Welcome!

Welcome to the Property Industry Foundation's Mid-Year NEWSletter with highlights of your fundraising program, networking functions, charity projects and volunteer opportunities. A special thank you to our valued Corporate Donors who have renewed their donations, and warm greetings to our new Corporate Donors - we value and appreciate your generosity.

Rosemary Smithson
CEO - Property Industry Foundation

Click here to meet our National Board of Directors, Board of Advisers in Sydney
and Melbourne

Have you visited our website lately - we have many new developments thanks to edwardjames!

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YOUR UPCOMING EVENTS (click on an event below for full details)

Restricted Networking Forum
to be held at 'The Gauge'
Wednesday 29 July | Melbourne
Sponsor: Bovis Lend Lease
Restricted to CEOs, MDs, Directors of Donors & Foundation Guests
Click here for information		   Restricted Networking Forum
Wednesday 7 October | Sydney
Sponsor: Investec Bank
Special Guest: David Gonski AC
Restricted to CEO's, MDs, Directors of Donors & Foundation Guests
Click here for information
         
Restricted Networking Forum
Celebrate the jazz of the PIF Ball
to be held at PIF HQ
Wednesday 5 August | Sydney
Sponsor: St Hilliers
Click here for information		  
'09 Charity Car Rally Challenge
Sunday 15 November | Sydney
Sponsorship opportunities available
Click here for information
Click here to view '08 photos
         
PropertyBlitz Buddy Day
Friday 21 August | Sydney
Buddy with a disadvantaged young person for a obstacle course at Holsworthy Army Barracks.
Click here for information		    
MAJOR FUNDRAISERS

Annual Charity Ball | Sydney
PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ | Friday 4 September | Hilton Sydney
Principal Sponsor
St Hilliers		 Media Sponsor

Australian Financial Review
Experience a 1930's Manhattan Jazz Club. Glamour, elegance, dancing; or relax in the mellow Velvet Martini Lounge.
Click here for more information | Click here to register
Official website coming soon - www.pif.com.au for updates

Table Registrations so far:  St Hilliers x4 | The Australian Financial Review | Dexus Property Group | Brickworks | Leighton Contractors | Mirvac | ANZ Institutional Property | Alba Capital Group | URSA Metropolis | Architectus | Buildcorp | Thiess | Ganellen | Australand | TressCox | Watpac | Mainbrace | Lend Lease | IPOH | REED | Brookfield Multiplex

Volunteering is fun and makes a difference!
PIF is recruiting for volunteers for our Charity Ball -
we're looking for the best PIF smiles!
Click here to enquire | Click here for a registration form
(skills are matched with vacancies; priority is given to Corporate Donor companies)
 

National Hard Hat Campaign | Campaigning throughout July
Click here for photos | Click here to make a private donation



Congratulations to Investa Property Group for their extraordinary efforts and achieving outstanding individual contributions through endless innovative campaign ideas throughout their company.

INVESTA

Here's a snapshot of some of their campaigning:

Click for photos Golf Day | Sumo Wrestling | Charity Auction

Other leading donation achievers to-date include:
NSW: Mainbrace, Savills, Valad Property Group and Brookfield Multiplex
VIC: Dennis Family Corporation, Minter Ellison Lawyers, ARUP
The CLO Incentive Prizes donated by Thakral are awarded to Emma Kettle, Aconex and Hellen Candeland, Leighton Contractors for being proactive and raising greater awareness about PIF
     
Women's Care Group Annual Winter Campaign
16 July - 9 August
Buy chocolates to help fund the winter woolens for street kids. 1500 woollies to 20 charities.
Click here to order | Click here to see how it works
CURRENT PROJECTS (click here or a project below for full details)


   Sir David Martin Foundation Triple Care Farm building project in Southern Highlands.
Volunteer Project Partners are Turner & Townsend
How is PIF Helping? | Find out about this charity
  Raising money for Open Family Australia in Melbourne to sponsor an outreach services program. 
Target: $60,000
How is PIF Helping? | Find out about this charity
   
   
  Refurbishing the Barnardos family centre in Penrith.
Total Donations: $115,000
How is PIF Helping? | Find out about this charity
  The Hon Wayne Swan MP, Treasurer;  PIF CEO - Rosemary Smithson & Rev. Bill Crews during the official opening of the refurbishment of Exodus Foundation Ashfield Arts School.
How is PIF Helping? | Photos | Find out about this charity
           
Click here if you would like to help with our charity building projects
PHOTO GALLERIES (click on a photo below for the full gallery)
Annual Charity Yachting Regatta 2009
20 March
Principal Sponsor: Investec Specialist Bank
Click here to view		 Restricted
Networking Forum
1 April
Host: Barangaroo Delivery Authority
Click here to view		 PropertyBlitz Workabee
24 April
Sir David Martin Foundation
Triple Care Farm, Southern Highlands
Click here to view		 Rebuild a Young Life Program with The Greg Paramor Scholarships
24 June
Host Companies:
Mirvac & St Hilliers
Click here to view
Click here for information		 Women's Care Group
Annual Winter Wrap
15 July
Host: ARUP
Attracted 90 caring women in our industry who want to give warmth to the kids
Click here to view