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Our Vision Contents
Women creating and leading
a more inclusive society. 3 From the Executive

4 Message from The Smith Family CEO
Our Mission 5 VIEW’s sponsorship and contributions

As a leading voice and valued support 6 65 years of VIEW
network for women, VIEW actively
raises awareness of, and participates 8 International Women’s Day with VIEW
in, the work of The Smith Family.
9 Other VIEW news
10 Learning for Life stories
Our Guiding Principles 12 Around the Clubs

Inclusive and welcoming 14 VIEW photos from recent celebrations
Diverse and respecting
15 VIEW merchandise
Supportive and caring
Locally focused while nationally active
Collaborative and future looking

VIEW is a national women’s National Councillors: NSW: Angela empowers them into their working
organisation with more than 13,000 Carroll; Pam Evans; Dianne Fiddes; life. For more information, please visit
members in nearly 270 communities Pat McRae; Jill Mason; Aletia Norman, thesmithfamily.com.au.
exclusively supporting the education Elizabeth Terry. QLD: Lyall Aldridge;
charity The Smith Family. Members Jean Jennings. SA: Bernie McSwain. The contents of this magazine are
sponsor students, volunteer, VIC: Hazel Austin, Janet Park. subject to copyright.
fundraise and advocate to improve WA: Kris Behets All expressions of opinion and advice
the life outcomes of Australian are not necessarily the official views of
children and young people National Manager: Maryanne Maher VIEW Clubs of Australia or The Smith
experiencing disadvantage. Family. All information is published in
Published by The Smith Family good faith.
As The Smith Family’s largest GPO BOX 5438, Sydney NSW 2001
community sponsor of Learning For more information about VIEW VIEW Clubs of Australia and The Smith
for Life students, VIEW supports the Tel: 1800 805 366 Family accept no responsibility for any
educational outcomes of more than Email: view@thesmithfamily.com.au of the advice, opinions, representations
1,800 children and young people. Website: www.view.org.au or information contained in this
publication.
Through its connection with The Smith The Smith Family provides Australian ISSN 1444-3635
Family, VIEW is proud to enable young children living with disadvantage The Smith Family
Australians to create better futures for with the tools and support to thrive at ACN 000 030 179
themselves. school. This help extends to the child’s ABN 28 000 030 179
family and community with wrap-
National President: Elizabeth Birch around support essential to breaking Front cover: Her Excellency the
National Vice Presidents: Sandra the cycle of disadvantage. Helping Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC,
Jankovskis and Lorraine Thomson a child to do well in their journey Governor of NSW with VIEW National
through school brings a lifetime of President Elizabeth Birch at VIEW’s
reward for them and their family. 65th anniversary celebration at NSW
Investing in a child’s education today Government House.
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will have a long-term impact that