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Letter of Thanks from Winners
Note from Caitlin Grigsby and
Sarah Elston, Winners of the 2008 Leadership Award
"Being the winners of the 2008 CLW Leadership Achievement award has been quite an amazing step forward for both of us. We have had an increase in exposure locally and have had a high amount of community stakeholders express interest in becoming involved in the Association after the CLW award was announced. The 2008 Blue Stockings Inc Scholarships are looking to be increased to $1,200; with many sponsors from last year as well as several new sponsors contributing to the support of women in their pursuits of education. Personally; the receipt of the award has provided the both of us with a rekindled enthusiasm and drive to develop the Blue Stockings Association into a sustainable body that can provide support and guidance to women within the local community in an ongoing capacity. We would like to acknowledge that without the support of our sponsors in 2007 including the birthplace of the project at Monash University Gippsland and MUGSU Inc; our project would not have been as successful as it was. We are both incredibly honoured to be the 2008 winners and commend the other recipients on their efforts in leadership - it is very humbling to be amongst such inspiring women. We would also like to acknowledge the amazing works of the CLW founder Diann Rodgers-Healey, the panel of judges and the contributions and support of CLW's numerous sponsors and key supporters." Note from Juliet Bourke, finalist of the 2008 Leadership Award "Thank you to CLW and Diann Rodgers-Healey for developing an award which celebrates women’s leadership. In our busy lives, it is lovely to have a moment to reflect on our collective achievements. It is a particular honour to receive this award now knowing about the wonderful ways in which the other nominees have used their fantastic skills and experiences to create a better Australia. To me, this award recognizes the work of the Taskforce on Care Costs as a whole, a fantastic group of women and men who have shown an amazing commitment to improving outcomes for working families, and a spirit of quiet generosity and initiative.Note from Margaret Gurry, Short-listed for the 2008 Leadership Award: "Thank you for advising me that I had been selected as the Highly Commended Applicant for the 2008 CLW Leadership Achievement Award for Women. It is a great honour to have been selected and one which I share with all those wonderful volunteers who have helped me over the last 12 years at the Friday Night School. I have donated my prize money to our Friday Night School Scholarship Fund. You might be interested in the enclosed brochure and leaflets. This year Friday Night School is supporting 8 secondary students at a variety of schools and in 2009 the number will be increased to 14 students. But congratulations must also go to your foresight in initiating the awards and the panel of Judges who have given their time. Publishing the achievements of a few and the encouragement the winners receive from you will no doubt lead to more women having the courage of their convictions to "make a difference". My colleagues at Blake Dawson, family and friends were delighted to hear of my Award."
Note from Rhonda
Obad, Short-listed for the 2008 Leadership Award
Dear Diann and Team I wish to thank one and all for your time in judging the Centre for Leadership for Women Awards for 2008. Assessing the applications and discussing the merits of each would not have been any easy task. Thank you sincerely for your efforts. The Achievement Award has
provided me, my family and friends
with a great amount of pride.
My
work and commitment to make a positive difference within our community is very
tiring work and not always appreciated by everyone which at times is very hard
to cope with. It requires a great deal of energy and dedication. The
Achievement Award provided me with encouragement that the work I do is
recognised as important
and is worth the effort.
It is very difficult in raising awareness
that we as Australians are all responsible for the wellbeing of our vulnerable
children and that working together will make a major difference.
I
am optimistic that the recognition I received will open many doors which will
allow for me the opportunity to strengthen my ties with the community and that
as a community we can together make the world a better and safer
place for our precious assets our
children. Thank you profoundly for this opportunity. Warm regards, Rhonda Obad 22 May 2008
Note from Helen
Clarke, Short-listed for the 2008 Leadership Award
Note from Paula Curotte, Short-listed for the 2008 Leadership Award. "Thank
you so much for announcing my application as a successful short listed
application.
Note from Danielle Ecuyer, Short-listed for the 2008 Leadership Award
"I would very much like to extend a big thank you to Diann Rodgers-Healy and the Leadership Achievement Award for Women Program.
I believe it is an excellent initiative to recognise the hard work that
is conducted by women in communities. Much of this work is done selflessly
and goes without recognition in many instances. I know from my own
experience that it was really wonderful to have been Short Listed for the
2008 Prize. At the time I commenced my work on Climate Change and
Sustainability there was strong resistance and fear in my community, which
with the help of the great women supporting me, we managed to overcome some
of the fear and fallacies of the science. Although there is still a long way
to go into creating a sustainable planet for the children of the world, I
have no doubt that the endeavours of WFCA managed to make a difference.
Recognition of all our hard work, was wonderful and in many ways where the
results are sometimes intangible, it was fabulous to be acknowledged.
Thus I want to congratulate Diann on her excellent leadership for women
initiative and extend my congratulations to everyone that either won or
partook. We all can make a difference in our communities with a little bit
of will and belief that women can change the world."
Danielle Ecuyer
Note from Emma Kirkwood, winner of the 2007 Leadership Award. sent to CLW in 2008
"The CLW Achievement Award has
provided me with a great amount of recognition on so many levels. When one
works in a voluntary capacity, as I do, on a cause such as stillbirth which is
seen by the community as too sad to address, it can at times be disheartening
and requires a great deal of personal motivation. The CLW Achievement
Award provided me with encouragement and consolidated my belief that the
stillbirth cause is worth fighting for. The recognition that I received
has also opened many doors to further build community awareness about stillbirth
in a much quicker timeframe than I would have been able to achieve and the
message has also reached a broader cross-section of people. In addition,
when one works in a salaried position, one receives recognition and feedback
about their performance from their employers. Sadly, in a voluntary
position, as much as one does what they do for the love of it, no recognition is
forthcoming. Therefore, to have been awarded the CLW Award, was for me an
incredibly humbling and personally valuable form of recognition. It now
provides me with an impetus to continue to work for this incredibly valuable,
important cause with the great hope that we can achieve our goal to reduce the
incidence of stillbirth in
______________________________________________ 2007
Dear Ms Henry, Dr Scutt, Dr Randell, Dr Dumble, Ms Steinke, Ms O'Connor
and Diann,
I wish to formally thank you for your time
in judging the CLW Achievement Award nominations for 2007 and for your
commitment to the Centre for Leadership for Women. I am simply delighted
and honoured to have been selected as the winner from such a talented and
worthy group of women.
The Centre for Leadership for Women is a
fabulous resource for women working on a voluntary basis in the community
and I wish I had learned of the organisation earlier. I can only imagine the
time that it would have taken each of you in assessing the applications and
discussing the merits of each. Thank you sincerely for your efforts.
As much as I love what I do, my work with
the Stillbirth Foundation is truly thankless, and to receive recognition of
my time and dreams is wonderful and has provided me with inspiration that I
am on the right path and must continue! My win has not only delighted me,
but also those women who work with the Stillbirth Foundation, so your choice
has made many people happy. We do work in an altruistic manner, with the
goal to reduce the incidence of stillbirth. Those families whose babies we
ultimately save, will never know of the work the Stillbirth Foundation has
done in saving their babies. For me and every other stillbirth mother, this
win also provides recognition of all our babies who have died and are sadly
not with us today. Thank you kindly for this opportunity. I hope that now,
I in turn, can honour the work of the Centre for Leadership for Women and be
an encouragement to all great achievers that we can make the world a better
place and a difference can be made in our society by those who believe.
Kind regards,
Emma Kirkwood (Winner of 2007 CLW Leadership Award) ___________________________________________________________ 2006 Dear Diann I am very
honoured to win the CLW Award.Thank you so very much for all your work
and attention.
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