I am grateful. Because.

We have all experienced those moments, perhaps rare for some of us, which we find precious…so precious, we want to keep it to ourselves. Because it is special. Because it means something. Because it’s a moment that counts.

So I don’t really want to say except that this weekend I was given a most beautiful gift. It is beautiful for many reasons but one is that it will contribute towards a dream of making a difference.

Thank you, stewOZ.

TBO video presentation...

... and here's the video shown on the night. Thanks to Geeks Give Back, the designer geeks, Neil and Scott.

Yes, that's my music being played in the background. A quiet tribute.

the actual amount raised.....

is actually

$150,115.

Amazing... given the economic times. This is truly an amazing result.

A research fellowship for Sydney Children's Hospital, a step in the direction for treatment of vascular malformations and tumours.

Touched by Olivia - Butterfly Ball 2009

This Saturday that just went by was the annual Touched by Olivia butterfly ball. With a theme of "an enchanted evening", the night promised pretty colours of pink, yellow and blue, shiny things, feathery stuff and sprinkles of sparkles. An entertainment line up of Brent Street dancers, So You Think You Can Dance performances and a Cirque du Soleil aerialist dazzled the crowd. Our MC, Jay from Playschool and Star Wars, gave the crowd of 600+ a warm and fuzzy feeling.

We raised about $130,000 and in this economic climate, this result is completely overwhelming.

Our volunteers were amazing. We could not have done it without our troop of cheery and colourful volunteers who each contributed to this outstanding result and gave up their Saturday night to give our guests endless smiles and a warm reception.

Here's a few photos to share:








More photos here.

Geeks v Hip Hop Artists

Hello :) A few weeks ago I had blogged about our Geeks Give Back program inviting participants of ICE's urban music program into the house and spending an afternoon of swapping stories of struggle and success, workshopping helpful social media ools and creating an online presence for these budding filmmakers and hip hop artists...

Here's an article that ICE has written up on the event:

http://ice.org.au/newswire/2009/04/hip-hop-artists-v-geeks/