Spare some time to help put a smile on the faces of children with additional needs.

We are looking for people who:
- Enjoy working with children
- Want to develop skills in working with children with additional needs, and their families
- Can spare half a day a week or fortnight

There will be 4 training days (1 1/2 hour sessions each week).
Please click the volunteer button for times, dates and locations.

Please contact Lauren Elias at Lifestart Head Office for further information or to recieve a volunteer pack on 9364 0111. 

“Kayak for Kids is a unique paddling challenge on beautiful Sydney Harbour for everyone from beginner to serious kayaker. It is also a great opportunity for kayakers to raise money for kids with disability while paddling past the city’s icons including Luna Park, the Opera House and Fort Denison before heading into Middle Harbour and on to leafy Clontarf for the Lifestart family picnic. So get your family, friends and workmates together and come out for a fantastic day on the water.” Guy Leech, former World Ironman Champion and Kayak for Kids ambassador

An event for all Sydneysiders… Kayak for Kids is Sydney’s own one-of-a-kind paddling event that attracts competitors and spectators from all over the state to benefit children with a disability or delay. Set to take place on Sunday 25 March 2012, competitors will face the challenge of paddling in a variety of paddle craft in an exciting 17.5km race from Blues Point to Clontarf kicking off from 8am.

Get in the race… The race has been running for the past four years and 2012 will again expose participants to what kayak racing is all about with the inspiring backdrop of the Harbour. Serious kayakers are welcome to participate in this exhilarating time trial as it hugs the northern shores in solo or double craft. And, for the novice kayaker, the course can be run across four stages of approximately 4.5km for competitors to form relay teams of 3 to 12 people.

Join in the Corporate Challenge Cup… The race in 2012 will see paddlers extend their paddling accomplishments while promoting a friendly rivalry against competitors in the quest to win the Corporate Challenge Cup, an extra category for businesses that are entering teams to compete against one another in the paddle. To win the Corporate Challenge Cup, teams compete in both the time they take to complete the course and the amount of fundraising income they raise.

And after the paddle, please stick around for presentations and then the annual Lifestart family picnic at Clontarf Reserve with lots of food, fun and entertainment for the whole family.

Help raise funds for Lifestart… Kayak for Kids is Lifestart’s major annual fundraising event and paddlers are asked to raise as much as they can in support of LIfestart by creating their own fundraising page at www.everydayhero.com.au/event/kayakforkids2012. Kayak for Kids is the perfect vehicle for family, friends and workmates to admire the beauty of Sydney Harbour and participate in a team building event with a difference while supporting children with a disability in our community.

Registrations are now open at www.kayakforkids.com.au or contact Kirra McNamara at Lifestart on 9364 0111 for more information or to arrange a meeting.

Are you concerned about your child’s development? Does your child already have a diagnosis? Do you want to help your child learn? Do you want to get started now?

Help Me Learn is an Early Childhood Intervention Program.  Learning through play develops new skills and is fun. In the Help Me Learn program, parents and carers are taught skills to help their child learn in a play environment.

Contact Lifestart to register for the 6 month Help Me Learn program commencing in February 2012 for children aged 2-5 years. The program includes:

• Initial goal setting meeting
• Weekly small group sessions
• Individual sessions with a therapist
• Supported home program
• Progress reports provided

Venue: Lifestart Turramurra

Days: Tuesday or Friday

Time: 10am - 12pm

The Help Me Learn program is provided through the Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care to support the Northern Sydney LPA.

For more information please contact Lauren Elias on 9364 0111.

Due to the unforeseen weather today, the Twilight Markets will be cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.