Events

Current Events

Take part in an adventure of a lifetime to raise money for The Shepherd Centre

 

The Peru Challenge is a beautiful 14 day trip from the 2-15 June 2012 with 5 days of trekking included. To take part in this challenge all you need to do raise $9,500 which includes $5,250 for travel cost with the balance going directly to The Shepherd Centre.

 The highlights of this amazing trip include:

• Hike through the Inca trail and see everything from dramatic canyons to ancient Incan burial tombs
• Be dazzled by the snow capped mountains, giant sand dunes and brightly coloured tropical birds of picture-perfect Peru
• Raise money to help children who are deaf and hearing impaired to develop spoken language so they may fully participate in the hearing world

If you register for the Peru Challenge you will be sent a Fundraising Toolkit. This will include plenty of ideas, case studies and practical ways to fundraise that will suit your lifestyle! Inspired Adventures will help you to design a fundraising plan to make sure that you have plenty of ideas and suggestions to reach your fundraising target. Some fun suggestions include a Trivia night, Raffle, Movie night, Online Fundraising and there are many more!

For more information about the trek and how it works please visit – www.inspiredadventures.com.au/TSCperu/

If you are interested in taking part in the trek, I encourage you to attend our Information night on Wednesday 16 November – this information night is open to anyone who is interested in taking part eg. if you have a friend that is interested they can come along with you to the information night. To book a place at the information night please email Katherine.ellis@shepherdcentre.org.au

Past Events

Participate in the SIMS Harbour Hike and raise money for The Shepherd Centre!

It's one of Sydney’s best kept secrets, but now the sheer beauty, idyllic views, natural bushland and wildlife surrounding Sydney Harbour, as seen from the Harbour foreshore paths, will be the city’s focus this Father’s Day, Sunday 4 September, 2011.
The inaugural SIMS Harbour Hike is an 11km easy to moderate walk from under the Sydney Harbour Bridge at Kirribilli, around the breathtaking foreshore paths on the lower north shore to Clifton Gardens Reserve, Chowder Bay, Mosman. At ten checkpoints along the course teams will answer trivia questions about Sydney Harbour to be in to win great prizes.

The fun will continue at the finish line at Clifton Gardens Reserve with a marine-themed festival featuring sustainable seafood, live entertainment and children’s activities including sea kayaking and kite-making, along with displays and information about Sydney Harbour. SIMS marine scientists and Sydney Harbour National Park rangers will be on hand to discuss the unique environment of the Harbour.

For more information and to register now visit www.harbourhike.com or join the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/simsharbourhike

Remember that when you register, tick the box indicating that you are a supporter of The Shepherd Centre so that half of the funds you raise will be donated to The Shepherd Centre!

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race – ‘Shepherd Centre’

The Shepherd Centre's Board Member, Dr Hugh Torode changed the name of his yacht from 'Pelagic Magic' to 'Shepherd Centre' for the 2010 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race to raise vital funds for The Shepherd Centre.

Hugh set up his own fundraising page through Everyday Hero where his family, friends & colleagues were able to donate and leave him and his team messages of support. His fundraising target was set at $50,000.

As an incentive Dr Hugh Torode was offering companies the opportunity for their logo to be prominently displayed on the side of the yacht, if they made a donation of $2000 or more. The Bank of Cyprus who generously donated $10,000 received naming rights of the sail.

After the race donations were still pouring in for Hugh and his team including a donations of $20,000 from an anonymous donor. In total $51,630 was raised by Hugh and his team which was a great result!