LeagueNews - Cerebral Palsy League

Awards!CONGRATULATIONS to thefollowing recipients of thisyear’s League Awards asrecently issued by the LeagueBoard of Directors:Life MembershipByron AlburyCertificates ofCommendation• Winnie Soma• Meg Curtis• Reverend Illtyd Loveluck• Betty Steffan• Colleen Jeff• Ron Barton• Judith Free• Margaret Beckett• Jeanette Campbell• Peter Shields• Jean Appleton• Edna Hess• Yvonne Donnan• Sandra Anderson• Ruby ReidAlso in attendance were longtermvolunteer James Asplinand staff members ElizabethAsplin (Administration) andRobert Shaw (Physiotherapist),who received their long-serviceawards of fifteen years and tenyears respectively.Pictured: At the Child and Family SupportService presentation, Chermside -volunteer Ron Barton (left), receiving hisaward from League client GaryWolstenholme (centre) and League CEO,Bruce Milligan (right).Ruth’s ChairIN memory of Ruth Neal, long-timefriend to the people of Sevenoaks, agarden seat was unveiled at adedication ceremony on Tuesday 1November.When Ruth visited Sevenoaks, shewould joke, ‘Where’s my chair?’ andpeople would rush to find her one.With this in mind, Ruth’s chair wasdeemed a fitting symbol to dedicatein her honour.Artforce finalistsIN the 2005 Artforce Awards therewere a total of 22 boxes entered intothe Best Organisation/Schoolcategory.Eleven of these were chosen to beshortlist, including one by theLeague’s Moorooka Day Serviceartists Angela Coutts, Michelle BallDisability Action WeekTHE League’s Ford family visitedwith Patron, Her Excellency MsQuentin Bryce AC, Governor ofQueensland, at an official functionduring Disability Action Week(DAW) in July.The League also participated in theDAW launch at RockhamptonBotanical Gardens, where itdistributed information about itsservices and support available topeople with cerebral palsy.The Fords: Gavin and Denise (back),Nathan and Josephine (front) with HerExcellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Governorof Queensland.Lovingly restored to pristine conditionby some of the people who knewRuth well, the seat was decoratedand inscribed with a brass plaque inher memory.The Reverend Canon Illtyd Loveluckgave the dedication and LeagueCEO, Bruce Milligan assistedSevenoaks Recreation Office,Vaughan Mason with the ceremony.Ruth’s cousins Errol Nonmus andShirley Sakrzewski also addressedthose attending.and Christine Cameron supported bystaff members Pedro Guillen-Cordonand Euan Graham.The box entitled: “Tropical Fish” looksfabulous on the streets of Moorookawhere it brightens up the streetscape.Pictured: (left to right) Christine Cameron,Michelle Ball, artist/support worker Tina Alchinand Angela Coutts.5