MJs Fundraiser

As many of you know, I'm part of a group called the MJs who are hell bent on putting the fun back into FUNdraising as well keeping costs to a minimum and cash to the cause to a maximum.

Our first event last year, a trivia night, raised $40,000 for Glenallen School where my gorgeous George and Jaz went. We have directed this money to the families at the school, some of who are strapped for cash for things like a Foxtel subscription and a wall mounted TV for a child who now spends most of their time in bed. We decided Jaz needed exactly that and fortunately, we had the money to just get it. Not so every family. But I know how much joy watching endless episodes of Hannah Montana gave Jaz and think every family should have that kind of option. And we MJs were rightly proud of our first effort!

Our next event is in support of The McAuley Centre for women escaping family violence. You can read all about the amazing job they do at http://www.mcauleycsw.org.au/ As confident (some would say perhaps a tad too confident!) women of independent means, this is a cause we again feel strongly about. Not all women have had the benefit of our secure and privileged circumstances and we absolutely appreciate that.

You can watch our promotional video below or on this link ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3_JksxL6hw

If you can support this event, we'd be very grateful! Drop off some clothes, come along with some toiletries, buy up big! We'd love to see you on March 23rd from 10am-5pm at the Malvern Central School gym. All details are in the video.

And did you spot why we're called the MJs??

Five more things about George

George at 14 - nice faux hawk

1. When George moved to Glenallen School it was a huge shift. It was for Jaz too but George was now 14 and moving from a local school where he'd just finished year 8. He absolutely embraced the change from regular school to a school with extremely special kids - which for the uninitiated, can be extremely confronting. So much so, that in his first year there, he was awarded the Courage Award.


2. He did like nice clothes despite pretty much being a jeans, T-shirt and sneaker kind of guy. But here's a pair of very snappy loafers he got last Christmas. He was very happy with them.

3.  George was six weeks younger than my friend's daughter Daisy. But being a girl she did always seem more mature. 'Daisy,' George would lament, 'you're such an adult!'

4. Being five and half years younger than George, Elle was often quite a disruption. "Eleanor you ruined our family!' he'd often yell at her. I did point out that that was not very nice.

5. Lunch at friends - and because George was the oldest of all the kids and a bit of a fave of our hosts, they allowed him to spray paint his initials on the inside of their shed door! He was so thrilled. It's still there. Thanks Brenda xxx.