Run Melbourne, 22 June 2008

"Run Melbourne, presented by The Age, is Victoria’s new major community fitness event. Choose your own challenge — 5km run/walk, 7.5km walk, 10km run or a half-marathon through the most picturesque parts of our city."

www.starttofinish.com.au

Our Patron Tom Gleisner will be running 10km for Learning for Life Autism Centre.   So please run with us, or go to the Run Melbourne site and support Tom and Learning for Life.
Alternatively, get off that couch and kick start winter by participating in this event and supporting Learning for Life at the same time!

Annual Ball -17th October 2008

We have commenced planning for the 2008 Charity Ball.  more...

May – Autism Awareness Month

In Australia, the month of May has long been associated with autism, and in 2008.
A number of events were run across Australia during May by many of our Autism specialist organizations.
Learning for Life’s patron Tom Gleisner opened the autism awareness expo in Sydney on May 10th.  We continue to encourage you to access the Autism Awareness site and support the 1000 hours campaign which Learning for Life is also actively supporting.
www.autismawareness.com.au

 

Autism Awareness Month

http://autismawareness.com.au

Learning for Life’s patron Tom Gleisner will be opening the autism awareness expo in Sydney on May 10th.  We encourage you to access the Autism Awareness site and support the 1000 hours campaign which Learning for Life is also actively supporting. 

ABIA – Autism Behavioural Intervention
http://www.abia.net.au/events.html

Autism Victoria
http://www.autismvictoria.org.au/events/

ABIA – Autism Behavioural Intervention Association

www.abia.net.au/events.html

Autism Victoria

www.autismvictoria.org.au/events/

MARKET & CAR BOOT SALE

Sunday April 20th 2008

Thankyou for your support for our Market and Car Boot sale.  The weather was definitely in our favour and a lovely day was had by all.  We are very pleased to announce that we raised $4,000 which will go directly towards the quality programs delivered to our children and their families.

Art Fund Raiser – 8 Feb 08

On the 8th February 2008, an exhibition titled “It must be LOVE?”was held at the Melbourne Art Rooms in Port Melbourne with all funds raised donated to the Learning for Life Autism Centre.  The exhibition was a group show of 14 loving, touching, feeling, caressing talented contemporary artists exploring and questioning Valentines Day and love…Are the two in anyway connected?

These inspiring artists have each embraced the topic so differently – it must be love…or is it….. with works by Jud Winhurst – (Flamin Guns), Meg Williams (portraits of Mr Potato Head seducing Barbie), Kate Spencer (installation of a Love Swan), Sue Pedley (photography), Bev Veasy (photography), Kate Jacobs (ceramics), Mike Nicolls (sculpture), John Scurry (paintings), Julie Irving (paintings), Annabelle Collette (installation of love books & kissing booth), Alan Jones (signs), Jessica Paige (textile red roses), Omega Goodwin (balloon installation), and Bexley Birrell (kissing cupies and angel ceramics)

We would like to thank the artists and all that joined us on the evening.  We are thrilled to announce $2,500 was raised for the Learning for Life Autism Centre, with all funds contributing directly to the childrens’ programs.

3-Peaks Challenge – November 07

Support the 3-Peaks Challenge, and the Learning for Life Autism Centre

The Grove Roaders is a group of neighbourhood cyclists who courageously ventured into the Victorian Alps with their families, riding and trekking some of the tallest mountains in Australia - in fact 4,500 metres of mountain.

The 3-peaks Challenge was successfully held over the Melbourne Cup weekend in the
Victorian Alps. Apart from the difficulty of the mountain climbs and the challenge of
the weather (including rain, hail, sleet and, believe it or not .... snow) all 3 peaks and
all 5 challenges were successfully completed, with a total of $15,000 being raised for
the Learning for Life Autism Centre.

	Thanks from Learningforlife to all the Grove Roaders who met the CHALLENGE... The Anderson family the O'Connor family The Hausegger family The Pane family The MacDonald family The Holmes family The Fent family The Allen family The Overton family The Davies family The Steedman family The Tucker family Ted Mitchell
Friday Night Fever – 2007 Annual Ball was a huge success!
	As a result of the efforts of our Sponsors, our team and all of you who attended and contributed to such a successful evening, we have been able to offer 2 additional subsidized positions for children requiring our program.  THANKYOU! more...
Dancing with the Stars - 2007
	Radio and TV personality Fifi Box has proven a wonderful ambassador for “Learning for Life Autism Centre”, as it represents a cause close to her heart. “I know friends and family with autistic children and I am aware of the demands and difficulties they encounter,” she says. “Learning for Life helps families by providing the help and support they need. Fifi was instrumental in raising the awareness of the issues facing children with autism and their families, coming an incredible second place in the recent Dancing with the Stars series, nominating “Learning for Life Autism Centre” as the charity of her choice.