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Saturday 3Rd June 2017 International Convention Centre, Sydney CORPORATE SPONSORS Special Thanks to the Corporate Sponsors of the 2017 Giant Steps Fire & Ice Ball GIANT STEPS Annual Charity Ball Saturday 3rd June 2017 International Convention Centre, Sydney CORPORATE SPONSORS Special thanks to the Corporate Sponsors of the 2017 Giant Steps Fire & Ice Ball CAR RAFFLE SPONSORS 2 Macquarie Group Major Financial & OUR SUPPORTERS 2016 – 2017 Foundation Financial & Community Supporters Community Sponsors Montessori Kindergarten We would like to thank all our parents, friends, community and Rosehill corporate organisations who have generously supported Giant Moody’s Investors Service Steps Sydney over the last 22 years. In particular, we would Morgan Stanley like to thank our major sponsors over the last 12 months. Myer Community Found 1666 Foundation Device Technologies Nix Anderson Access Hardware Digital Jazz Communications Orbis and Allan Gray Addisons Lawyers Eden Brae Homes Australia AI Topper Estate of the Late William Denton Pitcher Partners NSW Pty Allan Linz (REBEL) Ltd Fitness First Anytime Fitness Philippines PM Electrical Pty Ltd Fugen Construction Australian Stockbrokers Foundation Reece Bathroom Life Future Generation Investment Barana Group Company Seafolly BBM Youth Support Gladesville Men’s Bowling Club Spitfire Control FUTURE GENERATION Betacon Construction INVESTMENT COMPANY Gladesville Primary School St Ives Shopping Village BF Foundation P&C Association Sydney Shoulder Research BHB Billiton Gladesville RSL & Community Institute and Sydney BMK Club Shoulder Specialists B’Nai B’Rith Foundation Goldman Sachs Telstra Phonewords Bruce & Joy Reid Trust Greenhill & Co. The Golden Sheaf Hotel Cartier Group Grill’d The Good Guys Commonwealth Bank Harbour IT The Recruitment Company Chubb Insurance Hasbro Australia The Shaw Foundation Citibank Hunter Hall International Thyne Reid Foundation Coca-Cola Australia Foundation Hunters Hill Quilters Valerio Funeral Directors Colonial First State Asset Management Hunters Hill Primary School Vicki McGuiness Design P&C Association Condura / Jamiee Pty Ltd Westfield Community IMC Foundation Corrs Chambers Westgarth Westpac Banking Crunch Fitness International Catering Equipment Corporation Delta Supply Solutions Kiwanis Sydney White International Deutsche Bank Lendlease Wright Medical Australia 4 UPCOMING EVENTS www.stairchallengeaustralia.com.au Giant Steps events you may wish to participate in: Giant Steps Movie Night “Life Animated” Annual Greek Night for Giant Steps Wednesday 26th July 2017 Friday 27th October, 2017 www.giantsteps.net.au www.giantsteps.net.au/ The Giant Dinner annual-greek-night-giant-steps Saturday 12th August 2017 Middle Eastern Night www.giantsteps.net.au/giant-dinner Friday 3rd November, 2017 Sun Herald City2Surf www.giantsteps.net.au/ Sunday 13th August 2017 middle-eastern-gala-night www.city2surf.com.au 2018 Events Sydney Tower Stair Challenge Chinese New Year Dinner Sunday 27th August 2017 – February 2018 www.stairchallengeaustralia.com.au Swim4Autism – March 2018 Giant Steps Sailing Regatta Giant Steps Golf Day – April 2018 Friday 20th October 2017 Giant Steps Three Day Bike Ride www.giantsteps.net.au – May 2018 GIANT STEPS SAILING 2017 REGATTA For details on all our events please see: www.giantsteps.net.au 6 Message from the Ball Co-ordinator MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN When our daughter Caitlin started at Giant Steps in 1999 at just 2 It is wonderful in life to help. To be there when needed, to answer a call. years old, we were told how important it was that parents participate For more than 20 years Giants Steps has been helping and supporting in fundraising. Parents need to raise about half of Giant Steps’ running children and young adults with autism and their families. costs each year after government funding, because Giant Steps doesn’t charge fees. Families donate what they can but there is still a large Innovation, passion and commitment has built a great team of teachers, shortfall. therapists and support staff who always believe a way can be found to help, to build on skills, to engage, to be close when needed, to answer a We knew nothing about fundraising and weren’t quite sure how we cry for help. could help. I joined the ball committee and eventually the Board and was blown away at the generosity of not only family and friends, but also We are so proud of what we have achieved at Giant Steps and the complete strangers who wanted to help. To ask for help can be hard and difference we have been able to make in people’s lives. Our campus at I cannot tell you how grateful we parents are for your support tonight. Gladesville is a beautiful joyous place, our services continue to expand with early learning, primary, high school, post school, family support The first Giant Steps ball was held over 22 years ago and started off programs, mental health clinic and our newly opened Melbourne school small. It has grown to what you see tonight only with your support. being recognised as a gold standard for the education care and support Tonight we hope to bring the total the ball has raised over the years to for children and young adults with