DECEMBER 2017 VIRGIN AUSTRALIA 161OUR PLEDGE
Virgin Australia is a proud Australian airline. Our strategy is to strengthen our community partnerships to be a force for good in society. We play
a powerful role in bringing ideas and people together to make a diference. We’re focused on serving the community and the national interest in
innovative ways. We remain passionate about supporting the next generation of Australians. Through our longstanding partnerships with AIME
(Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience) and Starlight Children’s Foundation, we are maintaining our focus on youth in hardship.Virgin Australia aims to make a diference, and is proud to
partner with a range of community groups. Here’s the latest.COMMUNITY NEWS
HANDLE WITH CARE
CARE Australia’s online gift range is
improving lives around the world.N
otable Australian artist Greg Wilson OAM
has created a limited-edition poster for
the Australian War Memorial, with all
proceeds going towards Soldier On, an organisation
that raises awareness of the issues faced by
veterans, and helps assist them and their families.
“Every day when I look at the artwork,
I am inspired to try harder, to do better and to
cherish the people around me. Why? Because
I firmly believe the best way to value and
appreciate all those who died defending our
freedoms in the past is to make the most of
our own lives today,” said Wilson of his work,
Always Beside You, which was commissioned
by the memorial’s director, Dr Brendan Nelson.
The stirring artwork, along with others from
Wilson’s extensive portfolio, will be on display at
a special exhibition at Parliament House in Sydney
in 2018. For more information, visit gregwilsonstudio.
com.au and http://www.soldieron.org.au.HELPING FIGHT HUNGER
Help Foodbank feed Aussies this festive season.Supported by Virgin Australia since 2010, Foodbank
is the largest hunger relief organisation in Australia,
providing 172,000 meals a day to more than 2600
charities. The charity recently released its fith
Foodbank Hunger Report, which found 3.6 million
Australians have experienced food insecurity in
the last 12 months. Despite Foodbank ’s eforts,
there are still 65,000 people turned away from
the organisation’s charities on a monthly basis due
to a lack of food and groceries to meet demand.
In the lead-up to Christmas, Foodbank relies
on the generosity of its partners, and donations from
the public, to help meet this need. A donation of just
$10 provides a week ’s worth of food for a struggling
Aussie. Donate at http://www.foodbank.org.au.Every year, about $630 million worth of gits
in Australia end up in the bin or a cupboard,
or being sold online. So instead of spending
on something unwanted, why not make a
big diference to a family in poverty?
With CAREgits, you can buy a goat
for a family, help a community to grow a
veggie garden, provide clean water, and
more. Gits start from $10, with a git card
to personalise. Visit http://www.caregits.org.au.Cure Cancer
Australia believes
innovation is key
in the fight against
cancer, which is
why they fund the
research that gives
hope of one day
finding a cure.
This Christmas,
Cure Cancer
Australia is
spreading the
message of hope
through a series of
events at Sydney
Airport. Join in
the activities by
making a donation
and taking a selfie
to be displayed on
one of the Trees
of Hope, located
at T1 and T2. Fo r
further information
and to donate,
go to http://www.
curecancer.com.
au/take-action/
sydney-airport.TREES OF
HOPE
Spreading the
message of hope
at Sydney Airport.Art for a Cause
A limited-edition poster has been created to raise
funds for veterans organisation, Soldier On.