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Hilton Sydney, 488 George Street, Sydney |
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Saturday, 18th September 2010, 6.30pm – 12.30am |
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Guest of Honour |
Tennis Legend Ken Rosewall AM MBE, Winner eight Grand Slam Singles Titles, International Tennis Hall of Fame and Legend status Sport Australia Hall of Fame |
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Celebrity Master of Ceremonies |
Mark Beretta, Channel 7’s Sunrise, Australia’s number one breakfast show |
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Featuring |
Soprano Toni Powell, Children’s Music Legend Don Spencer OAM, Top 10 Australian Idol Tim Johnston, the internationally renowned Sydney Ensemble and our Band Mimesis which plays classic and pop fusion |
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Gala Raffle |
Win a trip to Cairns for two people staying at Cairns' finest first class hotel, The Pacific International |
Zibibbo Italian Restaurant West Pymble has kindly offered a $25 discount voucher for the first 50 bookings paid for our Sporting a Dream for MS Ball.
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Barefoot Bowling and Trivia Night at Waverton Bowling Club on Saturday 13th November 2010, with great appreciation to valued Foundation supporters Tania Beck, Amanda Rensford, Stephanie Taylor and Anine Leakey who will be conducting this special event for the Trish Foundation.
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Trish Foundation’s Golf Day and Dinner to be held at Strathfield Golf Club on 17 February 2011. Thank you to Niall King, Ray Wilson and Les Hockley for conducting this event on behalf of the Foundation. For more information please contact Niall King, 0418 235400 or Carol Langsford, 0410 410491.
The Trish Foundation is calling for applications for the Trish Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship, commencing 2011.
Applications close with MS Research Australia on 31st July 2010. For details see our Research Page.
The Foundation's valued Auctioneer since inception, Craig Marshall Century 21 Cordeaux Marshall Gordon, has won yet another prestigious award. Craig was awarded Century 21's highest award in Australia, the 2100 Cup at the Annual Conference. The award is for excellence to the brand, the company and overall organisation.
Congratulations Craig! The Foundation is privileged that you continue to support us so significantly.
Craig Marshall, Century 21 Cordeaux Marshall Gordon, the Foundation’s honorary Auctioneer, for again raising funds for the Foundation on Australia Day and also at the Festival on the Green at St Ives. The funds raised gave our funds for research a great boost and the awareness created for the Trish Foundation is priceless.
Sydney Cricket Association Women’s Competition Sub-Committee, particularly President Jessica Henry, for inviting Roy and Carol Langsford to present the Trish Langsford Trophy and for dedicating the proceeds of the raffle at the Premier’s Dinner to the Trish Foundation and also to Kath Koschel, the Committee and Harry Solomons, Kingsgrove Sports Centre and Cricket NSW who donated the prizes for the raffle.
Northern District Cricket Club, President Michael Langford, Treasurer Reg Tulk and the Committee for your generous support and for inviting Roy and Carol Langsford to present the trophy named after Trish.
Richard Batterley for dedicating the opening of 'Captured Lights Collection of Photographs' Exhibition on 25th May 2010 to the Trish Foundation, raising funds and great awareness of our cause.
Rotary Club of Strathfield's outstanding support of MS research continued on
18 February 2010.
The Club's ninth successive Golf Day and Dinner was held at Strathfield Golf Club, over $50,000 being raised for MS research. This brings the total raised by the Club for the Trish Foundation's research to over $250,000.
Seen in the photo at left is President Kevin Freund, Rotary Club of Strathfield presenting the proceeds of the Golf Day and Dinner, dedicated to the Trish Foundation, to Roy and Carol Langsford.
Rotarian Niall King, ably supported by Ray Wilson and Les Hockley again worked tirelessly to ensure the fundraiser was a great success, attracting support from far and wide, including other Rotary Clubs.
Jeremy Wright, Executive Director MS Research Australia presented a very encouraging report on the progress in MS research and presented Niall King with a special Rotary International MS Badge.
Sincere gratitude to President Kevin Freund, the Rotary Club of Strathfield, Niall King, Ray Wilson and Les Hockley for your very significant contribution to the Trish Foundation and MS research. Thank you very much also to the event’s generous Sponsors – Australian Concert & Entertainment Security, Alvaro Bros, Arbel Investment, Bakehouse Garden Korean Restaurant, Capital Envelopes, CBHS Health Fund Limited, Excellence in Hearing, Homebush Fruit Bowl, Joseph P Saad & Co Solicitors, Korean Community Financial Services, Laundy Hotels, Les Hockley, Niall King, Ray Wilson, SN King Pty Ltd, Strathfield Council and the many generous donors and supporters.
