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Lyn MacDonald |
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Dear Reader, Brain Power: A project supporting Brain Injury Awareness Week and people living with acquired brain injury. The City of Port Phillip has granted Bear In Mind Inc. the sum of $3,300 to create a self-help group for those Port Phillip residents who have acquired brain injury, whose causes include stroke and accident. The City of Stonnington had granted $1,200 for a similar but smaller program for Stonnington residents. The project, titled Brain Power, will comprise a main event to attract community interest. This will be followed by a number of subsequent programs in Port Phillip and Stonnington to assist with the formation of local self-help groups. Following last year's successful collaboration with Peace Music, Bear In Mind has again engaged Jarek Czechowicz, founder of Peace Music, to facilitate this year's program, and to assist and advise on the organisation of this project. Bear In Mind Incorporated and Peace Music are contributing products and services to the value of $3,200. This brings the current funding to $7,700. Please help us to exceed these contributions to bring our funding to at least $22,000. This is how you can help.
The following organisations sponsored or supported our project in 2005 for Brain Injury Awareness Week Transport Accident Commission; Victorian Department of Human Services, Holding Redlich Solicitors; Ryan Maloney Anderson Solicitors; State Trustees; ISHKA; GAPCO; Rubysmiles; Palace Cinemas; The Gandel Trust; The Basket Shop; om SHE Cosmetics; Yoga In Australia; The Wilderness Society; Bear In Mind Inc; Borderlands; Augustine Contemplation Path; The Delta Centre; Chiasma; Peace Music; The City of Melbourne. Enclosed is a collage of images from last year's successful event which enjoyed a coming together of diverse cultural, corporate, spiritual, community and disability groups. If you choose to support this project then we would greatly appreciate your response before the end of August so that we can proceed with stage two of the project's implementation in September. The first event is planned for 21 September 2006. Thank you for considering this request. Full details of how you can help are listed below. |
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How To Donate |
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Project Overview |
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Title: |
Brain Power |
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Aim: |
To create a support group for Port Phillip residents living with acquired brain injury (ABI). |
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Objectives: |
To hold a main event in September 2006 followed by a number of smaller programs to provide participants with the necessary social, mentoring and training opportunities to achieve the aim. |
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Organisation: |
Bear In Mind Inc. |
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Consultant: |
Jarek Czechowicz, Peace Music |
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Donation Procedures |
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Cheque: |
Your donation is Tax Deductible. |
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Gifts: |
Collection Delivery |
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Gifts will be used to support fundraising activities for this project such as auctions and raffles, and to recognise individuals who have made significant contributions toward this project. |
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Volunteers: |
Corporate volunteers will be welcome on the day of the first event in September, and during the month leading up to the first event. Expressions of interest can be registered by phoning |
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Word of Mouth: |
You can forward this information to your networks to help reach those affected by acquired brain injury. They might benefit from this project, and they might have significant skills and knowledge to contribute. |
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Thank You for Your Support |
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Lyn MacDonald |
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This letter and web page were donated by Peace Music Community Projects. If you are a competent writer, web page designer, or web host then please consider volunteering your skills to Bear In Mind Incorporated at bim_statewide@yahoo.com or Peace Music Community Projects at jarekc@hotmail.com 
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