Corporate News
Corporate News – January 2012
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Corporate Support Day
A very energetic team from Bendigo and Adelaide Bank attended a Corporate Support day at our Sydney Yagoona shelter on Wednesday 18th January. It was all hands on deck as the enthusiastic group scrubbed, hosed, swept and gardened in the blistering heat - until our pocket pet and cattery areas were sparkling clean!
The crew also participated in an informative session with the RSPCA Education Team and enjoyed some time out cat grooming, learning dog training skills and cuddling our rabbits.
The group’s Team Leader James Macken said,
“Bendigo Bank is proud to support and work with the RSPCA - they do a fantastic job year after year – the Corporate Support Days are a great way where staff can come together and go out to help the RSPCA. It all starts with little efforts that can then lead to long term benefits for the RSPCA. Thanks for a great day – all the staff at the RSPCA made us feel so welcome. We look forward to the next support day.”
RSPCA would like to say a big thank you to the group - we look forward to seeing you all again next year!
To view more images from the day, please visit http://rspca.biddell.com.au/#IMG_1608.JPG
Jet Pets fly Monty to his new family
Daisy was searching for a companion for her 16 year old cat on www.adoptapet.com.au. She decided that 12 year old Monty from our Tweed Heads Adoption Centre would be a perfect match. Thank you Jet Pets (www.jetpets.com.au) for uniting Daisy and Monty by flying Monty from Brisbane to Newcastle free of charge. Monty has now settled in and is enjoying some serious pampering at his new home.
Thanks to Jet Pets and Daisy!
Corporate News – September 2011
Lend Lease build a future for animals
Lend Lease celebrated their community contribution at the RSPCA Sydney Shelter for the second year with the building of a horse shelter and cleaning and re-finishing our wooden screens.
20 volunteers joined us on Thursday 15th September for a productive day of building, cleaning and painting. The builders from Lend Lease donated their time and materials to create a horse shelter in our new horse paddock, while other Lend Lease staff cleaned and oil painted our wooden screens in the new section of our shelter. These screens provide a visual barrier between the animals to help them stay calm and feel secure.
Renee from the Business Relations department frequently showered the staff with puppies to keep them motivated, a highlight of the day for all volunteers.
A big thank you to Lend Lease for the organisation and hard work on the day and we hope to see you all again next year!
Corporate News – August 2011
City Desktop Training show us how it's done
A big thanks to the great team at City Desktop Training for providing free Adobe Indesign training for 9 members of our Marketing team. For all your Adobe Training needs visit http://www.cd.com.au/
Gadens Lawyers shine
Gadens Lawyer have recently donated their time and offered pro-bono legal advice for our Corporate Support Days. They also attended one of our Corporate Support Days at Yagoona shelter helping us brighten the look of the shelter with gardening and ground maintenance. http://www.gadens.com.au/
Corporate News – July 2011
Jet Pets to the rescue
We’d like to thank Jet Pets (www.jetpets.com.au) for flying Digger from Dubbo to Brisbane free of charge. Jet Pets help us out with free flights for our shelter animals. Kim fell in love with Digger on adoptapet.com.au and so the shelter took Digger to Dubbo airport and sent her off on a flight to Brisbane where new owner Kim picked him up. Digger is now in his new home with Kim in Gindalee, Queensland and loving life! Thanks Jet Pets and new owner Kim.
Cupcake Day is coming! Thanks to our Partners
We’d like to thank this year’s Cupcake Day Partners.
- New Idea
Our 2011 Media Partner. Grab a copy of New Idea to read all about Cupcake Day stories and recipes. www.pacificmags.com.au
- National Baking Industry Association
Our Event Partner NBIA are on board this year again for RSPCA’s Cupcake Day supporting the event through all the bakeries in Australia. Visit www.nbia.org.au.
- Kymco
Kymco Australia have generously provided 2 scooters including 6 months registration as this year’s Major Prize Partner, this is the second year Kymco has been involved in Cupcake Day providing prizes for the Online Raffle and Top National Fundraiser. Visit www.kymco.com.au to check out their range of great scooters.
