Davelynn from Gillen Motors visited her family in Samoa and also spent time with President of the Apia Lions Club, Terrence Betham with other members and staff of the National University of Samoa.
When asked what stood out most from her visit Davelynn said the warmth and efforts of the Lions Club who travelled to Lalomanu to visit with tsunami victims.
“It was so overwhelming and emotional for me to see my own people recovering from such a tragedy and also the love and care that Terrence and members shared as they passed on generosity from donors here from Pacific Pathways’ fundraising”.
Some of her pictures are posted under images.
The Christmas Concert sponsored and held at Westpoint Shopping Centre was a fantastic show of support from the community for our neighbours, family and friends who were impacted from the tsunami in the pacific.
Photos will be uploaded to give you a glimpse of the fun and activities that took place on a very hot summer’s day.
Thank you to all who participated and $2,000 raised will be sent to the Lions Club in Samoa.
A glimpse into the event can be found under our images section.
Designed by Jonathan Okesene.
Australian Photographer Mitch Cameron
Mitch’s unique photography skills have been recognised particularly in 2008 and 2009, being awarded the McGrath Photographer in these consecutive years.
He has spent time in Indonesia, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga and New Zealand as well as wide spread parts of Australia. More recently, Mitch has supplied high-end interior and architectural images, a range of sporting, food and editorial.
His dynamic images create a lasting impression in the minds of viewers particularly through his recent trip to Samoa where he captured vivid imagery of the devastation and impact on communities.
These images will be featured at the Pacific Pathways Christmas Concert on Thursday the 17th October 2009.
“I hope that people will feel moved to support the communities when they attend the concert and see what I saw.”
Mitch
Special thanks to FIXX8 who have contributed funds from two performances to the project with Apia Lions Club.
Click here to read more about the band.
Thank you to Jonathan for his time and donation to our efforts with his design of our logo.
For graphic design services please email Jonathan on jonathan@okcjen.com or leave your details on our mobile 0408 475 116.
Our thanks to General Manager Edwina Gilbert and Business Development and Customer Experience Manager, Simone Gilbert of Gillen Motors Pty Ltd, for their generous support for Samoa and employee Davelynn Milford.
Davelynn born from Samoan parents has been a great supporter since attending the Live Concert at The Roxy on the 17th October 2009. She is making a difference with Gillen Motors staff by holding a staff morning tea funded by management to raise awareness and funding for tsunami affected areas in Samoa.
Planned for Monday the 23rd November, proceeds from the event will be directed to the Apia Lions Club in Samoa.
Read more about the event and talk to us about how you can do the same at your workplace! Photos will be uploaded to our gallery following the company event.
Thank you to the 165 staff and team at Gillen Motors!
www.philgilbert.com.au and www.truscotts.com.au
The National University of Samoa makes reference to the Live Concert and Pacific Pathways initiative. Please click on this link to go to their website www.nus.edu.ws and to read the full article at FOBE’s Sydney-project with a difference!
Stay tuned and for more information please contact info@pacificpathways. We will be uploading the date and time with details in the coming week.
Pacific Pathways Team
The cheque today from Sydney Bulls from the Live Concert has been made out to the Apia Lions Club for $12,000 Australian and we will update you in coming weeks in regards to distribution and news from Samoa.
We are still fundraising and developing corporate initiatives, stay tuned for further progress.
