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Through the generous support and donations of TIC members, staff and suppliers, Club Cares has raised over $1.5M and generously supported worthy recipients and causes including:


	GREAT OCEAN ROAD MARATHON On Saturday 15th and Sunday 16 May, Sue and Colin Todd (Support Members of The Investors Club, NSW), Melinda Todd (Young Investors Club Member, NSW) and David Linco (Club Loans, NSW) participated in the Great Ocean Road Marathon in Victoria as a fitness project and an inspiration to others that you need the Health and Fitness to go with the Wealth. $845 was raised for Club Cares with Kevin and Kathy matching this donation raising the total to $1,690.

JEFF ELLIOTT Club Cares purchased an Agil Pro Hearing Aid for Jeff Elliott. Jeff has hereditary deafness and as he is solely providing for his family on a low income he is not in a position financially to replace his current hearing aid which is old and less than effective and therefore misses a lot of what is being said around him. Communication is somewhat limited with his children as he is unable to hear and their stepmother only speaks Malay. The family counselor has encouraged a new hearing aid - this will enable greater strides to be made in getting his family to function better as a unit.

KARYN COLES Club Cares purchased a Mattress Overlay for Karyn Coles (TIC Support Member) which assists in healing and comfort by relieving the pressure that is caused by muscle wasting. Karyn is undergoing a second Bone Marrow Transplant as she has relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. She has recently spent 2 months in hospital where the Mattress Overlay assisted greatly.

	HOPE CITY MISSION Club Cares recently donated $2,000 to Hope City Mission which provided the funds purchase stock at heavily reduced costs for 4 months. This will provide approximately 800 food hampers which include staple items such as milk, bread, pasta, sugar, butter, hygiene products such as shampoo, toilet paper, soap and toothpaste. Read more...

	Vinnies CEO Sleepout On Thursday 17th June 2010, the Vinnies CEO Sleepout took place in capital cities across Australia. The event challenges business and community leaders to experience homelessness first-hand for one night, raise important money, and with fresh insight go on to effect change in social opinions on this serious issue. All money raised goes directly towards helping Australia's estimated 105,000 homeless men, women and children find the warmth, safety and dignity that they desperately deserve. Read more...

	Luke Hattersley On Wednesday 19th May Channel 7 featured a story of 30 year old Luke Hattersley, a father of four young children who three weeks ago was involved in a horrific truck accident at Mt Nebo, Queensland. Luke's leg required amputation at the scene and now the father, who was the sole income earner for the family, is left trying to rebuild his life and raise his young family with no government grants or disability pension provided at this stage. Read more...

	Tegan Crick's Story Tegan is featured on “My Story” on TV and due to the circumstances of Tegan’s accident 3 years ago, where she was sitting on her boyfriends knee in a speeding car, this resulted in her breaking her neck, all on Mothers Day... Read more...

	Conference 2010 Update Another successful Conference, and many thanks to everyone for their support. This year we raised a total of $20,611,50 - what a fantastic result and a special thanks to Amanda Gore who donated $800 from the proceeds of sales at her stall, and a big thank you to Max Walker for the autographed cricket bat, ball, cap and book. All proceeds from the money raised will be split between the three nominated charities, which are: Manna Kids - WA, Refuge Ministries - Home of Swallows - Thailand and Youth Insearch - QLD Read more...

	Manna Industries Manna Industries was founded by John and Bev Lowe and are solely reliant on the generosity of the public... Club Cares is pleased to buy Manna a new van, for $23,000 which will ensure the continuation of this worthwhile program. Read more...

	Peter Stewart Peter, who is 25 and has recently moved to Brisbane, became a C5 quadriplegic six years ago when a rugby scrum collapsed on top of him and broke his neck in three places and damaged his spinal cord. He has full movement of his head and neck but only limited function in his arms, shoulders, trunk and no voluntary movement from his chest down. Read more...

	Sharron Peacock Sharron has had many medical problems over the last 4 years. In 2006 she was diagnosed Thyroid Cancer, which resulted in radiation treatment and two operations; 2007 Lupus; 2008 Deep Vein Thrombosis; 2008 a mass was removed from her uterus; 2009 melanoma on leg with DVT; 2009 Melanoma site became infected and Sharron needed a skin graft. Read more...

	Gavin Sceney participated in WA Ironman competition... Club Cares and Roger Galway's branch were pleased to donate $1,500 to Gavin Sceney, who recently took part in the WA Ironman competition to raise money for World Vision Australia. Read more...

	Irwin Vale Irwin Vale was following his life-long dream to become a pilot, he had attained his Commercial Pilots Licence and Instructor Rating and had accepted a job in Nadi, Fiji. Four months later, on 27th July 2008 a police driver failed to give way, hitting his scooter side-on and sending him flying, fracturing his C3, C4, and C5 vertebras and consequently he sustained a spinal cord injury. Read more...