- MM Works
We are very pleased to have Mail Marketing Works involved in Cupcake Day this year as Printing Partner. MM Works kindly print all NSW’s posters and collateral for Cupcake Day for free! Get a quote today from a great company – www.mailmarketingworks.com.au
- DGG
Doggone Gorgeous is supplying each state winner a Pamper Pack for you and your pooch for the winner of Most Money Raised Overall by a Corporate Group - Need a dog jacket for winter? Visit www.doggonegorgeous.com.au
- Wiltshire
Wiltshire has donated a selection of quality bakeware items for the winner of each state’s Most Creative Cupcake! Check out their great products here: www.wiltshire-online.com
- Crayola
Crayola have come on board this year, donating Crayola Essentials Classpacks for the winner of Most Money Raised Overall by a School Group in each state. Crayola make more products than you know – all of them pure colour! www.crayola.com
Corporate News - June 2011 - It's workplace giving month!
Workplace Giving
We would like to thank all our workplace giving partners for this financial year – these are the offices who encourage their staff around the country to donate to the RSPCA via their payroll. Find out if your office donates to us – many companies match the donation of their staff doubling the money we get. With tax time approaching, why not avoid the hassle of keeping receipts in a shoe box and have it all done on the spot via your pay!
Optus send us to school and to the theatre
One of our workplace giving partners is Optus. Not only do they encourage their staff to donate to us via their pay they also keep an ear out for us when it comes to training. We have had many of our staff receive free desktop training in excel from New Horizons Computer Learning Centre (www.nhaustralia.com.au). Thanks to everyone at Optus and New Horizons. In addition, Optus in conjunction with the Belvoir Theatre (www.belvoir.com.au) invite our hard working staff and volunteers to the theatre for free. www.optus.com.au
Welcome to Hindmarsh – newest workplace giving partner
Our newest workplace giving partners is Hindmarsh – a leading construction, development and property company with offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney. We are very happy to have them on board and look forward to meeting some of their 300 employees who can now choose to donate to the RSPCA through their pay. Welcome Hindmarsh! www.hindmarsh.com.au
Ritchies make us rich!
Did you know that the supermarket chain Ritchies www.ritchies.com.au (started in 1870) is one year older than the RSPCA in Australia (started in 1871)? Ritchies supermarkets donate to the RSPCA every month via its Community Benefits Card program. All you need to do is ask for a Community Card from your local Ritchies, nominate the RSPCA NSW and every time you purchase something (and show them your card) they donate 0.5% of your total purchase cost to us. Over time and with lots of people this adds up and every month we receive a healthy donation. Thanks Ritchies!
Vodafone Foundation pay for a staff member and volunteer at the Central Coast
Not only has new employee Fiona Millhouse begun working on programs for the RSPCA NSW for a year – fully paid for by the Vodafone Foundation – but Vodafone visited our Central Coast shelter and completed one of the hardest volunteering jobs we have ever put onto a group. Read about it here: Corporate Volunteering at Central Coast
www.vodafone.com.au
Bulldogs give us a cheque
For 2 years in a row the Bulldogs have helped secure a grant for $10,000 to go to our POOPS (Pets of Older Persons) aged care program. Dene Halatau from the Bulldogs is seen on stage at the recent Sydney Million Paws Walk presenting our MC Tim ‘Rosso’ Ross with one of our favourite things – a novelty cheque! Thanks Bulldogs (www.bulldogs.com.au)
Databank backs up our data for free
Like any large organisation we have a large amount of data to store. Every month thanks to Databank Technologies (www.databank.com.au) we get our offsite backup donated for free. They take care of our data in case of disaster ie if we lost all our onsite back ups – thanks to Databank Technologies it’s all safe and sound.
