Charity
Sykes Group is proud to support a range of worthy charities within our communities each and every year.
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During October, the Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation will be holding their annual 'Bubbly Breakfast'. Sykes Group is supporting this and invites other businesses to do the same.
http://www.hbcf.org.au/
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Sykes Group actively encourage our staff to attend mobile blood donation centres, and allow them time from work to help the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.
http://www.donateblood.com.au/
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Sykes are proud to support Debra Australia and their Butterfly Ball held in July 2008, a fundraising event to raise much needed funds for further education and research into Epidermolysis.
http://www.debra.org.au/
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On Australia Day, Sykes purchased ducks in the "Ducks for Dollars", a fundraiser for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service and the Hunter Surf Lifesavers. Our poor ducks did dismally, but it was for a good cause!
http://www.rescuehelicopter.com.au/wrhs/index.asp
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Late in 2007 Sykes assisted Thiess Services in their fundraising efforts for the Westmead Children’s Hospital. Their aim was to raise over $15,000 for this very worthwhile institution during the Christmas season.
http://www.chw.edu.au/
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During September a team from Sykes (Jeff Butler, Paul White, Glenn Garrett and Chris O’Brien) competed in the Annual ‘Cummins Masters’ at Coffs Harbour Golf Course. As well as Chris coming a very commendable second in the 9 Hole Stroke – 44 off the stick – Sykes provided a donation for an auction prize ( a Hot Lap for 2 people in the Cummins V8 Supercar), with money raised going towards Variety Club. In excess of $12,000 was raised.
http://www.varietyaustralia.org.au/
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Sykes supported a team of staff from Cummins who undertook the CF Kokoda Trek, raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis S.A.
http://www.cysticfibrosis.org.au/sa/
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