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Our 3rd Pink Slipper Appeal October 5-11
Friday, 10th October 2008 was World Mental Health Day and our highlight event was a charity Twenty20 Cricket Match for the AMILE/Reclink Recreation Cup played at the Glen Orden Sports Club. , we had comedians playing, , Cr. Leigh Barrett, local members of Reclink Australia and AMILE Advocacy Service Inc. plus Russell Mark, Les Twentyman, Keith Hillier, our Mayou Kim McAliney for the Wyndham community to help raise awareness of people affected by mental illness as well as music, entertainment, activities, face painting etc to celebrate
THANK YOU to EVERY-ONE who participated!
I would like to share with you some of the programs and services that we provide to our members. When AMILE Advocacy Service Inc. was first established we had only 5 members, at present we have 33 members. With support from the LeasePlan Western Bulldogs, we have been able to take members of AMILE to some home games of the LeasePlan Western Bulldogs, have had guest speakers including Mayor of Wyndham Cr. Kim McAliney and most recently, Heidi Everitt from the Mental Health Music Network. Heidi was also featured on a special hosted by Andrew Denton called: ‘Angels and Demons’. President of AMILE, Janelle Reeves and her husband Ian have also been interviewed for a DVD being put together by SANE Australia for Families and Carers. Some of our Ladies have also been working on a joint art project to be displayed at our Open Day in October for our Pink Slipper Appeal and a number of members have had stories printed in the local media which is great for trying to reduce all that stigma & prejudice associated with mental illness.
