It’s all happening on June 12th 2009 at the Hornsby RSL Club. The Lifestart Charity Poker Competition promises to be a very exciting event. Test your poker skills on the night and you could win a ticket to the Wild Turkey Grand Slam! at the Crown Casino in Melbourne on the 24 and 25th of August. Plus there will be auctions, raffles and special prizes. For all the details visit our Lifestart events page.
Join in the fun and excitement at the Lifestart Charity Poker Competition on Friday 12th June at the Hornsby RSL Club. Test your strategic skills on the night playing the popular “No limit Texas Hold ‘Em” poker and you could WIN a ticket to the Wild Turkey Grand Slam! - the biggest Australian poker event of the year, plus flights to and from Melbourne and 2 nights accommodation.
Date: Friday 12th June 2009
Where: Hornsby RSL Club, High St, Hornsby
Registration: Between 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Games start: 7.45pm
Costs: $30 includes entry ticket and finger food
Raffles, Auctions and Special Prizes to be won
Organise a group of friends, and start spreading the word by downloading our Lifestart Charity Poker Competition Poster.
LIFESTART DIRECTORS 2009
Andrew Wilson (Chairman)
Bruce Corlett
George Green
David Macsporran
Fiona Phipps (Staff Representative)
Patrick Rooney
Marion Trabe
Brooks Wilson
PATRONS
Ron Dyer
Former NSW Minister for the Department of Community Services.
Rosalie Geddes
Along with her late husband, Richard Geddes, former member of Kuringai Council, Rosalie Geddes was a great and early supporter of Lifestart.
Dr. Greg Hotchkis
Former Lifestart Community Director to the Board, Dr Hotchkis has dedicated his life to the study and support of individuals with intellectual disabilities and developmental delays.
MANAGEMENT
CEO - Sue Becker
Head of Intervention Services - Pam Macleod
Company Accountant - Jackie Hart
Fundraising Manager – Christopher Cummings
At the Lifestart Annual General Meeting on 20 May 2009, a new Board was elected to take Lifestart forward in to 2010. For details go to Lifestart Board & Management. You can also read more about them in our Lifestart Newsletter: Expressions Term 2.
The 2009 Lifestart Annual General Meeting will take place at 8pm on Wednesday 20th May at the Lifestart Eastwood Branch at Somerville Park, 679 Blaxland Road, Eastwood. All Lifestart members are welcome. Outgoing CEO Andrew Wilson will present a report on the year-in-review. A financial report will also be given and the election of officers will take place. For further information contact Liz on 9807 9700.
New Lifestart Chief Executive Officer Denise Shaw began her new role on Monday 27th April. Denise is replacing Andrew Wilson who has been acting in the position since August of 2008. Andrew will officially hand over the role on 15th May to assist Denise in settling in. Denise comes to Lifestart with 12 years experience as CEO of not-for-profit organizations, including Life Education NSW and AFS Intercultural Programs Australia. Denise has considerable experience in areas familiar to Lifestart, including promoting the value of not-for-profit organizations among Government agencies, exposure to Culturaly & Liguistically Diverse programs (CALD) and volunteer based organizations.