KBT Overnight express delivers donations for free
Whenever we get large donations of supplies for our shelters it often comes with the need to pick it up! This means pallets and trucks which we don’t own. Thanks to KBT Overnight express who provide that service often for free and always cheaply. KBT Overnight Express Pty Ltd is a wholly family owned transport and warehousing business. A great bunch of people we recommend them to you. www.kbt.com.au
Corporate News - May 2011
2011 Million Paws Walk
Thank you to all our Corporate Teams for attending this year’s Million Paws Walk.
Corporate Teams had VIP access to the Hyundai Corporate Area where they received breakfast, choose wisely lunch and juice (provided free by Nudie Juices). Before the walk teams gathered in the Corporate Area and enjoyed some shade and activities such as Air Hockey and the Funky Photo Booth. The kids also enjoyed the day with their own area to do arts and craft.
After the walk, guests were provided lunch as well as the opportunity for a shoulder massage from the 3 minute angels!
Well done Mallesons (largest corporate team) and Westpack Woofers (best dressed corporate team). Good luck and thank you to all corporate teams still fundraising.
For more information on the day click here.
Bulldogs promote Million Paws Walk
On game day Saturday 23rd April the Bulldogs helped the RSPCA promote the upcoming Million Paws Walk. RSPCA volunteers and the Belles (Bulldogs Cheerleaders) set out with Bulldogs face masks and Easter eggs for all their fans. At half-time our celebrity canine ambassador Ziggy provided half-time entertainment with owner Kristen Feddersen by giving one lucky fan the chance to win a Signed Bulldogs jersey, tickets to the Million Paws Walk Sydney, a Million Paws Walk T-shirt and a 12 month subscription to RSPCA’s Animals Magazine. The RSPCA hosted the Olympians Room where Inspector Skye talked to other guests about the role of the RSPCA Inspectors and the work of the RSPCA NSW before the game.
A big thank you to the Bulldogs staff, players and fans for making the night a success for the RSPCA and congratulations to the Bulldogs for their win against the Rabbitohs.
www.bulldogs.com.au
Corporate area at MPW
This year Million Paws Walk Corporate Area will be the biggest yet! With over 300 guests attending on the day, they will all receive the ultimate VIP treatment with breakfast and free-range lunch provided as well as fun activities throughout the day including: 3 minute massages, an air hockey table, a funky photo booth and an arts and craft area for the kids! The Hyundai Corporate Area is located right next to the stage so guests are amongst all the action of the day’s activities and entertainment. It will be a great way to socialise and mingle after the walk.
www.millionpawswalk.com.au
MM works send Kristy to school
A big thank you to Mail Marketing Works who do a lot of our printing and direct mailing for giving RSPCA’s Direct Marketing Manager, Kristy, the opportunity to attend the Data Day Conference held by the Australian Direct Marketing Association at Luna Park in Sydney.
www.mailmarketingworks.com.au
Gadens lawyers lend a hand
Thanks to Gadens Lawyers for providing us with pro bono (free) legal advice. Free, top quality legal advice saves us money in the short and the long term.
www.gadens.com.au
Corporate News - April 2011
Rudducks puts smiles on dials!
We would like to thank Rudducks (www.rudducks.com.au) for their ongoing support this year. They continue to help us out with dog harnesses, treats and dog toys from their Fat Cat and Kong range and numerous other products. Rudducks would themselves like to thank Toll transport (www.toll.com.au) for providing free delivery to us. Nathan from Rudducks says “We are extremely happy to help out the RSPCA in any way possible and will continue to help out to the best of our ability in the future.” Thanks Rudducks!
Vodafone makes A World of Difference to the RSPCA NSW
The RSPCA NSW is one of the NFP recipients of the Vodafone Foundations World of Difference programme in 2011.The programme essentially pays for an employee for a year to work for us.
