Autumn 2013

The staff of Power Tynan chose two charities to support for the six months ending 31 December 2012, being Starlight Foundation and Beyond Blue. Brett McDermott from Beyond Blue recently visited our Toowoomba office to meet with the staff and accept our donation of $5,000.

Beyond Blue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related disorders in Australia, with a key goal of raising community awareness and reducing stigma associated with the illness. Beyond Blue works in partnership with health services, schools, workplaces, universities, media and community organisations, as well as people living with depression, to bring together their expertise around depression.

The majority of funds raised have been from staff contributions stemming from concepts such as monthly staff lunches and deductions from their wages. The committee would like to thank the staff for their generosity over the last six months, allowing the Trust to make significant donations to such worthy causes.

Staff are currently in the process of nominating charities to support for the six months ending 30 June 2013. Once a list is compiled, all staff will get to vote and the three with the most votes will receive a donation at the end of the financial year.

If charities would like to be considered as beneficiaries of the Trust, or if you would like to make a donation to the Trust, please contact the committee of the Power Tynan Charitable Trust on 4632 9873.

Above: Chairman of the Power Tynan Charitable Trust Philip Saal presents Brett McDermott of Beyond Blue with a cheque for $5,000