autism. over $6.2 million! The help we give is only possible because of the help we receive. It is I would like to acknowledge the Ball Committee as well as the entire the generosity of many that has made Giant Steps possible. There are Giant Steps community for their contribution. Everyone does what they never enough words to thank you for your help and support. can to contribute. We do it because our kids need Giant Steps – for many of us it is our lifeline! For me personally, when nothing else I do We are delighted that you can join us at the Giant Steps Fire and Ice is helping Caitlin, this is what I can do to help her and the other Giant Ball to celebrate another year of achievement and support at Giant Steps kids. Steps. Without your wonderful support and generosity, Giant Steps would not exist. Thank you on behalf of all the Giant Steps families for being here tonight and supporting us, it means the world! On behalf of all at Giant Steps welcome to the Fire and Ice Ball, have a great time, thank you again for helping us, thank you for your generosity and support. Leanne Maccallum Ball Co-ordinator Barry Irvin AM & Director Giant Steps Sydney Chairman Giant Steps Sydney 8 AUTISM Giant Steps’ Services People affected by autism typically display major Giant Steps has a multifaceted approach to the provision of services impairments in social interaction, communication and to children with autism and their families, whilst spreading a culture of behaviour (restricted interests and repetitive behaviours). caring and professional excellence through the broader community. These are commonly referred to as the Triad of Impairments but the Our school provides a transdisciplinary approach to education impairments may not be evenly spread. While people with autism share combining music, occupational and speech therapy delivered across common traits, no two individuals are the same. For example, it was the programs. once thought that all children with Autism Spectrum Disorder were We also offer professional skill development for staff and other health unresponsive and aloof, never showing affection. We now know ASDs professionals. are much more complex with a variety of symptoms and characteristics Our Community College provides young adults with a relevant and that can occur in different combinations and varying degrees of severity. engaging learning and recreational post-school environment. Giant Many people with autism also have sensory sensitivities, that is, over Steps now operates four age-based programs: or under sensitivity to sight, touch, taste, smell, sound, temperature 1. Early Learning and pain. As a result of their impairments, people with autism often (3 – 5 year olds) experience overwhelming anxiety, frustration and confusion when faced 2. Primary with the demands of everyday life. (5 – 12 year olds) Estimates indicate the rate of autism could be at least as high as 1 in 3. Secondary 63 Australian school children. It occurs in all racial, ethnic, and social (12 – 18 year olds) groups and is four times more likely to affect boys than girls. There is no known cure, but early intervention, specialised education and structured 4. Community College support can help develop a child’s skills and minimise behaviour (school leavers) problems, and enable each child, whatever their level of disability, to achieve as great a degree of independence as possible. Experience has shown that the earlier a child with autism can be enrolled in an early intervention program, the better his/her outcomes. With the right help, children can learn to speak, read and participate in everyday life. 10 Giant Steps’ Approach GIANT STEPS MELBOURNE There is no specific treatment or therapy protocol when it comes to In February 2016 Giant Steps Melbourne, located in the suburb of Kew, dealing with the condition. As with the spectrum of disorders, there is opened its doors with an initial enrolment of 11 children. A group of also a spectrum of treatments and therapies. While some parents will experienced staff members from Sydney transferred to Melbourne whilst report marked improvements using a therapy or intervention program, other Sydney staff members travel to Melbourne regularly to train and others may find little or no impact upon their child’s condition. Some support Melbourne staff. Giant Steps Melbourne fills a much needed parents may talk of a child ‘recovering’ from autism, while others will gap in the Melbourne autism community and it is anticipated that find only an improvement in the day-to-day management of their child’s enrolments will steadily increase over the next few years to take in as condition. Currently, no therapy or treatment has been empirically many children as possible on our growing Melbourne eligibility list. verified. However, research suggests that successful programs contain the same key components: Other Services Giant Steps Sydney Offers • autism specific curriculum content focusing on attention, Our outreach services range from private speech, occupational and music therapies to educational support, parent training and training compliance, imitation, language and social skills amongst professionals and providers in the wider community.
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