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News from Mary’s House Services: what you will read about:
- Our plan to support more women through community programs at our Daisy Outreach Centre
- The Mary’s House Walk 2024: a recap of our annual walk event on Sunday, October 27th
- 2024 Annual Report: A link to our detailed annual report
- Impact in the community
- Norths Bears strengthen their support for Mary’s House Services
- Your Christmas wish list: please make sure you include us
- Spam protection and we always want to hear from our community
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Expanded space for client programs
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Dear Mary's House Services Supporters,
We are excited and grateful to announce that Mary’s House Services is relocating to a new, more central location in the North Sydney CBD, thanks to the generosity of a philanthropic commercial property owner. The move will enable us to develop more services for women and their children. Since its establishment in 2020, the Daisy Outreach Centre has seen a significant increase in program enrolments, highlighting the growing demand for our support services. From 2025, our new location will not only be able to provide expanded services for women, but will also accommodate our Crows Nest administration office, fostering stronger collaboration between all team members and frontline caseworkers. We will share more details about this exciting new chapter in our next newsletter. |
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The Mary’s House Walk 2024: A resounding success
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The Mary’s House Walk on Sunday, October 27th, was a fantastic day of community support. We were deeply honoured by the presence of Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley, Governor of New South Wales, introduced by our Chair, Helen Conway, and followed by an address from our Chief Executive, Yvette Vignando to an amazing turnout of walkers all saying no to domestic and family violence.
While we didn’t quite reach our ambitious fundraising goal, we most certainly were pleased with the result (perhaps next year) and we saw a record number of participants, and their collective efforts were extraordinary.
Special congratulations to our leading fundraisers as of today's date, November 1:
Top Team Fundraiser: Marist Sisters' College Woolwich
Top Individual Fundraiser: Rowena White |
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Raffle winners:
1st prize: Louise Hukins
2nd prize: Stephen (surname withheld for privacy)
3rd prize: Kevin Lynch
4th prize: Emma Kirkwood
Thank you to GoPro, TEG, Robert Timms and Honeysuckle Garden for their generous prize donations. |
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Thank you to everyone who joined us! A special shout-out to our Walk corporate partners, Ord Minnett and Holding Redlich, and to The Mater Hospital for sponsorship of our volunteers, we are incredibly grateful for their ongoing support.
Additionally, we extend a heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers who gave their Sunday morning to help with tasks like selling raffle tickets, acting as marshals and staffing the registration desk.
Events like our annual Walk are crucial in helping us raise awareness and the much-needed funds to continue supporting women and children fleeing domestic and family violence as well as uniting with the community to say, “No” to domestic and family abuse and violence.
We will post the video from the walk next week, please check out our website.
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You can still sponsor our Walk here and add to its success:
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Save the date in your calendar for 26 October 2025 and lets do it again to help Mary's House Services help more women and children! |
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2024 Annual Report
We are proud to share our 2024 Annual Report with you, detailing the important work and impact of Mary’s House Services over the past year. We encourage you to explore the report and reach out if you have any questions.
You can access the report on our website. |
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Key facts about Mary’s House Services: |
- We offer two streams of support: crisis refuge accommodation and comprehensive community outreach including specialised social worker support
- 4,200 casework hours delivered in the last 12 months to help women and children on their path to recovery
- More than 14,000 nights of safe accommodation provided for women and their children in crisis, since we opened our doors in late 2016
- The Daisy Outreach Centre mentoring pilot for victim- survivors is underway
- The milestone of 15,000 safe room nights provided by our refuge is only days away.
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Mary’s House Services official Community Partner for The Bears season 2025 and beyond |
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On October 15th, the North Sydney Bears announced that Mary’s House Services would be their official community partner. This unique partnership will see The Bears collaborate with Mary’s House Services to raise awareness and drive positive change within the northern suburbs’ community. Throughout the season, the Bears will engage in initiatives to support the cause, including special events, fundraising efforts, and campaigns at home games.
Gareth Holmes, CEO of the North Sydney Bears, expressed that “the work Mary’s House does is truly inspiring,” and shared the club’s enthusiasm for using their platform to amplify awareness of the vital services available to women and children escaping domestic and family violence in the region. Together, The Bears and Mary’s House Services are committed to helping those in need and making a lasting impact. |
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It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas: |
With the festive season fast approaching, we encourage corporates, small to medium-sized enterprises, community groups, sports organisations, and educational institutions to consider supporting vulnerable women and children in need. As you plan your end-of-year celebrations, please think about making your event an opportunity to raise funds for Mary’s House Services, providing much-needed sanctuary, safety, and care this Christmas and holiday season. If you’d like to learn more about how we can assist you to make this happen, please reach out to our Community Engagement Coordinator Lulu lulu@maryshouse.org.au.
If you’re already working through your Christmas list and wish to make an early gift to the women and children we support you can do so here. |
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From Christmas ham to thinking about email Spam – protect yourself |
Please save us as recognised contact so you can hear about the work we do.
Check your spam account if you have not heard from us for a while - by saving us as a contact, it will ensure we arrive in your Inbox. We love hearing from our extended Mary’s House Services family, if you have any questions or anything you would like to share, please drop us a line. Please share this newsletter within your network of likeminded individuals, businesses, and service organisations to join with us and say no to domestic and family violence in our community.
Thank you for standing with us and helping make a difference to the safety of women and children in the community.
Make a tax deductible donation to Mary’s House Services and help vulnerable women and children escaping abusive relationships. |
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ABOUT US
Mary’s House Services was established in 2016, when motivated members of the community on Sydney’s north shore agreed to take direct, affirmative action on the issue of domestic violence to save lives. Mary’s House Services provides accommodation and professional wrap around services for women and their children escaping domestic abuse that enables our clients to be safe, hopeful and empowered to take the first steps in rebuilding their lives.
Our domestic and family abuse service delivery is 100% community funded and relies on the support of our local community and corporate partners. |
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