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Several foundations have been established as a result of family members suffering certain medical conditions. It is argued that these athletes are giving back to the community and are good role models. [1] Some of the foundations have closed due to difficulties in fund raising [2] and accountability issues in financial management. [3]
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, 1928 CWA group meeting in Emerald, 1939 Country Women's Association of New South Wales meeting, ca. 1940 Cootamundra Albert Park CWA Monument The Country Women's Association ( CWA) is a women's organisation in Australia, which seeks to advance interests of women, families, and communities in ...
The I4Give Foundation (Stylised "i4Give Foundation") is an Australian non-profit organisation [1] which aims to increase forgiveness amongst communities. [2] The foundation is behind the i4Give day on 1 February, and the i4Give week which begins on 1 February and ends on 7 February.
In 2009, Ahmed and Emmanuel Kelly became Australian citizens. [18] Ahmed, a quadruple amputee and swimmer, represented Australia in the 50-metre breaststroke, 50-metre backstroke, 150-metre individual medley, and the 100-metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Emmanuel Kelly was a contestant on the 2011 season of The X Factor. He was ...
[2]: 119 Between 1971 and 1974, the UAW held fourteen meetings focusing on Indigenous issues and racism, as well as inviting Aboriginal women to speak at the 1972 and 1974 International Women's Day celebrations, and having members who shared their experience in northern and inland Australian Indigenous communities.
The charity was founded by Australian cricket player Glenn McGrath and his English-born wife, Jane McGrath, in 2005, following Jane's initial diagnosis and recovery from breast cancer. [1] Jane died on 22 June 2008 at the age of 42.
Elsie Refuge. The Elsie Refuge for women and children was a women's refuge set up in Glebe, Sydney in 1974. [1] The project was the beginning of the NSW Women's Refuge Movement that responded to the needs of women and children escaping domestic violence by providing access to specialist accommodation and support services operating within a feminist framework.
Johnson founded the Love Your Sister charity in 2012 with her brother Samuel Johnson, aiming to raise $10 million for cancer research. At the time of her death the charity had raised almost $6 million. She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 7 September 2017 and died the following day, aged 40.