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Message from
The Smith Family
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate VIEW on another outstanding
year supporting disadvantaged students and their families.
was so thrilled in November last year to you’ve never stopped! questions about university, enrolments
learn that VIEW Clubs had reached the Over many decades, your support has and study. That is the ripple effect of
I milestone of sponsoring 1,500 Learning helped thousands of students on our what you do for VIEW Clubs and The
for Life students. programs unlock their full potential. Smith Family.
In February, I was pleased to meet the This has been life-changing. Young This is the transformational change you,
VIEW National Executive in person. people tell us that our programs, and as VIEW members, are helping to create
It was an opportunity to pass on my knowing somebody cares enough to for young Australians in need. Thank
congratulations for not only reaching provide this support, makes them feel you again for your contributions and
this milestone – but also continuing to valued and motivated. commitment – together we are creating
partner with The Smith Family as our At our recent Centenary event at beer futures.
largest community sponsor. We couldn’t Admiralty House in Sydney, we heard
do our work without you! what sponsorship has meant to Priya,
As you are aware, The Smith Family is an indigenous tertiary Learning for Life Doug Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
celebrating its Centenary this year. This student. Thanks to financial support
is a time to reflect on our rich history, through the Learning for Life program,
while acknowledging and recognising Priya’s family could afford to buy her a
the many hundreds of organisations laptop for her studies. Having this laptop
and people who have been part of our meant that as a Year 11 student Priya
journey. could pass a distance education subject
and gain early entrance to university.
VIEW Clubs has been a very special part
of that journey. In the early days, VIEW
members donated food and clothing She is now the first in her family to
to families in need. Then, when we go to university, with aspirations to
introduced EDU-CATE aer families become a teacher in rural and regional
told us they needed help educating their communities. As she said in her speech,
children, VIEW members stuck by us and Priya’s younger siblings now have
started sponsoring students. Thankfully, somebody they can go to with their
Join VIEW’s online
communities!
We’re on Facebook and Instagram! We are growing
our social media activity to connect members and
promote VIEW to other women. Join the VIEW Clubs
of Australia Facebook page or follow @viewclubs on
Instagram to join the conversation!
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