2009
Australian Red Cross blood donation — we are now officially a Corporate Partner, and periodically visit the Australia Red Cross Pirie Street office to give blood.
Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal — on 23rd May 2009, PowerHealth Solutions staff and their families collected $777.10 in donations from their usual Adelaide suburb of Black Forrest, for the Red Shield Appeal. The company matched every dollar collected, doubling the total donation to $1,554.20. Despite the current economic downturn, people dug deep and gave generously.
Casual Fridays — each Friday, staff go casual and donate a gold coin towards a collection. This years quarterly donations went to:
Multiple Sclerosis Society — $205.40
Prostate Cancer Foundation — $291.30
2008
Christmas Party for Special Children — the weekly staff casual-Friday donations for the last quarter went towards sponsoring a child to attend the Christmas Party for Special Children at the Adelaide Zoo, Sunday 7th December 2008.
Christmas Toy Run — Evie and Theen organised a new and pre-loved toy collection from staff, family and friends, and donated them to the Oncology Ward at the Women's and Children's Hospital Adelaide.
Full story in P2 Newsletter >>
Light the Night 2008 — our very own Evie raised just under $3,000 for the Leukaemia Foundation's Light the Night celebration event held on 17th September 2008 in Elder Park. PowerHealth Solutions also donated the quarterly proceeds from our Casual Friday collection towards this worthy cause.
Full story in P1 Newsletter >>
Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal — on 1st June 2008, PowerHealth Solutions staff participated in the Red Shield Appeal, doorknocking in the Adelaide suburb of Black Forrest for donations. We collected $790.65, and the company matched every dollar collected, doubling the total donation to $1,581.30.
Child sponsorship — PowerHealth Solutions continued to sponsor our World Vision child — now 9 year old boy from Zambia, whose favourite game is football.
Australian Red Cross blood donation — once every quarter at our Adelaide head office, staff head towards the Australia Red Cross Pirie Street office to give blood.
Casual Friday — each Friday, staff go casual and donate a gold coin towards a collection — this goes towards a different charity each quarter. You can recognise participating staff not only by their jeanswear but also because they will be sporting a Jeans for Charity sticker.
2007
World's Greatest Shave — on 23rd March 2007, PowerHealth Solutions staff rallied to the call from The Leukaemia Foundation to join the World's Greatest Shave by shaving or colouring their hair, to raise $2,639.
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Movember — Dave, Chris and Patrick sported moustaches for the whole month of November to raise awareness of health issues faces by males. Movember aims to change men's attitudes such as the good old she'll be right attitude and a reluctance to see a doctor about an illness or for regular medical checks.
Child sponsorship — PowerHealth Solutions sponsored a World Vision child — an 8 year old boy from Zambia, whose favourite game is football.
Australian Red Cross blood donation — once every quarter at our Adelaide head office, staff head towards the Australia Red Cross Pirie Street office to give blood.