The recipient is Fiona Millhouse, and her application focused on assisting the RSPCA NSW in the work we do in improving social welfare outcomes for people as well as improving animal health, welfare and safety in the areas of:
- Homelessness
- Squalor
- Mental Health
- Aging
- Domestic violence
- Disaster management
Fiona will commence on 2nd May 2011 with her wages being paid by Vodafone for an entire year. Thank you Vodafone Foundation!
http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/aboutvodafone/worldofdifference/index.htm
Corporate News - March 2011
Pirtek to the rescue
For a while now Alan from Pirtek (www.pirtek.com.au) has been quietly helping the Sydney Yagoona shelter by repairing and supplying high pressure hoses that we use for cleaning. We estimate that the parts and labour provided by Pirtek has saved the RSPCA over $8000. So help them, help us and look to Pirtek for your fluid transfer needs.
Million Paws Walk News
Welcome back to returning sponsor of the Million Paws Walk – Pfizer (www.pfizer.com.au) – who are sponsoring the Revolution Vet Check Area on the day. Stop by their area for a basic health check of your dog prior to the walk commencing. For older dogs and dogs with medical conditions there is a shorter 2km walk this year. For all news and updates on the Million Paws Walk visit http://nsw.millionpawswalk.com.au/
Petbarn’s Giving Tree
Over Christmas our friends at Petbarn ran a Christmas Giving Tree Promotion and raised over $15,000 for the RSPCA NSW (as part of $25,000 for the entire country). Thanks to everyone who visited Petbarn and contributed to this fantastic effort. Thanks Petbarn! www.petbarn.com.au
Legal Beagles
We would like to extend our thanks to our friends in the legal world who help us out with pro bono work. We have acknowledged law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques in the past but again they have helped us out with some excellent legal advice for free which helped us in turn save even more money.
Equally we are very grateful for the help from PILCH NSW – the Public Interest Clearing House NSW (www.pilchnsw.org.au). They help find solicitors willing to work for us for free and have started with Gadens lawyers (www.gadens.com.au). If you are a solicitor and would be keen to help us or other charities, please get in touch with Jillian Field on jillian@pilchnsw.org.au. Thanks Legal Beagles!
Nomads dig deep
The Nomads Golf Club started in South Africa in 1960 with a small core group of businessmen who shared an appreciation for golf and wanted to give back to the community through fundraising. Since that time, club membership has spread to include chapters in various parts of the world including Australia. In 2010, Nomads Sydney selected RSPCA NSW to be their charity of choice at a golfing event held at the Long Reef Golf Club. It was a wonderful day with teams competed throughout the day on and off the course. At dinner, prizes were awarded to the best players on the day. Raffles and auctions were also held to raise funds for the RSPCA. RSPCA CEO Steve Coleman spoke of the importance of community support and thanked the Nomads Sydney club members for their generous commitment to the animals of NSW. The event raised $25,500 for the RSPCA. RSPCA would like to thank Event Organiser, Steve Betts and Nomads for this remarkable donation.
http://www.nomadsgolfaustralia.org/
Corporate News - February 2011
Million Paws Walk news
The Million Paws Walk is back – Sunday 15th May. Soon we will be putting the word out for corporate volunteers and corporate teams to join in the fun. The website is up www.millionpawswalk.com.au. Thank you to the major national sponsor of the event Hills www.hillspet.com and welcome to new national sponsor fur real friends www.hasbro.com
Christmas comes twice thanks to Masterpet
Photo – left to right: Alison from Masterpet, Hannah from the RSPCA NSW, Donna from RSPCA NSW.
A big thank you to Alison Wady and the team from Masterpet who donated 3 pallets of goodies to the Sydney Shelter a couple of weeks ago in response to our shelter wish list. Just like Christmas morning it was a lot of fun opening the boxes to reveal the gifts inside – dog beds and cushions, hundreds of vibrating mice toys, Christmas bears, toy platypuses, santas on ropes, treats…the list goes on and on. Alison visited the shelter to see where the presents are going and was swamped by grateful dogs. Thanks masterpet! www.masterpet.com.au
Vodafone to the rescue!
