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            VIEW’s impact                       1,498                     School                         1,173

            Learning for Life                                             Senior School                   293
            sponsorships supported              disadvantaged students
            by VIEW as at October 2021          at these levels:          Tertiary                        32




                                                                                    the difficult decision to not proceed
                Online Raffle                                                       with the Toy & Book Appeal in its usual
                                                                                    format. This year, The Smith Family will
                Although the 2021 VIEW                                              provide a digital gift voucher to every
                                                                                    child who would ordinarily receive
                National Convention was
                postponed, the National                                             a gift pack. That way, these families
                                                                                    can ensure their children can still
                Convention Online Raffle went                                       participate in the joys of Christmas.
                ahead and raised $29,085 for     Toy & Book Appeal
                The Smith Family. What an                                             As a VIEW member, you can support
                amazing result!
                                                 The Smith Family’s Toy & Book Appeal   the Toy & Book Appeal by making
                Thank you to all VIEW members,   is your opportunity to help bring   a donation, which will be used to
                their friends and family who     a smile to a disadvantaged child’s   purchase digital gift vouchers and
                purchased tickets. Visit our     face this Christmas. In light of the   continue this wonderful tradition of
                website at view.org.au to see    ongoing uncertainty of the COVID-19   gift giving to our families at
                all the winners, including       pandemic, The Smith Family has made   Christmas time.
                Carleen Marley (below) who
                won this beautiful quilt.

                                                    Thank you to the VIEW National Executive 2020-21!

                                                    On behalf of all members, we    two years. It’s been a challenging
                                                    thank Anne-Louise O’Connor,     time, but VIEW is stronger and
                                                    Jo Gray and Beryl Pike for      more connected as a result of their
                                                    their resilience, leadership and   hardwork and commitment to
                                                    continuous enthusiasm for VIEW   ensuring a strong future.
                                                    and The Smith Family over the past   Thanks for all your hard work!


















            New Convention dates:
            9-11 September 2022

            Reserve your spot now! The  2022 VIEW
            National Convention will take place
            in Adelaide from Friday 9 September
            through to Sunday 11 September. Full
            details, including how to register, are
            available at view.org.au. We are all
            looking forward to getting together for
            this wonderful event!
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