SchoolAid 2010 Kids Helping Kids Awards
NEW PRIME MINISTER JULIA GILLARD ENDORSES LONG OVERDUE RECOGNITION FOR COMPASSIONATE AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS
In her former role as Education Minister, Australia’s new Prime Minister The Hon Julia Gillard MP , welcomed Australia’s first national awards program established to recognise the enormous impact of philanthropic activity in Australian schools.
SchoolAid’s inaugural Kids Helping Kids Awards is open for entry until 15 September, with entries streaming in from schools in each and every state and territory in Australia. Interest in the Awards and the work of SchoolAid delivers an overwhelming message from educators that this long overdue program provides much needed acknowledgement of the estimated $11 million* generated for charities and kids in need by schools-based giving in Australia each year.
The Awards will recognise and reward the outstanding fundraising achievements of Australian schoolkids, as well as the tireless work of the teachers and principals helping to develop the next generation of philanthropists. Kids Helping Kids Awards partners, Microsoft and Cartoon Network, are providing an incredible range of technology and entertainment prizes to recognise and reward these achievements, whilst the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation is a primary supporter of the Awards.
In addition to strong government and community support, the Kids Helping Kids Awards has the endorsement of the Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA), Principals Australia (PA) and state Education Departments across Australia. SchoolAid encourages philanthropy in Australian kids, tapping into their innate concern for their peers and kids in need everywhere, whilst fostering leadership, resilience and independence. The ‘Kids Helping Kids Awards’ provides a much-needed avenue for these critical life skills and values to be rewarded through a national Awards program.
Registrations for the Kids Helping Kids Awards are open now. Visit www.schoolaid.org.au to download the registration form.
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