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from the world stage to local Australian
communities – Qantas aims to make
a difference Every year, Qantas looks at opportunities to support
the arts, sport, community events and charity –
a commitment that goes back decades.
Sharing the Spirit
Qantas marked the second anniversary of its community program,
Sharing the Spirit, in February 2006.
Qantas’ fi ve key charities – CanTeen, CARE Australia, Mission
Australia, Starlight Children’s Foundation Australia and UNICEF –
benefi t from many of the Sharing the Spirit projects, activities
and fundraising events held each year.
Activities during the year included:
• a football coaching clinic in July 2006, attended by Qantas
Socceroos Lucas Neill and Tim Cahill, for 130 children;
• invitations for young people and families associated with
charity organisations to attend Qantas-sponsored sporting
and arts events, including the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix,
Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay and Australian
Chamber Orchestra open rehearsals;
• the Opening Ceremony dress rehearsal for the Melbourne
2006 Commonwealth Games, which raised $40,000 for
Mission Australia;
• mentoring sessions with leading fashion designer and Qantas
Ambassador Peter Morrissey for students studying fashion
and textile design in regional areas including Albury-Wodonga,
Kalgoorlie and Wagga Wagga; and
• swimming clinics with Olympian Kieren Perkins in Albury-
Wodonga, Alice Springs, Darwin, Hobart and Kalgoorlie.
Each year, Qantas operates special fl ights to benefi t and raise
money for charities. In 2005/06, these included:
• the annual Pathfi nders charity fl ight (this year to Hamilton
Island), which raised over $80,000 for the Royal Institute for
Deaf and Blind Children;
• DreamFlight, a charity fl ight for disadvantaged children in
Far North Queensland, operated by Rotary in conjunction with
Australian Airlines; and
• scenic joy fl ights with QantasLink for children and carers
associated with New South Wales children’s charities operated
by the Rotary Club of Turramurra in conjunction with
Pathfi nders and the Children’s Hospital Westmead.
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