On Saturday AGAPI Care celebrated the ‘Joy of One Community’ at the AGAPI Care Gala.
Special guests were:
Ms Ged Kearney – Member for Cooper representing Honorary Jenny Mikakos
Mr Lee Tarlamis – Senior Advisor to the Honorary Gavin Jennings – Member of the legislative council
Mrs Faye Spiteri President of Fronditha Care
Mr Jim Scantsonihas Acting CEO Fronditha Care
Ms Ivy Fatouros Mimilidis President of Pronia
Ms Tina Douvos-Stathopoulos CEO of Pronia
As a not for profit organisation, AGAPI Care in committed to delivering tailored services, and supports people with a disability, to meet their identified needs and goals.
We are an inclusive community that welcomes and values people of different abilities. The valuable contribution by our staff, volunteers, the committee of management, and people with disabilities, working together as one community, is what inspires and empowers each of us to make a difference in our community, while remembering, not every disability is visible.
Empowering staff and providing them with the necessary tools and skills to be leaders in their field, ensures that they can support people with disabilities to fulfil their dreams and aspirations. In doing so, each person with a disability is supported to be a valued member of our community. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Major Sponsor for tonight – Delta Sales, our Corporate Partners are:
Top Gun Collision Centre EPDM Commercial Builders EPRO Building Group
Style By Kik ki and Windsor Management Insurance Brokers
And our Event Sponsors:
Phillip Gakopoulos, Carlton Football Club
Eleanor Vogdanos and Margaret Cavanaugh Mandy Foundoulaki Photography LaManna Essendon Fields Harvey Norman Preston Sharp Corporation
I was asked the question “How would you celebrate your achievements this year. We celebrate with the people we support, their families, their carers, our community, as a whole. It’s the community as whole that is responsible for the success of this organisation.
This success is measured by the accomplishments of our clients, as they demonstrate to us daily, that their disability is not an obstacle, that their disability is no barrier to achieve the incredible. Their disability does not define who they are as a person.
Everyone had a wonderful time especially out clients, who partied to the early hours of the morning.
AGAPI Care was the finalist at this years Telstra Business Award. AGAPI Care was also awarded the Enablement Award for the Most Outstanding Social Change Maker in Australasia for 2019.
These awards belong to every person that we’ve had the privilege to make a difference in their lives.
The following members of the Committee of Management, Nick Mitsios – President, Louis Petrentsis – Vice President, Arthur Evriniades – Secretary, Andrew Ballis – Treasurer, Deidre Petrakis – Committee Member, George Metaxotos – Committee Member, Con Kyritsis – Committee Member and Athena Neskakis – Committee Member, gave lifetime membership to the following members:
Kosta Kolokythas
Sam Grivas
Voula Nikolareas
Nikos Cotsoglou
Kosta Loukaitis
The winners of the raffle that was drawn on 14 September 2019, at L’Unica Reception, 476 Brunswick Road, Brunswick West, with Permit No: 10526/19 are:
- Sharp Microwave – Smart Inverter: Dandelo Q.
- Fitbit Versa Black: P. Gakopoulos
- Harvey Norman Gift Voucher: B. Pilipasidis
- Sunbeam Cafe series Espresso Coffee Machine: K. Kolokythas
- His & Hers Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 128GB: Victoria & Yianni P.
- HP Envy X360 2-in-1 moder PC: EPDM Commercial Builders
- LG 70-inch UM73 4K UHD LED LCD TV: EPRO Building Group
This article was uploaded by Greek Media Group but written by others. The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of TA NEA NEWSPAPER AND 3XY RADIO.
