On October 16th, Palms Australia presented six awards in honour of the many ways Australians demonstrate global solidarity.
The Roy Boylan award: recognising life long commitment to peace and justice at home and abroad
Mary Gilchrist
The Development through Relationship award: recognising long-term relationships
Parramatta and Broken Bay Catholic Education Offices
The Cyril Hally award: recognising contributions to recruitment and preparation for cross-cultural engagement:
Catholic Mission
The Damian Keane award: recognising consistent voluntary contribution
Barbara Clark
The Community Engagement award: recognising efforts linking people for just action
Peter De Haas
The Donor Contribution award: recognising consistent and considerable generosity
(total donations exceeding $180,000 since 2003)
Recipient anonymous by request
On the night, each recipient received their award from Timorese Ambassador to Australia, Mr Abel Guterres. Once again, we thank and congratulate all of our award recipients.