Richard Batterley Photographs
Copies of photographs taken by Richard Batterley during the Rotary Club of Strathfield’s Golf Day in aid of the Trish Foundation may be viewed and copies ordered at the following website from approximately 10.00 am on Saturday 20th February:
http://sites.google.com/site/trishgolf/
There will be a link to an email address on the site to enable you to order prints. Cost of photographs will basically be on a “cost recovery” basis at $10.00 for an A5 size print and $12.00 for an A4 size print including postage. Payment by EFT (details sent by return email to your order). See instructions on site for how to identify reference number of the photograph(s) you want and the size you require.
The Trish Foundation is pleased to announce the following Research Projects will be funded in our 2010 round of funding:
1. Grant - Dr Ben Emery, University of Melbourne. Understanding the events that control myelination in the brain and spinal cord - 2010-2011
2. Grant - Dr Helmet Butzkueven, Howard Florey Institute. Understanding mechanisms of brain and spinal damage in MS – 2010-2011
3. Incubator Grant - Dr Fabienne Brilot-Turville, The Children's Hospital Westmead. Biomarkers in early paediatric CNS demyelination, and risk of progression to multiple sclerosis.
These projects have been recommended for funding by MS Research Australia’s Research Management Council and have been approved by the Foundation’s Scientific Research Committee and Board of Directors.
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An Exceptional Young AustralianA very big thank you to Tanya Ponggun for your very unselfish gesture in asking for donations to the Trish Foundation instead of presents for your 13th birthday, raising almost $1,000 for our research. Thank you also to Tanya’s friends for their generous support. Tanya attends MLC School and her parents, Tep and Titima who own Buddha Raksa Thai Restaurant at Enfield are also generous supporters of the Foundation. Outstanding support from an exceptional young Australian.
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Year 10 students
at Masada College dedicated their 2009 Fashion Show, 'Worn Out' to the
Trish Foundation raising substantial funds for research.
A sincere thank you to College Principal Mrs Wendy Barel, to the hard-working Year 10 students who gave their all, to teachers Mr True, Mrs Rennie and Mrs Fairbanks and to the Masada Community who so generously supported the Fashion Show and contributed so greatly to the funds raised.
Margaret Walker for your selfless support in dedicating your 60th birthday to the Trish Foundation, requesting donations to the Foundation in lieu of presents.
Vanessa and Matt Thompson, Roseville Tennis Coaching for boosting our funds for research and dedicating your Christmas party to the Foundation again this year.
Jo
Hunter who has established Photobook Me and adopted the Trish Foundation as her
chosen charity, establishing a link from Photobook Me’s website. For information
visit http://www.photobookme.com.au
Tess Osborne who organized the inaugural West Pymble Sustainable Community Market. Stall holders gave a donation to the Trish Foundation for the privilege of being involved, many donations were received and the Trish Foundation was promoted at West Pymble Shopping Village, providing priceless exposure for MS research.
Mike Toten who dedicated his ‘Aces’ initiative to the Trish Foundation again in 2009, setting a new record and boosting our funds for research.
Bob Allison for your unselfish gesture in requesting donations to the Trish Foundation in lieu of presents for your 60th birthday.
Two wonderful Trish Foundation supporters pushed their bodies to the limit and raised funds for the Trish Foundation, participating in the Blackmore’s Running Festival on 20th September 2009.
Alan Wheat, who smashed his goal last year and raised substantial funds for our research has done it again! Donations again came pouring in, Alan’s mammoth effort resulting in a tremendous boost for the Foundation’s funds for research. Alan continues to raise funds for the Trish Foundation in the pursuit of a cure for MS in memory of his brother-in-law Alex Berry who passed away in 2005.
Aimi Clinton also dedicated her run to the Trish Foundation. Aimi was seen running the streets of Sydney at 6am on very chilly winter mornings and also raised great funds for the Foundation’s research.
Thank you very much to Alan Wheat and Aimi Clinton and all your family, friends and colleagues who so generously sponsored you and made donations to the Trish Foundation, substantially boosting the Foundation’s funds for vital MS research.
Please read our report on the evening, see some photos and our acknowledgement and thanks to our wonderful sponsors and supporters.
Witches and warlocks, converged on Waverton Bowling Club on Saturday 31 October 2009 to celebrate Halloween and raise funds for the Trish Foundation.
Very capably organized by Tania Beck the Halloween Barefoot Bowling and Trivia Night was again a huge success raising over $13,000 for the Foundation’s research.
The event was supported by Tania’s family, friends and colleagues, Foundation supporters, as well as eminent researcher Dr David Booth, Sue and Doug Meredith DMC Digital and Executive Director MS Research Australia Jeremy Wright, who all organized tables.
