Ideas, Visions, our Dream....

I have mentioned before on my blog that I have a 'dream'. That is to start a charity/foundation that will provide some sort of financial support for WHS kiddies around Australia, for things such as standing frames, walkers, operations, etc & also raise money to go towards more research into Wolf Hirschhorn Syndrome.

This is a massive dream, I know, and many people have told me that to set up a charity that the ATO recognise as a charity is HARD. This I also know... But this is something I really want to do.

I have a vision that the foundation would have an annual gala golf day/dinner... The dinner would be at a beautifull golf course. We would have silent auctions, live auctions, a fantastic MC, and of course entertainment.. I also envisage that we would do smaller things throughout the year such as sausage sizzles at bunnings whilst handing out flyers about WHS to provide more awareness.... Attending markets, painting kiddies faces, again providing pamphlets to raise awareness... the list is endless and it goes on forever.....

Yesterday my cousins husband came over to sit down and nut out how to get this dream rolling, and ideas for the future... this got me excited!!! (THANKS JOHNO)

I now have some homework to do... such as -

- Think of a charity name.

- Register this name

- Find out what a 'trust deed' is and if we need one (I think we do)

- Possibly find a lawyer who specialises in trust deeds and setting up charitys

Hmmmmm.... I am still trying to get my head around all of this, but it will be a learning process...

Watch this space!!!