As the Power Tynan Charitable Trust donates to local charities half yearly, the staff were asked to nominate charities to support for the six months ending 30 June 2013. A list was compiled and all staff had the opportunity to vote for the charities they would like to see supported. Based on these votes, the charities selected were:

1. The Leukaemia Foundation of Qld Stanthorpe Branch (received 11 votes)
2. Toowoomba Hospice (received 9 votes)
3. AEIOU Foundation for Autism (received 8 votes).

On Friday 31 May, committee members Roma Smith, Philip Saal & Lauren Guymer attended a morning tea at the Toowoomba Hospice to thank the Trust for the donation of $3 500 as part of the ‘Adopt A Room’ program. The money donated goes towards the upkeep of the room being adopted, in terms of fresh paint, carpet, maintenance and furnishings.

The cheque for $3 500 was presented to Carol Morrison of The Leukaemia Foundation Stanthorpe Branch at a morning tea held on Thursday 20 June in our Stanthorpe office. This branch of the Leukaemia Foundation assists local patients and their families in terms of emotional support, addressing disease and treatment information, assessing for practical needs (such as accommodation) as well as helping to navigate the Centrelink system to ensure patients and their families are aware of any benefits available to them.

The committee would like to thank the staff for their continued generosity, as the majority of funds raised have been from staff contributions stemming from concepts such as monthly staff lunches and deductions from wages. Last month, the Trust also received its first client donation from Irwin Jacobsen, a client of RBS Morgans, who donated $200 cash.

If charities would like to be considered as beneficiaries of the Trust, or if you as a client would like to make a donation to the Trust, please contact our office on 07 4632 8733.

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