Building long term relationships between the corporate sector and charities is a key ingredient in successful philanthropy, according to PAYCE Foundation Executive Officer Andrea Comastri. Mr Comastri joined other philanthropic leaders on an expert panel at a business briefing hosted by the Australian-Israel Chamber of Commerce on The Future of Corporate Philanthropy. “Strong
Some of Australia’s leading corporate companies have put their voices to a good cause – raising $40,000 for the Sydney Street Choir. The companies, including PAYCE, AMP, APA, Colin Biggers & Paisley, Macquarie Group, Minter Ellison, PwC and Virgin Australia participated in the Sydney Street Choir Corporate Challenge. Each company had a
The Sydney Street Choir and eight corporate choirs lifted the spirits of a large city lunchtime crowd in Martin Place amphitheatre today with their performances in this year’s Sydney Street Choir Corporate Challenge. Lunch-goers and passers-by were treated to a repertoire of inspirational vocal and musical performances organised by the PAYCE Foundation
More than 5,500 participants faced the starter’s gun for this year’s PAYCE Sutherland2Surf Fun Run & Walk, the 47th running of the Shire’s popular community event. PAYCE continued its proud association with the annual event as primary sponsor and the PAYCE Foundation again supported a team of 12 visually-impaired members and their
The PAYCE Foundation will match a $5 million NSW Government capital grant to expand drug and alcohol services at Adele House near Coffs Harbour in NSW with a $5.6 million contribution. PAYCE Foundation Director Dominic Sullivan said the Government’s grant means that work could now commence immediately on building the much-needed 40-bed
One team well into its training regime for this year’s PAYCE Sutherland 2 Surf is a group of competitors with physical disabilities representing Achilles Sydney. Achilles Sydney president Ellis Janks said its members enjoyed the healthy activity of walking and running and the organisation strongly encouraged members to participate in as many community running and
The PAYCE Foundation Team was recently welcomed by St Merkorious Board members and staff to their new facility at Strathfield South. The St Merkorious Charity was established in 2013 by Paula Nicolas. Frustrated by the level of inaction in response to the disadvantage and suffering she observed in her own community, Paula
On 21 November, Pathways Home, a new initiative by PAYCE Foundation, Women’s Community Shelters and Bridge Housing was launched by Prue Goward, Minister for Family and Community Services, Minister for Social Housing and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. The project makes use of properties land-banked for development to
When Cyclone Winston hit Fiji in February last year with winds of up to 300 kilometres per hour it devastated some of the country’s smallest communities. Naitavuni Catholic Primary School, located 58 kilometres north of Suva, was hit hard by the category 5 cyclone. It destroyed the main building, the surrounding community in
Granville East Public School will have its own edible school garden after winning the PAYCE Foundation sponsored Seed Harvest Spoon competition this year. The grant winner was officially announced at the school today where students were presented with certificates by the NSW Minister for Education Rob Stokes. PAYCE Foundation Director Dominic Sullivan said