Trivia Master Bill Gilbert, who has supported the Foundation since inception, entertained and at times outwitted his audience with professionalism and humour. Volunteers Margaret-Anne Gilbert, Ben Colchester and Erin Delaney worked hard assisting Bill and marking the Trivia questions.
Thank you to Tania Beck for giving so much time and expertise in organizing the successful Halloween Barefoot Bowling and Trivia Night, to the very generous donors of so many wonderful items and to everyone who attended and generously contributed to the funds raised for research.
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| Karina Richter, Libby Kaleski and organiser extraordinaire, Tania Beck | Some 'best dressed' winners, Bart Hickson, Jane Dauparas, Jim Dauparas, Belinda Hickson. |
Please click on this link to download the Spring 2009 Newsletter
Again this year Sydney Cricket Association Women’s Competition Sub-Committee dedicated the proceeds of their raffle at the Premier’s Dinner to our cause, Roy Langsford attending and presenting the Trish Langsford Trophy.
Thank you to Chairperson Jessica Henry, the Committee, Paul Taylor, generous supporters who purchased raffle tickets and also Harry Solomons, Kingsgrove Sports Centre and Cricket NSW who donated the prizes for the raffle.
Northern District Cricket Club has continued its generous support of the Foundation, inviting Roy and Carol Langsford to attend their Presentation Night to present the Trish Langsford Trophy and also making a generous donation.
Thank you to President Richard Errington and also to Reg Tulk, Jim Barrett and the committee.
Trish Foundation supporters Sue Loxley and David Steenbhom have both given selfless support to the Foundation, dedicating birthday celebrations to our cause. Sue and David requested donations to the Foundation in lieu of presents for special birthday milestones in their lives.
Thank you to Sue Loxley, David Steenbhom and your very generous families and friends for your generosity and magnificent support.
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Roy McWilliam Since the inception of the Trish Foundation, award-winning artist Roy McWilliam has supported our cause by each year donating a number of his unique paintings, which have significantly boosted our funds for research.
Sadly, Roy passed away on 11 April 2009 and our sincere sympathy is extended to his wife Bev and his family.
For the eighth successive year, the Rotary Club of Strathfield dedicated its annual Golf Day and Dinner to the Trish Foundation raising an incredible over $51,000 for the Foundation’s research.
Led so capably by Rotarian Niall King, who was assisted by Ray Wilson, Les Hockley and other Rotarians, the fundraiser was a joint effort by so many and attracted support from sporting legends Ken Rosewall and Bob Simpson, Corporates, other Rotary Clubs and many generous supporters.
“The result makes the effort worthwhile, particularly when we know that every dollar is going to research,” Niall King said. “It makes the bar that much higher for 18th February 2010.”
The Rotary Club of Strathfield has contributed over $200,000 to the Trish Foundation’s funds for research to pursue the cure or preventive strategy for this debilitating disease.
“The Rotary motto ‘Service above Self’ could not be better exemplified than by Niall and his fellow Rotarians,” said Carol Langsford, Chairman of the Trish Foundation. “They selflessly give so much of themselves to so many worthy causes and the Trish Foundation is very privileged that the Rotary Club of Strathfield continues to support multiple sclerosis research. The funds raised by Niall and his team will give our research funds a great boost.”
Thank you sincerely to Niall King and the Rotary Club of Strathfield for your ongoing significant contribution to multiple sclerosis research. Thank you also to the event’s generous Sponsors and supporters – Bakehouse Garden, Excellence in Hearing, Out the Back Creations and Les Hockley, CBHF Health Fund, Joseph P Saad & Co, Ray Wilson, Niall King, Small Luxury Hotels of the World™, Waldorf Hotel The Entrance, Marcel Towers, Parramatta Leagues Club and the many generous donors.
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| Presentation to runners-up - Left to right Chairman Trish Foundation Carol Langsford, President Rotary Club of Strathfield Grahame True, Golf Pro Strathfield Golf Club Ray Wilson, Graham Evers and Glenn Morley. | Left to right Event organiser Niall King, Executive Director MS Research Australia Jeremy Wright, President Rotary Club of Strathfield Grahame True with Guest speaker Jim Conway who is Australia's Grand Master of the Harmonica. |
The Trish Foundation is honoured and privileged that Dr Brendan Nelson has agreed to be Patron of the Foundation. We wish to record our sincere gratitude to Dr Nelson for agreeing to be our Patron and for his significant support of the Trish Foundation since inception.
See more news and reports on past events in our Past Events and News Archive