In the week before Christmas Vodafone gave us a call we couldn’t believe. They had a cheque for us – a big one: $21,600! All from the Vodafone Finance staff fundraising. Our Chief Inspector Dave O’Shannessy is seen here accepting the cheque. The best thing about it is that it will help pay for an emergency rescue vehicle for the Inspectorate. Stay tuned for pictures of the vehicle when it is bought but until then, join us in giving an enormous thank you to Vodafone. www.vodafone.com.au
Corporate News - January 2011
The figures are in...
...our top 5 workplace donor companies for the financial year 2009-2010 were Optus, Mallesons, Westpac, Macquarie Bank, AHL and Integral Energy. Pictured here is Kandice Wright from Integral Energy with her trophy. Thank you to all our workplace donors.
AAMI - Provide shade for Hunter Shelter animals!
Before
...and after!
Back in December last year AAMI presented our Hunter Shelter with a cheque for $10,000 to help improve and maintain the adoption & care facilities. You will see from the ‘before’ photo of our tired exercise yards at our Hunter Shelter we were in desperate need of some proper constructed shade structures. We would like to thank all the dedicated AAMI staff for contributing and making this happen. When you compare the new verses old pictures I’m sure you’ll agree this was desperately needed. Thank you AAMI! (www.aami.com.au)
AAPT – Sell phones to raise $10,000!
Thanks to Sue and Aquilina of AAPT who got behind a great idea to sell excess stock of new and used phones to the staff of AAPT. After raising $5000 from the sale, AAPT head office matched it with another $5000 making a tidy $10,000 donation to the RSPCA NSW. Thank you AAPT! (www.aapt.com.au)
The Trust Company – Corporate Cupcake Day fundraisers of 2010!
Back in August 2010 Alison and Angela from the Trust Company decided to win the corporate fundraisers of the year for Cupcake Day – and win they did! We (with a little help from four legged Belle - see pic) recently presented the trophy to the team at the Trust Company who contributed to its success. Their secret was getting the whole office involved with posters everywhere and asking the company to match any money raised by staff – dollar for dollar. So thanks to two great people the idea spread through the company and they raised $3690. Thanks the Trust Company (www.thetrustcompany.com.au).
The Trust Company also recently further contributed on a corporate support day at the Sydney shelter (http://rspcansw.blogspot.com/2011/01/trust-company-dig-deep-for-corporate.html)!
Corporate News - December 2010
Franklins comes alive!
We were honoured to welcome a great group of people from Franklins supermarkets in Revesby and Conbell Park who fundraised $1700 in cash & $200 worth of dog treats. They took a tour with Sydney shelter manager Donna on Friday 3rd December and were shown all the wonderful animals we currently have in our care and available for adoption. Special mention should go to Kate from Franklins who packed 100 individual lolly bags as her special thank you to the staff at Yagoona. Thank you Franklins. (www.franklins.com.au)
Thank you to the AAMI Charities Committee
On Wednesday 1st December Katie, Natasha, Haley and Keyah visited the Hunter Shelter in Rutherford. After an extensive tour with shelter manager Scott they presented the shelter with a cheque for $10,000 to go towards projects at the Hunter Shelter. The staff had raised $5000 through fundraising activities such as mufti days which was then generously dollar matched with $5000 from AAMI head office. An incredible amount of money. Stay tuned for the photos when the money is spent. Thank you to all involved in the AAMI Charities Committee (www.aami.com.au)
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Again thank you very much to law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques for providing us with even more pro bono legal advice! (www.mallesons.com)
Corporate News - October 2010
The Taj Mahal comes to the RSPCA Sydney Shelter!
We recently moved and upgraded our pocket pet area at the RSPCA Sydney shelter and were provided with a Taj Mahal chicken coop free of charge thanks to the generosity of 'Backyard Chicken Coops Pty Ltd' www.backyardchickencoops.com.au - you can phone them on 0424 100 087.
