Charity recipients
The Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery is very proud of the charity dimension of the Midwinter Ball, carefully selecting different recipients each year. Since the Ball’s inception in 2000 more than $1million has been donated to a range of deserving charities.
In 2009 all proceeds of the 10th Midwinter Ball will go to:
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- Newborn Intensive Care Foundation
- Mirabel Foundation
- SISTER2sister Program
- OzHarvest Canberra
- CEW Bean Foundation
- Scouts Australia (ACT Branch)
Charity Recipients 2000 - 2008:
- Nightstop Mission Australia $155,000
- Burn Foundation Australia $150,000
- Australian Foundation for Mental Health Research $100,000
- Frontier Services $100,000
- Open Family Australia $100,000
- Smith Family – Learning for Life $97,000
- Lifeline $70,000
- The Cancer Council of Australia $50,000
- East Timor Appeal $40,000
- Bosom Buddies $30,000
- Save the Children $30,000
- Newborn Intensive Care Foundation $20,000
- Reconciliation Australia $20,000
- The Fred Hollows Foundation $20,000
- Surfaid International $20,000
- RSPCA $20,000
- Marymead Child & Family Centre $20,000
- Media Team Australia $10,000
- Lingiari Foundation $6,000
- East Timor Appeal – $5,000
- Canberra Firestorm Commemorative $5,000