Our Supporters

This section is dedicated to all the organisations that have provided or pledged funding support to Sutherland Early Support Service. Those who help support the service financially assist us to benefit the local Sutherland Shire community.

"Spend it on the youngest and count the gains. The gains from investing in young children can be quantified and they are large" (James Heckman, Nobel Prize winning economist, Sydney Morning Herald, 6/2/06)

We thank the following organisations for their investment in the young children of Sutherland Shire and hope they will continue to support the work of Sutherland Early Support Service:

Honour Roll (in alphabetical order)

• Bank of Queensland
• Big Sister Movement
• Butler, J R
• Caltex
• Caringbah Healing Centre
• Cancer Council NSW
• Commonwealth Bank Staff Community Fund Community Grant
• Community Development & Support Expenditure Scheme (CDSE-shared State Govt-Club Industry Program). See also Sutherland District Trade Union Club Ltd (Tradies) below
• Control Components Pty Ltd
• Cook, Ross - former Melanie Anne Boutique
• Cronulla Spiritual Sanctuary
• Department of Community Services (One off small donation)
• Department of Families, Housing, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs (small volunteer equipment grant)
• Dolans Bay Combined Probus Club
• Domain Financial Services
• Dwyer, M.
• F. and H. Engineering (H Woelke)
• Friends of Yvonne Moffitt
• The Honda Foundation
• The Highfield Committee of the Sutherland Hospital
• Inner Wheel Club of Port Hacking
• Inner Wheel Club of Sutherland
• Jannali High School
• Kirrawee High School teachers
• Law Society of NSW
• H & R Levar
• Lioness Club of Sutherland Shire
• Lions Club of Engadine
• Little Company of Mary
• Lloyd,I
• Macquarie Group Foundation
• Magnolia Committee
• Miranda RSL Sub-Branch
• NRMA
• Pitkin, TJ & AA
• Pollard, H.
• Porcelain Doll Guild Southern Sydney District
• Precious Little Pieces Miniatures Group
• Rotary Club of Caringbah
• Rotary Club of Como-Jannali
• Rotary Club of Engadine
• Rotary Club of Gymea
• Rotary Club of Miranda
• Rotary Club of Sutherland
• Rotary Club of Sylvania
• Second Chance Opportunity Shop - Gymea Miranda Uniting Church
• Selden, GF & LE
• St George-Sutherland Shire Law Society
• Stevens, BE & SM
• Sutherland Shire Council
• Sutherland Shire Spinners & Weavers
• Sutherland District Trade Union Club, Ltd (Tradies)/CDSE Scheme
• Thauman Pty Ltd, Dr. Chris Van Vuuren
• Tynan, Michael; Tynan Motor group
• Women on Wednesday
• Woolooware High SRC

If your business or group is interested in sponsoring Sutherland Early Support Service, or you know of any that may be interested, please contact us.

Donations

We do not receive any recurrent government funding and rely on donations to fund the service. If you would like to make a donation, please make cheques payable to Sutherland Early Support Service and post to Sutherland Early Support, Community Health Caringbah, Locked Bag 21, Taren Point, NSW 2229.

Sutherland Early Support Service is a project of Sutherland Shire Information and Community Services Inc. (ABN 12 249 893 189) which is a non-government not-for-profit organisation. It is registered as an income tax exempt charity and deductible gift recipient.

Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge the support given by:

• Our auspice, Sutherland Shire Information and Community Service Inc.
• Our advisory commitee:
  • Stan Nurthern, Martin Iffland, Peter Pidoux & Jenny Pidoux (Sutherland Rotary)
  • Deb Matha & Catherine Smith (SESIAHS)
  • Rayna Toman (financial advisor)
  • Mary Jacobs (Loftus TAFE & Miranda Rotary)
  • Susan Shoebridge (Fellow-CPA Australia)
  • Phil Whyte (Miranda Rotary & Assistant District Governor Rotary).
  • Jenny Pidoux and Mary Jacobs are also home visiting volunteer representatives.
• Sutherland Shire Council (staff and councillors)
• South East Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service (SESIAHS) for assistance with office accommodation and the advisory committee
• Those individuals, groups and businesses who have assisted with fundraising or donations of goods and services:
  • The Goldilocks Shop, Cronulla
  • Raj Nagi Design, Taren Point
  • Box Village Pharmacy, Sylvania
  • Dermatech Pty Ltd, makers of Dermaveen baby products
  • Local politicians (Federal, State and Local Government)
  • Rebel Graphics
• St Luke's Anglican Church Miranda (a special thanks to St Luke's for the provision of training rooms for monthly volunteer inservice sessions, meals for mothers, as well as many other offers of support to our clients such as special morning teas and play mornings), Gymea Baptist Church (for providing regular nutritious home cooked meals to mothers through the Manna programme), Kingsway Community Church (for wonderful Christmas hampers to families each year), Gateway Christian Outreach Centre (for continued donations to our food pantry), the Rotary Club of Sylvania for ongoing donations of Christmas gifts and toys, and thanks to Lauren Sargent from Bank of Qld Miranda for donations of nappies.
• St George Graphics and Printers Australia Pty Ltd - many thanks for all their support and professional assistance with our printing needs.