We are using the chicken coop as a rabbit hutch because it has multi levels for the rabbits to explore and is larger than the standard hutch. Thanks Backyard Chicken Coops and thank you to the team from Lend Lease who set it up and built the new pocket pet area on their Community Day on 23rd September.
Corporate News - September 2010
The power of Macquarie Bank dollar matching
Thank you to Sue Gowans and the Banking & Financial Services Charity Committee within Macquarie Group Services Australia Pty Limited (www.macquarie.com). After moving offices in Bond St to a new building in Shelley St, the charity committee decided to have a 'Shelley Street Basement Sale' of excess office furniture to fundraise for the RSPCA. This sale raised nearly $6000 which was then dollar matched by the Macquarie Group Foundation – a total of $12,000!
Sue has a long association with the RSPCA. She adopted Jackson (see picture) from the RSPCA NSW Sydney shelter in Yagoona. Sue said this about Jackson: “I'm proud to say that more than 10 years ago we adopted a beautiful Blue Cattle Dog from the RSPCA at Yagoona. We called him Jackson (after Jackson Pollock) and he is the best dog we have ever had! He is such a gentle, handsome boy and we all just adore him & hate the fact that we will only have a few more years to love him.”
Thank you to Sue, the Banking & Financial Services Charity Committee and Macquarie Group Foundation.
Congratulations to Crown Castle – this year’s Million Paws Walk highest corporate team fundraiser.
A team of four from Crown Castle beat all other corporate teams in this year’s Million Paws Walk fundraising challenge. Getting friends and colleagues to donate to their online fundraising page the team walked the Sydney Million Paws Walk (see picture) and and then watched the money roll in. Congratulations to Crown Castle (www.crowncastle.com) and thank you to Kerrie and the other staff for making the RSPCA NSW feel so welcome when we presented their trophy at a staff meeting in September.
Deloitte’s pro bono work
Thank you to accountant company Deloitte (www.deloitte.com/au) for putting up their hand to help us for free with some difficult cost-benefit analysis of one of our community animal welfare programs. It will take some time but we appreciate pro bono support like this as we not only get to work with some of the best companies in Australia and get their expertise, but we get it without having to spend donors’ money.
Donation of furniture from SAP
A big thank you to Michelle Thompson and her bosses at software company SAP (www.sap.com) for thinking to give us a call when moving office and getting new furniture. We took delivery of office chairs, filing cabinets, ottomans (pictured) and desks all of which have started to find new homes throughout the RSPCA NSW. Thank you SAP!
Corporate News - May 2010
AAMI - thank you!
Thank you to the generous people at AAMI who fundraised $5000 for the RSPCA NSW and presented the cheque to us on the 5th May 2010 at the Sydney (Yagoona) shelter. This brings the total raised by AAMI this year to $15,000!
RSPCA NSW welcomes Microsoft as new workplace givers!
In February we visited Microsoft’s offices in North Ryde and met and talked with staff interested in Microsoft’s workplace giving program. Every dollar donated to the RSPCA through an employee’s pay is matched by Microsoft dollar for dollar. Staff are also given $1,500 worth of software to donate to a charity of their choice per employee. We also recently received a discount on server software under Microsoft’s discounted charity licence.
So, thank you Microsoft!
Thank you to Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse recently upgraded their office with new computer screens and took the time and interest to find out if the RSPCA NSW were interested in 25 almost new 19” NEC multisync LCD1960NXi screens. These screens are brilliant for our Call Centre (as they are so much bigger than the ones we replaced), Accounts Department (some of whom were using enormous power wasting flickering dinosaurs) and the front counter at the RSPCA Sydney Shelter to help staff with adoptions. Thank you Credit Suisse!
Mallesons Stephen Jaques - pro bono supporters
Mallesons Stephen Jaques is a Sydney commercial law firm with a huge heart. Not only are they generous workplace givers and regular RSPCA event attendees, they have even knitted dog coats in the past. Mallesons has now provided us with pro bono legal advice. We cannot thank the solicitors and partners involved enough for their highest quality commercial legal advice. Thank you Mallesons!
