Will you be walking this year.... No images? Click here Karinya News - August 2023Dear Friends of KarinyaThose big blue winter skies are back! Possibly, with a hint of Spring 🌼 A few things about Spring 2023.... The Karinya Gala Dinner is on Friday, 8 September 2023. If you haven't booked a table yet, you may be out of luck. We only have 2 Tables left free. All other tables have been booked! 💃🕺 The Mercy Walk for Women is on! You may choose to walk where you live, across September. Or, this year, the actual walk is back - Boorowa to Galong - with gratitude to the Boorowa organising committee. And ... a number of our Corporate Partners ... have again pledged their support for Karinya House in 2022/23, to support our Double your Impact Matched Giving Appeal - which also runs across September. Every donation to Karinya House in September, be it your recurring donation (thank you Friends of Karinya!), or a new donation to support the Karinya Village, or a donation to support one of the women walking across September - every donation will be matched dollar for dollar up to the pledged giving fund of $60,000! Fantastic and fabulous, and key funding to support services across 2023-24. In the meantime, continue to enjoy these beautiful, big, blue sky, winter days. They are very special here in the Canberra Region. ![]() Are you walking for women this September!Join the Karinya Village this year for the 11th Annual Mercy Walk for Women – online and across the Canberra Region. We invite you to walk alongside with us this September, every step you take is about respect and recognition of the women who inspire you, and the women who inspire us. This year you can choose: * Walk your own way where you live - the virtual walk - walk at least 23 kilometres across September, raising funds and supporting women in our region during and after pregnancy. OR *Do the walk - 23 kilometres - on Sunday 24th September, from the Corner of Cunningar/Galong Roads, Boorowa to the Galong Monastery. Please Note: Registration Fees are in place this year to ensure event running costs are covered and do add to your fundraising total. Thank you for your understanding. ![]() More power from the Sun!Three residential cottages at Karinya House are now powered with energy from the sun, with thanks to the James N Kirby Foundation and ECG Electrical. The three installations were done in a day, with a team of around 15 on site from ECG Electrical. We extend our gratitude to James and Paul and the team who were professional, discreet and very understanding in working around the complex and within residences for women, babies and children. ECG Electrical have now completed solar installations on all five of the buildings at Karinya, two with battery storage, and all at no cost to Karinya House. They are fabulous and we thank Callum, Eamon and Craig for their generous support for Karinya House. This latest stage in the project was supported by our long-term partners, the James N Kirby Foundation, who have supported targeted capacity building projects for a number of years now. We thank the Foundation for their continued support and recognition of the women we walk alongside. About Karinya - in the House of Reps!Earlier in July, Karinya House' CEO, Lavinia Tyrrel, welcomed Alicia Payne, to Karinya. On 31 July 2023, Ms Alicia Payne MP recognised the women and employees (staff and volunteers) of Karinya House in Federal Parliament. Yes, Parliament. Lavinia has also recently hosted ACT MLAs Dr Marisa Paterson and Emma Davidson, and Elizabeth Lee (Leader of the Opposition) and we thank each for their time and consideration for Karinya House. Karinya House is a non-affiliated, non-judgemental organisation who welcomes the opportunity to share its story with all members of the political spectrum. Double your Impact in September!Every woman who is pregnant or parenting a baby, should be surrounded with the support she needs. One of the main supports is time. You will be able to read more about the value of each and every donation to Karinya House soon, with thanks to Region Media. Keep an eye out for the article in The RiotACT. A link will be included on our website. This September - your donation will be matched - $ for $ - by our Matched Giving Fund Partners. Double your Impact and invest in the lives of women in our community. This includes funds raised through the Mercy Walk for Women being held across September. Our Matched Giving Partners ($60,000 in Total): Capital Chemist Group, CK Architecture, Corkhill Bros, Monarch Building Solutions, Pat's Plumbing First Choice, Riverview Projects (ACT), Successful Alliances, The Tall Foundation and William Cole Funerals. ![]() ACTCOSS - 2023 ACT Cost of Living ReportLate in June, Lavinia represented Karinya House at ACTCOSS’ press launch for its Annual ACT Cost of Living Report. The launch was an opportunity for Karinya to briefly highlight, with respect and dignity, how the women we walk alongside are being impacted by rising cost of living challenges in the ACT. You are able to access the report below, as well as connect to a post on Linked In by Lavinia, about this report. ![]() Snippets....The Karinya Village in Residence: One resident at Karinya brought a pumpkin from her friend's property for another resident to make soup with. A lovely time recently with two residents cooking together while one of our weekly Karinya volunteers, cuddles the sleeping baby. One of our maternal health workers spent some time on the floor with two residents and their babies one morning discussing different age and stage of development and how we can play with babies. Lovely! ********************* A note received at Karinya: Good morning, dear Karinya ladies 💐 Thank you so much for all the coordination and gifts you prepared for my birthday! 🙏 All of you are like an angel beside me and my son to turn the hardships and bitterness of the days into sweetness.🧚♀️ Thank you for making my birthday the most beautiful day!💖 ********************* A Caseworker accompanied a woman of three small children to enrol in study - a huge step and something very daunting very her! She said afterwards "Thanks for your support it made such a difference". ********************* A note received regarding the Karinya Group program recently. "We are all so grateful to you for forming the group and the good entertainment you provide for mothers and their children! We wish you to be healthy and happy always🙏💐🥰". #humansofkarinya ![]() Membership 2023-24 and Notice of AGMThe Karinya House Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday, 13th November 2023 at 12.00pm at the Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden. Membership of the Association is due for renewal now. We invite all current members to renew their membership using the link below. New Members are always welcome. The link to join the Association is also below. Within the form is a link to the Karinya House Objects and Rules. Please read prior to completing your membership application. New memberships are subject to ratification by the Karinya Committee, ensuring alignment with the Karinya mission and values. ![]() We give thanks ....To the West Belconnen Warriors! The Ladies Day held on 22nd July, with Karinya House as the charity partner, raised an astounding $8,771! We still cannot believe it! Thank you to the entire Warriors community who worked tirelessly for the Ladies Day. And congratulations to the Club! Thank you to Debby Harrington, a fabulous, local, personal stylist, who partners with Karinya House. The recent financial donation from Debby comes from a portion of each style session she provides. We are thankful to Debby for this support. Style with purpose. We love it. If you would like to be part of the village supporting women in our community, with us, do consider joining our village via our website with a recurring financial donation of any amount at intervals to suit you. More information is available at the link below. We are looking for you to join us in 2023/24! #supportingwomen #standingalongside #ourvillage #ourcommunity Karinya House is committed to reconciliation. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and pay respects to Elders past, present and future. Sovereignty has never been ceded. Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land. |