	The Shauni Bow Foundation. In October 2009, Shauni Bow, a 17 year old Year 12 student from South Australia and an aspiring elite basketballer was diagnosed with Non-Metastatic (localised) Ewings Sarcoma, which is the second most common type of childhood bone cancer. Read more...

	Kevin & Kathy Young and Club Cares donate $50,000 to install a specially designed pool for Luke Quintano. While trying to keep the peace when a scuffle broke out on the dance floor Luke was shot in the back of the head, he has brain damage, lost his eye and could not walk or move his right side of his body and lost the ability to speak and had to spend 9 months in intensive rehabilitation. Read more...

	Club Cares donates $1,000 to RescueNet, Sumatra, Indonesian appeal. In late September 2009 Indonesia was struck by an earthquake 57km southeast of the city of Padang in West Sumatra followed by a second earthquake. On 1 October a further earthquake struck in neighbouring Jambi province. Over 60 people lost their lives, almost 300,000 houses were either destroyed and damaged. Read more...

	Glide Family Recently a family from Diamond Creek, Victoria had been dealt a tragic blow – Kerry Glide (aged only 45), wife and mother of 3 girls had been diagnosed with a fatal motor neuron disease. Kerry has been fighting this shocking disease for over 18 months; she has very little time left. Read more...

	Learning in Laos Recently $1,120 was donated to "Learning in Laos". This was as a result of $560.00 being raised at a recent Advanced Workshop in Newcastle, and which Club Cares was pleased to match. Read more...

	'Safe House' in Aizwal, India Following a request from Kevin Bennan, whose daughter Fiona Thomas, recently volunteered to work with WLC in India, a total of $5,000 ($2,500 from Club Cares and $2,500 from Kevin Brennan) was donated to help the Burmese women who had fled from Burma because of persecution. The Women’s League of Chinland (WLC) are grateful for the generous financial support from Club Cares for their “Safe House” in Aizwal, India. Read more...

	Jordan Tucker Club Cares were pleased to be able to present the Tucker family with a donation of $3,000 worth of Flight Centre vouchers to assist them in their travel needs while Jordan Tucker (8) receives care in Melbourne following her recent transplant operation after being diagnosed with liver cancer five months ago. Read more...

	Oxfam Sponsorship Club Cares sponsored Thierry Oblin, TIC Member, who participated in the Oxfam Trailwalker held in Sydney between the 28th & 30th August 2009 in which his team managed to raise $4,000 in donations. The walk consisted of 100km to be completed within 48 hours by tea, of 4. All money raised went to Oxfam. "I would like to say thank you very much to our main sponsor, guess who? The Investors Club (Club Cares). Number one in terms of donation money for the fundraising as well as equipment for the race. Thank to the Club for helping us on this journey as well as wealth creation through properties." Thierry Oblin

	Club Cares provide Damien Patella with a Hart Walker Damien Patella, a two-year-old boy, was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy at seven months. Wendy Patella, Damien’s mother, secured him a place in an early-intervention program. This has enabled Damien to start sitting unaided and saying a few words, all things Wendy was told he would not achieve... read more.

	Club Cares Fundraises for the Carter & Love Families Club Cares made a $2500 donation to the Carter and Love families fundraiser conducted by Valley Fitness, which held a marathon on 12 September to raise money for the two families. Read more...

	PMC Members Assist Typhoon Victims The 5th annual PMC conference was held in Hoi An, Vietnam. During the conference, Vietnam was hit by Typhoon Ketsana, one of the worst disasters to hit the country in recent years. Ketsana brought flooding and winds of up to 144 km/h. Almost 200,000 residents had to leave their homes and the central provinces remain affected by severe flooding. Read more

	$10,000 donation for Liberty Swing in Red Hill Club Cares recently came to the rescue in a public pledge from Variety calling for funds to install a Liberty Swing in Red Hill. B105 ran the pledge and attracted a total of $70,455 - $10,000 of which was donated by Club Cares. Read more...

	Club Cares Member Blitz Day A group of Support Members from the Thornburgh branch held the first Club Cares Member Blitz where a 9m x 1m long retaining wall and 3 water tanks were installed to create a sustainable, organic vegetable garden for Vicki Keenan, a TIC Member who has been fighting various forms of cancer (breast, melanoma, liver & bone) since 2001. Read more...

	The Investors Club raised over $4,000 for two very worthy causes. The staff, family and friends of The Investors Club's registered charity, Club Cares, came together to raise over $4,000 for two very worthy causes through the annual Bridge to Brisbane fun run in late August. Read more...

