ANZACC NEWS
Down Under Ball 2007
Thank you for making the 2007 Ball an outstanding success!
Through your generous participation in the Down Under
Ball this year, ANZACC has been able
to donate $44,000 to our charity partner - US Fund for
UNICEF - and the Down Under Ball was a direct catalyst
in further contributions to UNICEF of $25,000.
This brings the 2007 total to $69,000, and brings our total funds raised
for UNICEF in the last four years to just over $161,000.
This has only been possible through your generous
efforts - thank you!
Southeast Regional Director for US Fund for UNICEF -
Barron Segar - attended a function where the ANZACC
Board paid tribute to the incredible efforts of our Down
Under Ball Committee.
Barron noted that the funds raised this year alone
could:
- purchase vaccines to immunize 345,000 children
against measles
- provide 31,363 children with schooling during an
emergency through School-in-a-Box kits
- provide clothing, bedding, and blankets to 1,104
children who have been separated from their families
One of the fundraising highlights this year was the
UNICEF School-in-a-Box. You directly contributed 72
School in a Box kits to UNICEF - thank you!
School-in-a-Box is a ready-made educational solution
packed in a lockable metal box, containing equipment
such as pencils, exercise books, scissors, and carrier
bags sufficient for pupils, and equipment for a teacher.
These units are a
great way to support UNICEF -
read more about School-in-a-Box,
and how you can help.
Take a look at
the Ball photos! ...
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ANZACC Golf 2007
About 20 golfers joined ANZACC for golf at
Atlanta's premier course - Bear's Best at Suwanee, ranked in the
"Top ten courses you can play in America" by Golf Magazine
- on June 11, 2007.
The game was played under overcast skies,
but fortunately the rain held off until the
end of the day.
The golfers teed off after a box lunch, with
fore caddies assisting them in locating
their errant shots and “reading” the breaks
in the greens.
We all gathered in the clubhouse at the end
of the day for a buffet supper,
refreshments, and prize-giving. Prizes were
awarded for the 4 closest to the pins, and
the 2 long drive contest winners were Mike
Hereford, and Ben Cooper.
ANZACC thanks the following sponsors for
making this an enjoyable event:
- Beryl Farris LLC Immigration Law
- playing cards, 2007 Georgia maps, and
Par 3 contests
- Zep Manufacturing (Phil Snellen) - logo golf balls
- QANTAS (Carol Romero) - gift baskets
- John Walter - Australian PGA caps
- ANZACC Atlanta was also a major sponsor of the event
Ian Ferdinands, Tournament Director
[images] [more about ANZACC Golf]
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Level2Media cuts for
CNN Headline News Series
Congratulations to ANZACC Atlanta member Craig Tollis (Level2Media).
Craig has been engaged by Lost Man's Creek Productions
in Smyrna as an editor for the CNN Headline News
series, News to Me.
The series debuted May 19th on the national CNN
Headline News feed. News to Me is a survey of national
and world events seen through the eyes of the online
amateur videographer - the "user generated content"
of the Internet.
ANZACC member Level2Media is an Atlanta-based film
and video production company specializing in development,
editing and field sound recording.
Visit the
Level2Media website
Visit the
CNN News to Me website
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ANZACC vs BABG Cricket 2007
England (British American Business Group) vs Australia
(ANZACC) -
Sunday 5/7/07 at the Atlanta International School.
Australia batted first and scored 141 on a very
grassy pitch. The strike rate was an excellent 5.42
runs per over. Nearly all the Australians looked
comfortable with the bat with outstanding performances
by Mark Wuttke, Damien Sheehan and Angus Haig.
The highlight of the day was the Australian bowling.
Adam Stephens, Simon Davis and Damien Sheehan were
too good and much to quick for our English opponents.
The English batsmen never got comfortable with the
pace attack. David Watson (team surgeon) and Stephen
Bagley also got some awesome turn and a bagfull
of wickets as spinners.
England all out 72. Currently Australia leads 2
games to 1 in a contest that is rapidly becoming
an Atlanta tradition.
The World Cup Cricket live telecast on April 29th
at the Brewhouse Pub in Little Five Points proved
a great recruiting opportunity for the Aussies and
consequently we fielded our strongest and youngest
team ever.
The game was played with great sportsmanship and
a good time was had by all (with assistance from
6 doz Australian beers).
With thanks to:
- Andy McCartney from the BABG
- Amanda Hodges (Trade Commissioner and Consul-General,
Austrade and the Australian Consulate General)
- the Atlanta International School
- Wuttke Group for excellent photography [images]
[Wuttke Group]
- ..and all players and supporters.
Jim Geddes, Captain
[images] [more
about ANZACC vs BABG Cricket]
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UNICEF, and ANZACC
ANZACC Atlanta is proud to partner in charity with
UNICEF, supporting their efforts in Belize.
UNICEF is committed to improving the lives of children
in Belize through direct efforts to improve schooling,
water supplies and nutrition while working to reduce
the child abuse wrought through violence, trafficking
and drugs.
You can help us to assist UNICEF by supporting or
attending our Down Under Ball in Atlanta.
[more about UNICEF]
[more about the Down Under Ball]
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ANZACC Student Scholarship
ANZACC Atlanta offers a scholarship for a student
from Australia or New Zealand to study for a semester
at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
Roydon Gyles-Bedford, the most recent scholarship
recipient, spent the fall semester 2006 at Georgia
Tech, studying for his Bachelors degree in Information
Technology, specializing in information systems.
ANZACC will again sponsor this scholarship for Fall
2007.
Roydon, 20, was from Wellington, New Zealand, where
he studied at Victoria University [more]
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Australians Within Atlanta
Whether you're out of Australia
for the first time, or this is just another overseas
posting, the AWA can help you settle in and can
offer you the company of fellow Australians.
Visit the
AWA website for more news about Australians
Within Atlanta.
Australians Within Atlanta
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