Board of Directors Meeting on 15 and 16 September 2022 at Shoalhaven Heads, New South Wales
This meeting was held at the Bowling Club with accommodation for all the Directors and guests at the SHACK.
Apex Foundation AGM 2022
Friday, 18th November, 2022
Time 6.30PM (Sydney Time)
Level 7, Chifley Tower,
2 Chifley Square
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
Our special guests will include:-
Professor Michelle Haber AM
Executive Director
Children’s Cancer Institute
and
Sally-Anne Russell
Mezza-Soprano
Apex Foundation Chairman and Director visit Children’s Cancer Institute
In June 2022 , Apex Foundation Company Secretary, Mike Fitze & Chairman Tony Wilshire visited the Children’s Cancer Institute at the Lowry Cancer Research Centre at UNSW Randwick. They were very warmly welcomed by, Executive Director Professor Michelle Haber AM, & Chief Marketing & Fundraising Officer, Anne Johnston. Both Michelle & Anne acknowledged how Apex & The Apex Foundation were phenomenal supporters of the Institute over many years, & how they very much treasured the relationship.
Michelle & Anne were very excited that the Apex Foundation wanted to further escalate this great partnership, & gave us an in depth snapshot of their future plans which are very significant, with new technologies, further escalating their impact, and collaborations going forward.
We were also shown a story video, which demonstrates some of the things CCI does. Please follow the link Ellie’s Story. This is all about Zero Childhood Cancer. These people are incredible to say the least, & the Apex Foundation is incredibly proud of the huge part that Apex played in the establishment, & ongoing support.
On behalf of the Apex Foundation, Mike & Tony offered continued support, & the Children’s Cancer Institute is progressing a proposal for the Board to consider.
Left to Right
Mike Fitze, Professor Michelle Habor AM, Tony Wilshire & Anne Johnston
Apex Foundation supports the homeless through Safe Waters Community Care Inc.
Homeless Shelter | Safe Waters Community Care | Ulladulla. Registered Charity Not-for-profit ABN: 58 875 473 374 Address: 88 South Street, ULLADULLA, NSW, 2539
Website : https://www.safewaterscc.org
Safe Waters Community Care Inc. was established in August 2019 by a small committee to assist the most vulnerable people in the Ulladulla district, experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, substance misuse difficulties, poverty, and social isolation. Safe Waters Community Care Inc. is the only provider of this type of service in this area. The closest other service would be over 100km away. The service is in its infancy and meeting great demand after the 2019 bushfires and severe rental crisis experienced in this region.
Safe Waters Community Care Inc. have established one Safe House and are working towards renovating and fitting out two other properties in the heart of Ulladulla that will offer temporary and night-by-night crisis accommodation to the most vulnerable.
They have a part-time co-ordinator and fifty unpaid volunteer support staff providing service 7 days a week.
It’s great to see the Apex Club of Milton Ulladulla also assisting Safe Waters Community Care Inc. by offering support to the Committee and ongoing work parties.
Due to the established need, the Apex Foundation decided to provide assistance through its Community Fund to assist with the establishment cost of these Safe Shelter properties. An initial $30,000 grant has been approved towards rewiring and electrical upgrade of the premises, concrete pathway for disability access and timber deck with pergola.
Please visit the website for more information https://www.safewaterscc.org
$30,000 cheque presentation by Mike Fitze, Apex Foundation to Sarah Date Executive Director Safe Waters, Brian Powe Apex Foundation and Chris Martin Director Safe Waters.
The Apex Foundation giving opportunities for future employment for Students with Autism – August 2021
The Apex Foundation has supplied a trailer and tools worth more than $13,000 for a very special project for a school for children with Autism at the Aspect School in the Central Coat of New South Wales. Two years ago, we funded a Van for the same school to assist the children out of the classroom and into the community to increase their employment opportunities.
The Apex Foundation supports Mental Health – June 2021
The Apex Foundation supports the Apex Australia’s promoting Mental Health initiative. Click here for full details.
Apex Foundation donates towards cancer support
Bloomhill CEO Christopher John says:
Thank you so much to Tony Wilshire and the Apex Foundation for their recent $12,000 donation to assist new cancer clients at our Bloomhill Wellness Centre. Your generous donation helps us to continue to provide personalised support to those touched by cancer and we are beyond grateful.
About Bloomhill
Bloomhill exists to provide personalised support for those touched by cancer. We provide integrated cancer care to people diagnosed with cancer and support for their families and loved ones through our centre at Buderim.
Central to our work is a culture of care, support and empathy. We will go where others don’t. We listen to stories others aren’t able to hear. We are present when others are not able to be. We
take care in all that we do around clients and in the sanctuary of our wellness centre.
It is our honour and commitment to be a safe and secure space, to share and understand the entire continuum of survivorship and wellbeing through to the time when we support those who face their end of life. We seek to foster an empowering, integrated community-based model of care that supports the individual needs of people touched by cancer.
Find out more: https://www.bloomhill.com.au
The Apex Foundation giving opportunities for future employment for Students with Autism
The Apex Foundation has supplied a trailer and tools worth more than $13,000 for a very special project for a school for children with Autism at the Aspect School in the Central Coat of New South Wales. Two years ago, we funded a Van for the same school to assist the children out of the classroom and into the community to increase their employment opportunities.
This year, we took a further step and agreed to support the school with the purchase of equipment for a school/ community-based lawn and garden maintenance program for their high school students.
The aim of the program is to provide work experience opportunities within the school and the community with the possibility of a traineeship in the future. We worked closely with the students and the teachers to find out exactly what they needed and came up with the following:
8 ft x 5 ft caged Trailer with ramp
- Sign writing on the Trailer
- 2 x Mowers – Petrol driven
- 2 x Brush cutters – battery operated
- 2 x Blowers – battery operated
- 1 x Hedger – battery operated
- Spare Batteries
- Wheelbarrow
- Garden tools and tool bags
- Brooms, rakes, and garbage bins
- Safety gear and sun hats for 12 students
- Fuel cans and
- towbar for the Bus which we donated two years ago.
We tried to make sure that the tools we bought were user friendly for every child and therefore purchased battery operated tools with low noise and less vibration, as far as possible. The School now has a full lawn mowing and home gardening business ready for work including full cans of fuel.
The Trust that funded this project was the Autism Trust that the APEX Foundation manages which came from funds that Apex clubs around Australia had raised in 1969 during a Walk around Australia by the Apex clubs of Australia to raise awareness of Autism and Autism research.
This program will have a huge positive long-term impact for many high school students, who are living with Autism, for many years into the future.
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