	The Investors Club raises $50,000 for Bush Fire Victims. On 11 March Jo-Anne Wilson, Executive Director, Kevin and Kathy Young, TIC Directors, proudly presented The Red Cross with a cheque for $50,000 which would contribute to the official Red Cross Victorian Bush Fire Appeal. Click here for more information \| A big thank you to all who donated

	The Investors Club Announces $900,000 Partnership with the Australian Red Cross Red Cross and The Investors Club announce an initiative to change the lives of homeless young people. Read a message of acknowledgement from Mr Greg Goebel, Executive Director Red Cross.

	$240,000 donated to PBF Australia Helping to raise awareness and conduct research of spinal injury. Read more about the Club's partnership with PBF Australia Read a message of acknowledgement from Mr Tony South, Community Relations Manager PBF.

	Youngcare receives $200,000 donation The Investors Club has established a new partnership with Youngcare, an organisation dedicated to the provision of specialised accomodation for young people with acquired brain injuries and brain diseases such as MS and motor neurons. Read this media release Read a message of acknowledgement from Mr David Conry, Director Youngcare.

	Red Cross Murray Marathon Club Cares, along with the Victorian Branches of The Investors Club, donated $1000 each to this event in which an Investors Club Member competed. The Red Cross Murray Marathon is one of world's longest annual canoe races and covers a distance of 404km in five days. Paddlers travel from Yarrawonga through to Swan Hill in Victoria, Australia. Funds raised during the Marathon benefit the Red Cross allowing them to continue to provide vital community programs and emergency services.

	Club Cares Raises over $32,000 at The investors Club 2009 Melbourne Annual Conference A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who donated to Club Cares at The Investors Club 2009 Annual Conference in Melbourne...read more.

	Financial security for Queenslanders Kevin and Kathy are easing financial hardship for people with spinal injury who are confined to the Princess Alexandra Hospital Spinal Injury Unit. A donation of over $240,000 from The Investors Club has enabled the Paraplegic Benefit Fund (PBF) to upgrade...read more.

	Movember Simon Norris, Director of Club Financial Services South Australia, approached Club Cares in regards to fundraising he was doing for ‘Movember”...read more.

Melbourne Members raise $1,000 for Club Cares

At a recent Melbourne workshop, TIC member John Storer, kindly donated a painting to raise funds for Club Cares. This painting was painted by John for the purpose to assist with the charitable works of Club Cares. The auction raised $1000 for Club Cares. Thank you to John and Cath Storer for your time and generosity. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank all Members and Branch Managers at the workshop for their support.

Other worthy causes Club Care has become involved with include:

	Club Investors donate to Breast Cancer Research At the Annual Conference in Sydney, Paul Hughes (pictured), a Club Investor, made a generous donation of $4,500 to support Woman's Breast Cancer Research. Thanks you for your generous donation!

	Caribbean cruise leads to $5000 donation A chance meeting on board a cruise to the West Indies resulted in a generous donation for researchers at Griffith’s National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research (NCASCR). Corporate Relations Manager for the Paraplegic Benefit Fund (PBF) and cricket fan, Tony South was travelling to the West Indies for the 2007 test series when he met Kevin Young on board a cruise ship. Click here to read the remainder of the media release

	Snake and barramundi adorn new business walls at Eight Mile Plains While situated in the heart of the Eight Mile Plains’ Technology Office Park where cutting edge technology is key, it is artwork based on thousands of years of tradition and culture that adorns the walls of The Investors Club. Read more...

	Mitchell Hospital quadriplegic receives $36,000 donation Bill Dodd, a quadriplegic at Mitchell Hospital, is the recipient of a $36,000 donation. The money will be used for medical equipment and personal aids to improve Bill's quality of life. Read more...

	Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy Mount Kenya has been recognised by the United Nations as a World Heritage Site and with a renewed commitment made by the new government of President Mwai Kibaki, it will almost certainly remain a primary world attraction for the present and hopefully for future generations. To find our more click here...

	Club Member generously supports breast cancer research A very worthwhile donation of $95,000 was made anonymously to breast cancer research from a generous Club member. A big thank you!

	Support members and Club Cares rally to raise much needed funds Salem Children’s Village is the brain child of the Gospel Sports Outreach Program and was implemented in March 2001. Its main purpose was to rehabilitate and integrate street children and youths from the streets of Zambia. Read more...

	Child Fund Sponsorship Club Cares provides yearly sponsorship of 4 children from various areas of Sri Lanka, Philippines and Angola in need through Child Fund. This annual sponsorship benefits the sponsored child, their families and communities in these areas by raising their standard of living through health, nutrition, water, livelihood and education. By providing children with improved living conditions and enhanced opportunities, it will enable the children to realise their potential as responsible and contributing adults. This helps the child and their community achieve a sustainable and positive future.

	Tender Teddies Thank you so much to all the lovely Club Members who sent wool in early-2008 for the Trauma Teddies. The Teddies have been donated to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in Sydney. Read more

"We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give"
- Winston Churchill