12th August, 2016

Brisbane Gala Luncheon 2016

Date : 12th August, 2016

Brisbane Luncheon Friday 12 August 2016

Chairman John O’Neill AO, the Board of The Australian Ireland Fund and Young Leader Committee request the pleasure of your company at
The Annual Brisbane Luncheon on Friday 12 August at Hillstone St Lucia at 12.30pm

This will undoubtedly be an enjoyable afteoon with great food, company and entertainment.
Please Save the Date and consider putting a group together of colleagues, family and friends and have some craic on the day whilst helping people less fortunate than ourselves.

RSVP
To book your table/tickets please complete the Reservation Form and retu to Melissa

We look forward to welcoming you to another great Australian Ireland Fund event.

Our Projects

 

The work of Solas Project is a long-term, intensive intervention. The demographic they serve are from some of the most disadvantaged areas in Dublin. They work to improve the Character, Motivation and Self-worth of each young person they work with, in every programme.
 

 

The Soar Foundation provides early intervention, emotional well-being programs to young people aged 12-18 across the island of Ireland, inspired by The Reach Foundation in Melboue founded by the late Jim Stynes.

 

See the video update on the Girls Programme sponsored by the Australian Ireland Fund
 

 

Suas Literacy Support Programme delivers support to school children 8-14 years old from disadvantaged communities improve their literacy skills
 

 
 

 
We have just made a further 5 year commitment to 2020 to the AIEF which will see us making a further contribution of $400,000 to Indigenous Scholarships in Australia. AIEF Scholarship Students achieved a 92% retention and Year 12 completion rate – almost double the national average, and the highest Year 12 completion rate recorded by any federally funded program in Australia.

About the Australian Ireland Fund
The Australian Ireland Fund is part of the Worldwide Ireland Funds, bo in 1976 in the USA as the Ireland Fund and the American Irish Foundation, founded by Irish President Eamon de Valera and US President John F. Kennedy, merged at a white House ceremony to form the American Ireland Fund. Today the Worldwide Ireland Funds operate in 12 countries and have raised $513 million for over 3,000 outstanding organizations. The Worldwide Funds are one of the largest private funding sources for innovative work across the island of Ireland consisting of a global network of successful business leaders, respected influencers and active philanthropists that are committed to advancing worthy causes in Ireland and in Irish communities across the world. View our latest Global Connect magazine
 

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