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Business Awards recognise the best the GV has to offer WITH 12 categories in this year's 2021 White King-Pental Triple M Business Awards hosted by the Shepparton Chamber of Commerce and Industry, nominations are being sought to showcase and honour outstanding contributions over the past difficult year. Each week, winners of each each category will be nominated heading towards the final awards. N o m i n a t e o n l i n e a t h t t p s : // sheppartonbusinessawards.com.au/nominate
CATEGORY 4 WINNER... Week 1, Best new business (under 2 years) of the year, Dallas Piggott, of Giz a Break sponsored by Lisa Kubeil of Shepparton Business Centre. Photo: Steve Hutcheson
Business Excellence Awards 2021 Sponsored by
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CATEGORY 1 WINNER... Week 1, Customer Service Award, Retail/Hospitality, Peter Dunbabin of Focus Cards and Gifts presented by sponsor, Wayne Sutton of the Shepparton Club. Photo: Steve Hutcheson
CATEGORY 1 WINNER... Week 1, Excellence in Professional Services, Jay Nash from Bendigo Bank, sponsored by Mary Latorre from WDEA Works. Photo: Steve Hutcheson
Greater Shepparton Foundation launches Winter Appeal WINTER is a time when issues such as food insecurity, rough sleeping, and keeping children of struggling families clothed and warm, are amplified and we are motivated to want to make a difference where we can. The Greater Shepparton Foundation (GSF) Winter Appeal launched last week providing you a date to make a difference and to help us tackle these alarming local issues. Last year during COVID, our Winter Appeal attracted unprecedented generosity
raising more than $40,000. This kept the Food Link program going to support people struggling to put food on the table and it also helped to clothe and keep warm many children in families that were doing it tough. We also supported many families and children who struggled through remote learning without daily supports as well as refugees and new arrivals who did not have access to any government support. We are back in lockdown now and these
issues are not going away anytime soon. While delivering Food Link meals to one of our local welfare agencies a homeless man turned up who was visibly distressed. The wonderful staff found him a quiet spot to sit and gave him one of the egg and bacon panini’s we had just delivered. Later the agency contacted us to say that he actually polished off 2 panini’s as he hadn’t eaten in two days and that he wanted to say thank you to those who had provided the meal.
We encounter many stories just like this all the time and we need your help to make a difference. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to ensure GSF can keep supporting those who need a hand up, you can click on the DONATE button below and use the reference ‘EOFY Winter Appeal’ when you make your donation. Alternatively, you can contact GSF CEO, Cheryl Hammer, directly to discuss your donation.
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