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Our first Celebrate Social Enterprise Awards a hit! |
| 05 October 2011 |
 On Monday night Mission Australia hosted our inaugural Celebrate Social Enterprise Awards at Melbourne Aquarium.This event celebrated and acknowledged the dedication and hard work of past and present trainees of Mission Australia’s Victorian Social Enterprise programs. The awards brought together Melbourne’s business community and government representatives as well as Mission Australia staff, trainees and their family and friends. This night was as much about celebrating the commitment of taking part in a Mission Australia Victoria Social Enterprise program as it was about the individual winners. Mission Australia CEO Toby Hall was spot on when he told guests that: “Life’s not always about winning, it’s about taking part”. Awards were presented to eight trainees who participated in Mission Australia social enterprises. Unique, however, was the Shane Church Memorial Award, which was presented to Sean Westall in honour of an Urban Renewal participant who passed away. This award was symbolic of who Shane was in life - a driven, hard-working, honest person who was talented and always gave 100 per cent. ”All trainees, regardless of being nominated or winning an award, were ecstatic,” said Chris Hawken, Urban Renewal Manager. “This event certainly does wonders to their self-esteem and self-worth”. Trainees Imogen McGrail-Walsh of Charcoal Lane, Mission Australia’s social enterprise restaurant in Fitzroy, and Mamadee Kamara of Urban Renewal’s Pop-Up Park project each told guests about their personal experiences working for social enterprises. They each spoke highly of their peers and the program while Imogen highlighted the barbecues Charcoal Lane hosts for the broader community as she enjoys giving back to others through food. Friends and families beamed with pride as Imogen and Mamadee shared their heart-warming stories with guests. Mission Australia would like to extend it’s gratitude to Middletons for supporting of this event. Without their commitment this night would not have been the celebration it was. Congratulations to our Celebrate Social Enterprise Awards winners:
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