
The Lord Mayor is the President of the Foundation (obviously!) and
Catherine Brown has been the Chief Executive Officer since October 2011, who writes a
blog about pressing issues.
As I mentioned, this year the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation is celebrating its 90th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, the Foundation sheds light on its
history to see how it has responded to the community's needs over the decades. The work carried out by this foundation over the decades is indeed admirable, as it has come to aid the needy during natural disasters (such as bushfires), combats homelessness, involves the youth, and takes on many other projects.
The
Mission Statement of this Foundation reads:
To enhance the quality of life of members of the community, particularly the disadvantaged, through effective raising, stewardship and granting of funds to charities.
An
Indoor Garden Party hosted by the Lady Mayoress' Committee is being held on
Wednesday 1 May 2013. The cost of attending the event is $75, but it is definitely worth spending for a great cause. Bookings are required (For RSVP, please call 99633 0002 or email
[email protected]).
If you wish to learn more about this foundation, browse to this
link , and if you want to make a donation, browse to this
link .
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